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LEGOLAND Deutschland
Bavarian LEGOLAND resort with over 55 million LEGO bricks creating interactive rides and models.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
Höchstädt an der Donau is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Blindheim, 29km from LEGOLAND Deutschland.
Höchstädt an der Donau is a town located in Bavaria, Germany. With a population of 6,795, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Höchstädt an der Donau sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Höchstädt an der Donau to your route.
Höchstädt an der Donau (German pronunciation: [ˈhøːçˌʃtɛt ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈdoːnaʊ] , lit. 'Höchstädt on the Danube'; Swabian: Hechstädt) is a town in the district of Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the banks of the Danube. It consists of the following suburbs: Höchstädt an der Donau, Deisenhofen,Read more
Oberglauheim, Schwennenbach and Sonderheim. The town is the seat of the municipal association Höchstädt an der Donau, which includes the towns Blindheim, Finningen, Lutzingen and Schwenningen.
In the fifteenth and sixteenth century, the wealthy mercantile family Höchstetter, which came from the town, was part of the mercantile patriciate of Augsburg.
In the early 18th century, the town was the site of two battles. The First Battle of Höchstädt (German: Erste Schlacht von Höchstädt) on 20 September 1703 cost over 5,000 lives. A year later in 1704, the Battle of Blenheim or Second Battle of Höchstädt (German: Zweite Schlacht von Höchstädt) occurred between the British and Austrian forces (led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy) on one side, and Bavarian and French troops (commanded by Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, and the Comte de Tallard) on the other side.
The carnage of the Battle of Blenheim was so horrific (over 20,000 men had died by the end of the day) that farmers are said still to dig up skulls from the fields today, as described in the poem "After Blenheim", written by Robert Southey, which tells about children finding the skull of one of the
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Höchstädt an der Donau is located in Bavaria, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 48.6112 latitude, 10.5682 longitude.
Höchstädt an der Donau has a population of approximately 6,795 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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29 km · about 35 min drive
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