Burghausen - A city with history

The Bavarian divisions, the "much-lamented, notorious," as historian Benny Hubensteiner Burghausen called it, “do not stroll down ", but take the city upwards.

For Duke Heinrich XIII. of Lower Bavaria Burghausen had already becomea second residence.

The most monumental building is the undescribable castle, which was started to be built further  mid-13th Century by Duke Henry, and expanded to the longest castle in Europe by Duke George the rich end of the 15th century.

On the role of the castle as a secondary residence of the Landshut Dukes writes the "father of the Burghausen history" Johann Georg Boniface Huber: "One can rightly say, Burghausen has been for half a century, the women's room, the nursery and the fun playground for the noble youth and a quiet wídow’s home of the Lower Bavarian branches of the Wittelsbach family.

Two city fires (1353 and 1504) were significantly responsible for the face of the city in the backyard of the castle. Quickly the city was built up again. At this time, Burghausen loses by the Landshut war of succession, which was started about the heritage of Duke George the rich and subsequently also its residential character to the "reunification of Bavaria".

There are still highlights of Gothic in abundance. Famous builders and architects have immortalized themselves. The most famous of all: master Hans von Burghausen, which had learnt his craft in the sitehut of St. James Church. "The father of the late- Bavarian Gothic " (Hacker) builds important churches in old Bavaria, including the church of St. Martin in Landshut, St. Nicholas Church in Neuötting and the choir section of the Franciscan Church.