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Audi Museum Mobile
Audi's corporate museum presenting the marque's history through iconic vehicles including Auto Union Silver Arrows.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Ingolstadt
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
About Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gaimersheim, 57km from Regensburg Stone Bridge.
Ingolstadt is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gaimersheim, about 6 km away.
Ingolstadt (German: [ˈɪŋɡɔlˌʃtat] ; Austro-Bavarian: [ˈɪŋl̩ʃtɔːd]) is an independent city on the Danube, in Upper Bavaria, Germany, with 142,308 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2023). Around half a million people live in the metropolitan area. Ingolstadt is the second largest city in Upper Bavaria after Munich and theRead more
fifth largest city in Bavaria after Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg and Regensburg. The city passed the mark of 100,000 inhabitants in 1989 and has since been one of the major cities in Germany. After Regensburg, Ingolstadt is the second largest German city on the Danube.
The city was first mentioned in 806. In the late Middle Ages, the city was one of the capitals of the Bavarian duchies alongside Munich, Landshut and Straubing, which is reflected in the architecture. On 13 March 1472, Ingolstadt became the seat of the first university in Bavaria, which later distinguished itself as the centre of the Counter-Reformation. The freethinking Illuminati order was also founded here in 1776. The city was also a Bavarian state fortress for more than 400 years. The historic old town has been preserved.
There are two colleges in the city. The place is one of the three regional centres in Bavaria. The city is mainly characterized by the manufacturing industry, such as automobile and mechanical engineering. The unemployment rate was 3.3% in February 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ingolstadt?
Within an hour or so of Ingolstadt: Audi Museum Mobile (2 km), Regensburg Old Town (57 km), Regensburg Stone Bridge (57 km), Maybach Car Museum Neumarkt (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Ingolstadt?
The nearest famous roads are Kesselberg Road, Sudelfeld Pass and Deutsche Alpenstrasse.
Where is Ingolstadt?
Ingolstadt is in Bavaria, Germany, about 6 km from Gaimersheim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 120,658
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Bavaria
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.7651, 11.4237
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
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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Worth the detour from Ingolstadt
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Regensburg Old Town
A UNESCO-listed medieval trading city on the Danube with remarkably well-preserved patrician towers and the Stone Bridge from 1146.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Regensburg Stone Bridge
A 12th-century medieval stone bridge spanning the Danube, masterpiece of engineering beside Regensburg's UNESCO old town.
57 km · about 65 min drive
museum
Maybach Car Museum Neumarkt
The world's largest collection of Maybach luxury automobiles, gleaming inside a restored Express Works factory hall in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Ingolstadt
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 57 kmRegensburg Stone BridgeA 12th-century medieval stone bridge spanning the Danube, masterpiece of engineering beside Regensburg's UNESCO old town.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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