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Antonsviertel, Augsburg — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Antonsviertel is the Augsburg district carrying Maximilianstraße, the Augsburger Zeughaus, and the abbey of St. Ulrich's and St. Afra's.
About Antonsviertel
Where to stay in Antonsviertel
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Maximilianstraße is the address to want. A listed building at Maximilianstraße 67 shares the quarter with the Maximilianmuseum and the Augsburger Zeughaus, which puts Antonsviertel's museums within reach of a room here. Halderstraße carries the synagogue and the Jewish Museum Augsburg Swabia.
St Catharine's Convent and the Heilig-Geist-Kapelle sit in the same district.
About Antonsviertel
What are the main landmarks in Antonsviertel?
Museums crowd this district. The Maximilianmuseum, the Schwäbisches Handwerkermuseum, and the Lettl Museum of Surreal Art stand within one quarter, and the Staatsgalerie Altdeutsche Meister and the Deutsche Barockgalerie hold painting collections between them. The Lettl-Atrium carries the same name, and the Sporthalle Augsburg and Augsburg's water towers add landmarks of another kind.
A listed house stands at Maximilianstraße 67.
What is the history of Antonsviertel?
The Roman past has its own museum. The Römisches Museum Augsburg holds it, while the Synagoge Halderstraße and the Jewish Museum Augsburg Swabia carry a second thread through the quarter's history, and the Heimatstube Reichenberg adds a local-heritage collection. Older stone survives in the Augsburger Zeughaus, the Höhmannhaus, and the Kathanhaus.
St. Ulrich's and St. Afra's Abbey and St Catharine's Convent close the list.
Where is Antonsviertel?
Streets like Maximilianstraße and Halderstraße run through Antonsviertel, and the water towers in Augsburg stand within the same district.
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Updated August 2026