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Spickel-Herrenbach, Augsburg — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Spickel-Herrenbach is the Augsburg district holding the Augsburg Zoo, the Färberturm, and the Kunsthalle Augsburg im Glaspalast.
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Where to stay in Spickel-Herrenbach
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The zoo sets the tone here. Rooms in Spickel-Herrenbach put the Augsburg Zoo, the Kunstmuseum Walter, and the Augsburg textile and industry museum inside one district, which suits a family day more than a night out. The Don-Bosco-Kirche and St. Wolfgang mark the residential streets.
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Augsburg Zoo
The Augsburg Zoo sits inside this district, with the Kunstmuseum Walter in the same quarter.Find hotels in Augsburg Zoogallery visitors at the Kunsthalle AugsburgGlaspalast
The Kunsthalle Augsburg im Glaspalast and the Augsburg textile and industry museum share the district's industrial buildings.Find hotels in Glaspalastresidential streets around Spickel-Herrenbach's churchesSt. Wolfgang
St. Wolfgang, St. Andreas, and the Don-Bosco-Kirche stand among the protected houses here. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in St. WolfgangHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Augsburg
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Museums & Galleries
3- Augsburg textile and industry museum
- Turbinenmuseum Augsburg
- Skimuseum Augsburg
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Don-Bosco-Kirche Heritage
- St. Wolfgang Heritage
- St. Andreas
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Archduke Charles Memorial (Augsburg) Heritage
Landmarks & Notable Places
6- Färberturm Heritage
- Ehemaliges Obermeisterwohnhaus Heritage
- Wohn- und Geschäftshaus Heritage
- Wohnhaus Heritage
- Wohnhaus mit Rückgebäude Heritage
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- Zweifamilienhaus Heritage
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About Spickel-Herrenbach
What are the main landmarks in Spickel-Herrenbach?
The zoo comes first. The Augsburg Zoo shares the district with the Augsburg textile and industry museum, the Kunstmuseum Walter, and the Kunsthalle Augsburg im Glaspalast, three collections that put art and manufacturing side by side. Two more collections follow, the Skimuseum Augsburg and the Turbinenmuseum Augsburg.
The Färberturm is the district's tower. Churches close the list, in the Don-Bosco-Kirche, St. Wolfgang, and St. Andreas.
What is the history of Spickel-Herrenbach?
Textile work runs through the record. The Augsburg textile and industry museum holds that history, the Färberturm stands on the same register, and the Ehemaliges Obermeisterwohnhaus survives among the protected houses of the district. Turbines have their own museum.
A memorial to Archduke Charles is listed here too, alongside the Glaspalast that houses the Kunsthalle Augsburg.
Where is Spickel-Herrenbach?
Spickel-Herrenbach carries two names in one Augsburg district, and the Augsburg Zoo, the Färberturm, and the Glaspalast all stand inside it.
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What is the best area to stay in Spickel-Herrenbach?
Augsburg Zoo: families spending the day at the animals. Glaspalast: gallery visitors at the Kunsthalle Augsburg. St. Wolfgang: residential streets around Spickel-Herrenbach's churches.
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Updated October 2026