Höchstädt an der Donau Höchstädt an der Donau Höchstädt an der Donau is a town in the district of Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the banks of the Danube River. It consists of the following suburbs: Höchstädt an der Donau, Deisenhofen, 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
Neuburg an der Donau Museum), a branch of the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Other main sights include the late Renaissance court church "Hofkirche" (1607/08 built by Josef Heintz), the Town Hall (1603/09), the rococo "Provinzialbibliothek" (Provincial Library, 1731/32) and the baroque churches of St. Peter (1641/46) and St. Ursula (1700/01). "Grünau" is a renaissance hunting lodge of Elector Otto Henry, which is situated 7 km further east (built from 1530 onwards). Neuburg an der Donau is twinned with: Neuburg an der Donau is linked with: Neuburg an der Donau was part of the 1998 summit of worldwide cities named "New Castle" with: <BR> Neuburg