Via donau Via donau via donau is a subsidiary of the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit) tasked with the preservation and development of the Danube waterway. It was established in 2005. via donau was established on 1 January 2005 by the Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology formed by a merger of the Austrian Donau-Betriebs AG, the Austrian Danube-Technik GmbH, the via donau Development Company for Telematics and Navigation on the Danube and the privatized waterways organization. via donau executes federal tasks in waterway and shipping. The company is not only an infrastructure operator, but also a partner in
Neuburg an der Donau region. Neuburg an der Donau has a defensive wall around the old town. The old town contains some well worth seeing institutions and happenings, such as the 'Birdland Jazz Club Neuburg', one of the best locations for jazz auditions in Germany. The Renaissance Ducal Palace ("Pfalz-Neuburger Residenzschloss"), Neuburg Castle, which was built 1530-45 under Otto Henry, Elector Palatine and took on its present-day form during the reign of Philip William, Elector Palatine, today houses several museums including a Baroque gallery of the Bavarian State Picture Collection and the "Archäologie-Museum Schloss Neuburg an der Donau" (Neuburg an der Donau Castle Archaeology