Donaustauf

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Donaustauf
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Donaustauf
Donaustauf (Germany)
Donaustauf
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberpfalz
District Regensburg
Municipal assoc. Donaustauf
Mayor Hans Lauberger (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 9.72 km² (3.8 sq mi)
Elevation 358 m  (1175 ft)
Population 3,769  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 388 /km² (1,004 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate R
Postal code 93093
Area code 09403
Website www.donaustauf.de

Coordinates: 49°01′44″N 12°12′29″E / 49.02889, 12.20806

Donaustauf is a market town in Bavaria, 5 km east of Regensburg at the foothills of the Bavarian Forest. The ruins of a medieval castle, presumably erected between 914 and 930, tower above the small town and situated nearby on a hill rising from the Danube is the imposing Teutonic temple of fame, Walhalla, a costly reproduction of the Parthenon in Athens of around 1830.