Ingolstadt is a formidable Bavarian stronghold defined by its perfectly preserved "Schanz" fortifications and its legacy as a 15th-century seat of learning. The city’s heart is the Liebfrauenmünster, one of Bavaria's largest Gothic hall churches, and the Old Castle, which recalls its days as a ducal residence. As the setting of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the birthplace of the Bavarian Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) of 1516, Ingolstadt remains a potent symbol of medieval law, science, and military engineering
