Historic Jewish Quarter (Dreifaltigkeitsplatz)

When the town of Landshut was founded in 1204, the first Jewish inhabitants settled in the area of today's "Dreifaltigkeitsplatz" and several side streets (including Nahensteig/Narrensteig), see separate entry. According to "Alemannia Judaica" Jews "were first mentioned in 1256 in a police and trade regulation". In Spitzlberger's book (p. 167) there is evidence that Jews were even involved in the construction of the town of Landshut as early as 1204 as donors. 

A synagogue was also built (see separate entry), which was later converted into a church after the expulsion of the Jews (Salvatorkirche or Trinity Church). Other facilities important for a Jewish community (bathhouse, slaughterhouse, bakehouse ...) were also built; a Jewish cemetery existed on Englberg (Berg ob Landshut, see separate entry).

It was not until the middle of the 19th/20th century that there were again influxes of Jewish citizens (see also "Alemannia Judaica"). The expulsion of the Jews from Landshut from 1450 onwards means that the Jewish community still belongs to the Jewish community of Straubing and current Jewish residents of Landshut (and the surrounding area) have to travel to the synagogue in Straubing for religious gatherings.