Nuremberg, Germany: General travel information
Nuremberg (german: Nuernberg), area 186 km², population 501 000, federal state: Bavaria
Nuremberg was first documentary mentioned 1050 as nuorenberg (stony mountain)
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Main sights:
- State theater, built 1903 - 1905 according to plans of architect Heinrich Seeling, art nouveau architecture
- Albrecht Duerer Haus, former home of Albrecht Duerer, museum inside
- Reichsparteitagsgelaende, NSDAP party rally grounds, documentation center
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum, museum of German cultural history, about 1.2 million objects
- Nuernberger Burg, castle, landmark of the town, first documentary mentioned 1050 under the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Henry III.
- Verkehrsmuseum, museum of traffic and transport
- Kunsthalle, museum of modern art
- St. Lorenz church, first documentary mentioned 1235, gothic nave extended in the 15th century
- St. Sebad church, built from 1225 - 1273
- Frauenkirche, church, built under the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. from 1352 - 1362, rich medieval interior
- St. Martha church, built from 1363, consecrated 24. march 1385
- Town hall, renaissance architecture according to plans of Jakob Wolff
- Town fortification wall, construction finished around 1400, almost complete preserved
- Fleischbruecke, bridge, built 1596 - 1598 according to plans of master builder Peter Karl by Wolf Jacob Stromer
- Karlsbruecke, built 1728
- Maxbruecke, built 1457, reconstructed 185 - 1853
- Kettensteg, built according to plans of Johann Georg Kuppler 1824, first suspension bridge in Germany
- Umschlitthaus, building from 1490
- Nassauer Haus, built in the 12th century
- Viatishaus, built in the 14th century
- Wohnhaus Theresienstrasse, built 1509 - 1512 by Hans Beheim
- Hirschvogelsaal, built 1534
- Pellerhaus, renaissance architecture, built 1602 - 1607
- Hallersches Haus, built in the 14th century, inside is the german toy museum (Deutsches Spielzeugmuseum)
- Welserhof, built in the 14th century
- Old town of Nuremberg
Airport:
Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 7 km north of city center