Holiday Destination: Nuremberg

Nuremberg is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine Main Danube Canal, it is located about 170 km north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The Nazis saw Nurnberg as a classic example of a city rich in Germanic and imperial history indeed, Hitler agreed with the mayor who once called it the 'most German of German cities.' Wishing to capitalize on this, the Nazi hierarchy turned Nurnberg into the city for Nazi Party rallies, and every September from 1933 to 1938, the NSDAP held its annual rallies in Nurnberg huge week long gatherings that brought hundreds of thousands of people to the city to view the nationalistic and militaristic extravaganza. To better accommodate these massive rallies, Hitler turned to his favorite architect Albert Speer to design and build a suitable site, which became the Nazi Party Rally Grounds, southeast of the city center. This site eventually featured some of Speer's largest and most monumental works, with plans for an immense Olympic style stadium with seating for 405,000 that would have dwarfed all else this building never progressed much beyond the ground breaking stage. Wartime necessities brought a halt to the Party Grounds, which were never finished, but most of what was built is still there, in a somewhat ruined condition.

Climate

Summer 23.7 °C (74.7 °F), Winter (-3.8) °C (25.2 °F)

Tourist Season

Winter is the best for visiting Nurnberg.

Accommodation

Hotels and Apartments.

General Information Of Nurnberg

• Land Area: 71.96 sq mi (186.38 km2)
• Population: 5 Lakh.
• Capital City: Bavaria.
• Language: English and Germany.

Tourist Attraction in or Near by Nurnberg

Nuremberg Zoo

Nuremberg Zoo is a zoo located in the Nuremberg Reichswald, southeast of Nuremberg, Germany. With an area of 0.67 square km, approximately 300 animal species are kept by the zoo. One of the city's premier tourist attractions and full of exotic animals from around the world around 2,000 in total, Nuremberg Zoo lies on the eastern side of the city. Often referred to as the Tiergarten, the zoo has plenty to keep you occupied and entertained for many hours. Ranging from dolphins and sea lions, to hippos and elephants, the Tiergarten also features a cafe area and a good gift shop, where you can purchase souvenirs of your visit. Covering around 150 acres and founded in the late 1930s, other animal attractions at Nuremberg Zoo include snow leopards, polar bears, tigers, zebras, camels, gorillas and penguins.

Kaiserburg

The Imperial Castle, symbol of Nuremberg, rises high above the city. The castle, where between 1050 and 1571 all Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation were in residence at least for some time, is one of the most important imperial palaces of the Middle Ages. The Palas main building with its sumptuously furnished Emperor's rooms, the Roman double chapel, the deep well, and the Sinwell Tower, as well as a comprehensive collection of weapons and utensils can be visited today.

Germanisches Nationalmuseum

The Germanisches Nationalmuseum is a museum in Nuremberg, Germany. Founded in 1852, it houses a large collection of items relating to German culture and art extending from prehistoric times through to the present day. With current holdings of about 1.2 million objects, the Germanisches Nationalmuseum is Germany's largest museum of cultural history. Formerly the Germanisches Museum, it was founded by a group of individuals led by the Franconian baron, Hans von und zu Aufsess, whose goal was to assemble a well ordered compendium of all available source material for German history, literature and art. The buildings incorporate the remaining structures of the former Nuremberg Charterhouse, dissolved in 1525 and used for a variety of secular purposes until in 1857 what was left of the premises, by then badly dilapidated, was given to the Museum.

Hauptmarkt

The main market is the central square in the old town of Nuremberg. At the 5,000-square-foot open space on weekdays will be held the week the market. When using the primary market through the Christmas market or other markets and events, the weekly market stalls in the surrounding pedestrian zone be relocated. On the west side of the square through the north-south axis between the meat bridge to the south and Nuremberg city hall is bordered to the north.

Frauenkirche

The Frauenkirche is a church in the Bavarian city of Munich that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and seat of its Archbishop. It is a landmark and is considered a symbol of the Bavarian capital city. The church towers are widely visible because of local height limits. According to the narrow outcome of a local pleviscite, city administration prohibits buildings with a height exceeding 99 m in the city center. Since November 2004, this prohibition has been provisionally extended outward and as a result, no buildings may be built in the city over the aforementioned height. The south tower is open to those wishing to climb the stairs and offers a unique view of Munich and the nearby Alps.

Nuremberg Castle

Nuremberg Castle is a historical building on a sandstone rock in the north of the historical city of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. It comprises three sections the imperial castle Kaiserburg, some buildings of the Burgraves of Nuremberg, and the municipal buildings of the Imperial City at the eastern site Reichsstädtische Bauten. Archeological investigations during recent days indicate that the place was already settled around the year 1000, although this has not been backed up by any documentary proof. Nuremberg was first recorded in 1050, when Henry III visited the town, but there is no specific mention of the castle. The castle does not appear in any documents until 1105.

Albrecht Durer House

Albrecht Dürer's House is a Nuremberg Fachwerkhaus that was the home of German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer from 1509 to his death in 1528. The House lies in the extreme north east of Nuremberg's Altstadt, near the Kaiserburg section of the Nuremberg Castle and the Tiergartentor of Nuremberg's city walls. The house was built around 1420. It has five stories; the bottom two have sandstone walls, while the upper stories are timber framed; the entire structure is topped by a half hip roof. In 1501, it was purchased by Bernard Walther, a merchant and prominent astronomer. Walter remodeled the house, adding small windows to the roof so that it could function as an observatory. Walther died in 1504, and Dürer purchased the house five years later.

St. Lorenz Church

St. Lorenz is a medieval church of the former free imperial city of Nuremberg, southern Germany. It is dedicated to Saint Lawrence. It was badly damaged during the Second World War and later rebuilt. It is one of the most prominent churches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria. The choir of the church, which is also called 'St. Laurentius' in texts on Gothic Architecture, was started in 1445 by medieval master mason Konrad Roriczer.

Planetarium

A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetariums is the large dome shaped projection screen onto which scenes of stars, planets and other celestial objects can be made to appear and move realistically to simulate the complex motions of the heavens. The celestial scenes can be created using a wide variety of technologies, for example precision engineered star balls that combine optical and electro mechanical technology, slide projector, video and fulldome projector systems, and lasers. Whatever technologies are used, the objective is normally to link them together to provide an accurate relative motion of the sky. Typical systems can be set to display the sky at any point in time, past or present, and often to show the night sky as it would appear from any point of latitude on Earth.

Accessibility

Bus Terminal in or Near by

Hilton Nuremberg

Valznerweiher road 200
Nurnberg, Germany

Eilgutstraße

Eilgutstraße 8
Nurnberg, Germany

Airport

Nuremberg Airport: For International and Domestic flights.

Railway Stations

Nuremberg Rothenburg street

Rothenburg street
Nurnberg, Germany

Nürnberg Schweinau

Schweinau
Nurnberg, Germany