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- Krämerbrücke
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- Old Synagogue
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- Wenigemarkt
An enchanting slice of Medieval history, the Krämerbrücke is a bridge lined with half-timbered houses crossing a branch of the River Gera. At 79 metres, it’s the longest Medieval bridge in Europe to have inhabited houses. These quaint old merchants’ houses are now galleries, cafes, antiques shops, ateliers, wine merchants, delicatessens and boutiqu...
On the brow of a hill stands Erfurt’s magnificent Gothic cathedral, built mostly during the 1300s and 1400s. There has been a religious building in this place since 742 when St Boniface founded a church. The cathedral is unbelievably rich with Medieval art, starting with the 18-metre tracery windows in the high choir, which are almost all original ...
The largest square in the city is the grand 3.5-hectare plaza below the cathedral. In the morning from Monday to Saturday there’s a market selling fruit and vegetables, sausages, eggs, honey, cheese and exotic delicacies: The square’s market tradition could be as old as the 8th or 9th century. Domplatz is also the main location for Erfurt’s excelle...
Taking up 12 hectares right on the Petersberg hill in the centre of Erfurt is the largest and best preserved Baroque city fortress in Central Europe. There are eight bastions, linked by a two-kilometre parapet wall which reaches heights of 23 metres and has wonderful vistas of the city. Under these walls are counter mines, a system of tunnels to pr...
A prime stop on Germany’s Luther trail, this Augustinian monastery is where Martin Luther became a monk and stayed between 1505 and 1511. Luther returned many times, including in 1521 when he gave a sermon here against the theology of the Catholic church. You can visit a reconstruction of Luther’s cell and find out more about his relationship with ...
West of Krämerbrücke is Fischmarkt, which was the social centre of the city in the Middle Ages. The first town hall was built here in 1275 and its current Neo-Gothic building from 1875 is on the exact same plot. Poke your head inside to see the fabulous murals recording moments from Thuringian history and scenes from the life of Martin Luther. In f...
Once dominated by a fortress, this 265-metre hill to the southwest of Erfurt became a public park in the 1880s and has been expanded since then. In the time of the GDR the garden was developed for the International Gardening Exhibition in 1961. The architecture and landscaping for the project by Reinhold Lingner is celebrated today, and since Reuni...
Going back as far as the 1000s, Erfurt’s Old Synagogue could be the best preserved Medieval synagogue in Europe. Most of the architecture is from the 13th century, but its history as a place of worship ends abruptly in 1349 when Erfurt’s Jewish community was massacred and expelled from the city. From that time on it was used as a warehouse. And bec...
Erfurt’s art museum is in one of the city’s most beautiful buildings, a Baroque early 18th-century facility for packing and weighing at the central Anger square. The museum has an extensive reserve of fine arts and applied arts from the Middle Ages to the present day. Seek out the sacred art from the second half of the 14th century, most of all the...
At the eastern end of the Krämerbrücke is another cute square, which has roughly the same proportions as Fischmarkt on the opposite bank of the Gera. The Ägidienkirche on the north side of the square is the eastern bridgehead for the Krämerbrücke and in its current form dates to around the 16th century. In good weather the square is taken up by bar...
Welcome to Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia. Welcome to the city of flowers and horticulture, the city where Martin Luther lived and studied, and the location of a number of historical Jewish sites. Welcome to the heart of Germany. Onlinebuchung. Hotel, Pension, FeWo, Privatzimmer. UNESCO World Heritage Erfurt. It's official!
The city of Erfurt will charm you with its Medieval charm, unrivalled wealth of history and hospitality and its beautiful churches and monasteries.
With a modern-day population of over 200,000, Erfurt remains the largest city in Thuringia and accessible to all, thanks to its location near the geographical centre of Germany. High-speed InterCityExpress train services, the Erfurt-Weimar airport and excellent connections to the autobahn network bring the rest of Germany and Europe within easy ...
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Erfurt, city, capital of Thuringia Land (state), central Germany. It is located in the Thuringian Basin, on the Gera River, 200 miles (320 km) southwest of Berlin. It was first mentioned in 724 as Erpesfurt, the site of an abbey and a royal residence at a ford (Furt) on the Gera (originally named.
Germany, Europe. Erfurt, Thuringia's capital, is one of central Germany's most beguiling and significant cities. Holding its head as high as the former capital to the east, Weimar, it's a wonderfully preserved medieval city of grandiose churches, cobbled market squares, captivating museums and miraculously preserved architecture.
