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Wurzburg Germany

Wurzburg is a city in Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. Founded in the 10th century, it served as the home of powerful prince-bishops for many centuries. The city is renowned for the Würzburg Residence, considered one of the finest palaces in Europe and a high point of Baroque art, and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Wurzburg is also home to one of the oldest churches in Germany, built in the 8th century on the site of a former pagan shrine. One of its most famous structures, Festung Marienberg, is a fortress that now surrounds the church. Historically, Wurzburg was the center of the kingdom known as Franconia. In the 19th century, Napoleon merged Franconia with Bavaria, under whose rule the city remains today. The most important sites to see in Wurzburg include: • Fortress Marienberg: long the seat of the prince-bishops, built more to protect the citizens than to defend the city itself. • Mainfranken Museum: featuring collections spanning from prehistory to the present. • The Old Bridge in Wurzburg: constructed between 1473 and 1543 to replace a Romanesque bridge destroyed by floods. • The Cathedral of St. Kilian: a very austere Romanesque-style cathedral built between 1040 and 1225. The Schönborn Chapel, an added side chapel commissioned by bishops of the same name, is decorated with skulls and bones on both the interior and exterior. • The Lusamgärtchen: a small walled courtyard on the north side of the Neumünster church, where the tomb of the minstrel Walther von der Vogelweide is located. Visitors will find several old, beautiful churches to explore, along with cafes, shops, and restaurants, as well as the option to take a guided tour of the city.

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Nurnberg (NUE)

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Wurzburg, Germany

Wurzburg Germany