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Wurzburg Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Marienburg Fortress Marienburg Fortress Lance Reynolds Wurzburg (better: Würzburg), centrally situated in Germany, is surrounded by the forested hills of the Spessart, Rhön and Steigerwald. |
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| The city straddles the River Main some 60 km north of Rothenburg and is situated about 110km north west of Nuremberg. Wuerzburg is Bavaria's fourth largest metropolis and the capital of Lower Franconia. Its 88 square kilometers are home to about 126.000 people.The Main-Franconian region lies in a basin below the wooded mountains of the Spessart which guarantees a mild climate and makes it possible to cultivate wine grapes even at this latitude. The high proportion of open land to industrialized area makes for clean air, peace and quiet. There is a network of footpaths as well as extensive bike paths throughout the region, all well-marked and clearly shown on local maps. |
| During the night of March 16, 1945 Wurzburg got the same treatment from
Allied bombers that Nuremberg had received two month before. Huge parts of
the city, amongst them some priceless historical monuments, were destroyed
completely. Today Wurzburg is one of the main tourist attractions of
Franconia due to its world famous “Residenz” palace, its strong connection
to the German Road 899 and last but not least its wine. The Wuerzburg cultural scene encompasses the classics and the avant garde, a fondness for local traditions and an openness to the world. Popular events such as the Mozart Festival, a world-class festival of classical music or the Africa Festival, one of Europe's major festivals of African music, attract hundreds of thousands visitors every year. There are 600 classical concerts annually and countless performances of modern music in clubs, bistros and arenas. The culture, as well as the daily life, of the past - from the greatest of German sculptors, Tilmann Riemenschneider, back over 3000 years to classical antiquity and the ancient Egyptians - is on view at the Museum of Main-Franconia in the Marienburg Fortress and in the small but extraordinary collection of the Martin Wagner Museum , located in Würzburg's splendid archepiscopal Residence, the world-famous masterpiece of the great baroque architect Balthasar Neumann, considered by many to be the greatest baroque palace in Europe. ___Sights Edit This Display all or display just: Churches Hotspots Museums Other Sights general Show best rated on top | Show in alphabetical order [Add Sight] Mainfränkisches Museum Edit This Located in the former arsenal this museum contains sculptures by Riemenschneider and examples of all genres of art across the ages, as well as an interesting display on Franconian wine. The fortress it is housed in, Festung Marienburg, dates to 1201 and contains a 13th-century church, and the Renaissance-Baroque palace that served as the residence of the bishops of Wuerzburg until 1719. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] openings: Tue - Sat 10am - 4pm Residenz Edit This The world famous Wurzburg' "Residenz", built 1720-1744 according to plans of the prolific Balthasar Neumann once was the prince bishops' palace. Today it is a UNESCO-World Heritage - a main work of South German Baroque period and one of Europe's most ornate palaces. Visitors can admire the unique famed staircase with cantilever cupola and largest ceiling-painting of the world by the Venetian Tiepolo. An allegory extolling the fame of the prince-bishop in the most immodest way imaginable. The tour of the palace goes through the plain stuccoed "Weisser Saal", before plunging into more.. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49 (0)931 - 355 1715 openings: summer: daily 9am - 6pm. winter: daily 10am - 4pm Alte Marienbruecke Edit This This is the oldest bridge still existing over the Main River and was built in 1473-1543. it is lined with statues of saints. type: Other Sights World66 rating: [rate it] Cathedral with Crypt and cloister Edit This Wurzburg's Cathedral, consecrated to St. Kilian too, was burned out in 1945, so only the exterior is true to the original Romanesque cathedral built in 1045-1188. South of the Dom building you will find the large, picturesque cloister. You can enter from the southern transverse part of the Dom and from the so-called "Burkardushaus". In the cloister you may find numerous tombstones, most of them dating from the 15th to the 18th century. Of special interest are the tombstones of the curates of the Dom and those in memory of the clergy belonging to the former chapter of the more.. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] tel: Residenz Art Gallery, Antiques & Graphics collection Edit This The best is to connect the Residenz tour with a visit of these (admission free) museums. Reduced Opening hours: art gallery Tue-Sat: 9.30am - 12.30pm, Antiques collection: Tue-Sat: 2 - 5pm, Sun: 9.30am - 12.30 pm (every fortnight), Graphics collection: Tue & Thur: 4 - 6pm. bob jones: this is crap type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] address: inside the Residenz tel: +49 (0)931 - 31 22 88 Rathaus Edit This The Rathaus of Wurzburg was begun in the 13th century and extended in the 15th and 16th century. The facade is covered in 16th century painting and the structure has a late-Renaissance tower dating from 1660. type: Other Sights World66 rating: [rate it] Botanical Garden Edit This Outdoor terrains open daily from 8am till 4pm (winter) or 6pm (summer), Green houses: Wed and Sat 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sun and public holidays: 10:00 - 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64 tel: +49 (0)931 -88 80 Neumünsterkirche and Lusamgärtlein Edit This Leading off the Market place, the Neumunster's dusky pink facade stands out among the postwar houses. This Romanesque basilica of the 11th century has a 13th century choir and ornate tower, imposing cupola and Baroque facade (1710-1716) and is built on the burial site of St. Kilian. In the Lusam Garden is the grave of the minstrel Walther von der Vogelweide. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] Marienkapelle Edit This Late Gothic chapel of the rich citizens, begun in 1377, completed about 1481. Decorated with rich ornamental sculptures. The interior has been renewed after a fire in 1945. Noteworthy is the "Beautiful Madonna", about 1400, numerous tombstones of Franconian knights and townsmen, among them Riemenschneider’s tombstone of the great Baroque architect Neumann. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] Käppele Edit This Pilgrimage-church, built by Neumann about 1748, spacious dimensions and splendid interior. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] Haus zum Falken Edit This The most splendid of all Baroque mansions, formerly an inn. The Rococo stuccowork was added in 1751. Located off the market square. type: Other Sights World66 rating: [rate it] Stachel and Rückermainhof Edit This The "Stachel", mentioned in 1413 for the first time, is one of the typical courts with romantic courtyard. Next to it is the Vorderer Gressenhof, one of Würzburg’s most beautiful Renaissance courts. The Rückermainhof, built by Greising in 1715, was once the headquarter of the St. Burkard foundation. type: Other Sights World66 rating: [rate it] tel: _______History Edit This Wurzburg is a historic college town originally settled in the 700's. By the 1400's the city university was established and many baroque artifacts and buildings were in place by the 1600's. Wurzburg was also a seat of psychology in the western world for many years. My contribution is based on my fascination with the Allied bombing raid of 16 March 1945. My mother was a 16-year old girl when 226 Allied bombers unloaded 10's of thousands of incendiary bombs in one night and killed over 6000 of my mom's neighbors and instantly displaced 90,000 people. My mother told me that she and my grandmother ran from their apartment carrying only an old accordion while the city was under siege from the air. She said that when the wine casks in one of the churches exploded the streets were ankle-deep in wine and everything was on fire. It must have been surreal. My mother suffered a shrapnel wound to her knee; the scar she still carries to this day. Wurzburg was not a military target, but it was later admitted by the British that bombing non-military german targets had the overall effect of terror that would carry the message to at least three generations of remaining german descendants. The bomber pilots and crews were instructed that Wurzburg was "communication" center and needed to be bombed. The only actual military target was a power switching station. The city was, in effect, needlessly destroyed, and many historical artifacts and structures from the 1600's and earlier were completely and instantly vaproized. My mom still cries when she recalls the event, and remembers the "hell on earth" scenes that must fill her mind. I cannot imagine what it must have been like to have almost 300 aircraft overhead for 20 minutes raining death and destruction on such a beautiful city. _____Practical Information Edit This [Add Practical address] Lost Property - Municipal Lost Property Office Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Karmelitenstraße 20 tel: +49 (0)931 - 37 34 81 Tourist Information & Ticket Sale Edit This City information, hotel bookings, maps etc. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Falkenhaus on Upper Market Square openings: Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 2pm. Summer Sun 10am - 2pm. tel: +49 (0)931 - 37 23 98 Telephone codes Edit This The international country code for Germany is +49 The national area code for Wurzburg is 0931 If you call from abroad dial prefix +49 931 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Emergency Services Edit This All without prefix: Police 110 / Fire brigade 112 / First Aid 19222 / Dentist 19222 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Main post office Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Bahnhofsplatz 2 tel: +49 (0)931 - 3 52 54 10 Congress & Tourismus Zentrale - Tourist Office Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] email: tourismus@wuerzburg.de address: Am Congress Centrum openings: Mon - Thur 8am - 5pm, Fri 8:30am - noon tel: +49 (0)931 - 37 23 35 _________Getting Around Edit This Local public transportation in Wuerzburg is provided by the Wuerzburg Streetcar Company, the General Local Transit Company, the Franconian Bus Transit Company and the German Railroad with linked network and fares. This joint transit service offers convenient schedules, a unified ticketing system and numerous direct lines for travel throughout the region. Downtown transportation is primarily handled by the Wuerzburg tram network which is considered a model of modern, future-oriented traffic-planning for German cities. For detailed information, please contact: Public transport information - Pavilion at the railway station Tel. +49 (0)931 - 36 13 52 or 36 16 10 Opening hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm, Sat 8am - noon [Add Local transport mode] Bicycle Hire - Fahrradstation Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: at the Railway Station tel: +49 (0)931 - 5 74 45 Veloca-Momber (Bike rental) Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Landwehrstraße 13 tel: +49 (0)931 - 1 26 27 ________Getting There Edit This by train: The main train station is located north of the city centre. For detailed train information, check the DB webpage at www.bahn.de or call 0 18 05 - 99 66 33. by airplane: Wurzburg does not have an own airport - the two nearest ones are Frankfurt am Main and Nuremberg. Frankfurt International Airport is only a hour away from Würzburg. Hourly trains from Würzburg central station to Frankfurt International Airport guarantee a fast and convenient connection to the international air traffic network. Nuremberg airport is easily accessible by car in approximately one hour. Also, frequent trains running to and from the airport provide excellent connections. In the north-west of Würzburg itself landing permits are possible for private airplanes as well as for business traffic at the landing strip Schenkenfeld. Another option for landing is at Giebelstadt airfield, approx. 20 km outside Würzburg. _________Day Trips Edit This [Add Day Trip] Main River Ship Tours Herbert Edit This Departures in Würzburg at Alter Kranen, White Kiosk (Near Congress Centre). Tour: Würzburg - Veitshöchheim - Würzburg. Duration single trip: 40 minutes. Rate per person: Single trip: about 5 Euro, Round trip about 7 Euro. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Veitshöchheimer Personenschiffahrt, Obere Maingasse 8, 97209 Veitshöchheim tel: +49 (0)931 - 5 56 33 {Romantic Road} Edit This Würzburg is the starting point of the Road 899, the most famous German tourist route. From April to October there is a daily coach service between Würzburg and Füssen linking all cities and villages on the Romantic Road. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49 (0)931 - 37 24 36 (Tourist information) Veitshöchheim Castle and Rococo Court Garden Edit This Garden open daily until dusk. Castle: April 1st - October 31st: Tue - Sun 9 - 12 a.m. and 1 - 5 p.m. / November 1st - March 31st: closed. Admission: Adults DM 3,- / Groups DM 2,- type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: 97209 Veitshöchheim tel: +49 (0)931 - 9 15 82 Main River Ship Tours Kurth & Schiebe Edit This Departures in Würzburg at Alter Kranen, Red Kiosk (Near Congress Centre). Tour: Würzburg - Veitshöchheim - Würzburg. Duration single trip: 40 minutes. Rate per person: Single trip: about 5 Euro, Round trip about 7 Euro. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Schiffstouristik Kurth & Schiebe, St.-Norbert-Straße 9, 97299 Zell tel: +49 (0)931 - 5 85 73 |