Kaltensondheimer Str. Friedenstr.
Güterhallstr.
Amalienweg Würzburger Str.Würzburger Hindenburgring West
Richard-Wagner-Str. Bachgasse Untere
Friedricht-Ebert-Str. Nordtangente Lindenstr.
Hindenburgring Nord Hindenburgring Krainberg Neuer Weg Neuer Str. Sulzfelder Innere
Rosenstr. Feldstr.
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Kanzler-Stürtzel-Str. Rosenstr.
Alte Poststr. Rosenberg Rosengarten Moltkestr.
Schmiedelstr.
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Mainstockheimer Str. Bismarckstr. Königsplatz Luitpoldstr. Falterstr. Paul-Eber-Str.
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Untere Kirchgasse Schrannenstr. 15 Platz der Partnerstädte 5 The square symbolises Kitzingen’s town twinning with Gartenstr. The Old Monastery Cellar 10 St Johannes’ Catholic Church
Alte Mainbrücke Alte Glauberstr. The Old Monastery Cellar is located next to the District Office. Montevarchi in Italy (1984), Prades in France (1984) and Landwehrstr. The church is one of the most important late Gothic churches 1 Falterturm (Crooked Tower) Built by the nuns of the Benedictine monastery, it is one of Trebnitz in Poland (2009). The Ludwig Fountain in the
The Crooked Tower was once a watchtower and part in northern Bavaria. Special mention should be made of the Unterer Mainkai the oldest wine cellars in Germany. The monastery cellar is square was donated by Oskar von Deuster in 1892. of the outer city wall from the 15th century. Rising 52 north and west portals, richly decorated with stone carvings. Schwarzacher Str. currently not in use, but can be hired for group events. Every
Bleichwasen The north side shows the “Last Judgement” depicted on its meters to its lopsided turret dome, it is the landmark of Glauberstr. Hirtengraben year the historical cellar play of the Kitzinger Karnevalsgesells-
the city. Some legends have grown around the reason for P pediment. On the southern outer wall there is a Gothic Ölberg Bleichwasen chaft takes place here. Kitzingen’s history of wine is told by group, which is attributed to the Riemenschneider school
its crookedness. torchlight and candlelight. Main Unterer Mainkai around 1500.
Obere Neue Gasse More information about the cellar play/booking: Stadtbalkon P
KiKaG, Hubert Henneberger, Tel. (+49) 9323 804244 Fischergasse Oberer Mainkai 13 Main www.kikag.de
Konrad-Adenauer-Brücke 11 P 16 German Carnival Museum
Mondseeinsel Richard-Wagner-Str. A must if you’ve always wanted to know what Helau and
Nordtangente 2 Schwarzacher Str. Alaaf actually mean or why Carnival is all about the num- The Old Cemetery Feldstr. 12
This cemetery, dating back to 1542, contains richly ber eleven. Highlights include the impressive multimedia Heinrich-Fehrer-Str. 11 show and traditional costumes from all over Germany. decorated graves from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Stadtbalkon The Chapel of the Holy Cross (by Balthasar Neumann) Flugplatzstr.Untere Neue Gasse Balthasar Neumann, the famous Franconian baroque master Alte Poststr. 4 Alte Mainbrücke7 builder, built this chapel in 1741-5 in the form of a Latin cross. Mon: closed, Tues–Sun: 1-5 p.m. 8 6 The Old Synagogue (arts and leisure centre) The floor plan was once shown on the 50 DM note. Entry: Adults: €5.55, Concessions: €4.44, Mainbernheimer Straße The Old Synagogue (1882-3) is a reminder that there was once
P i The discreet interior emphasises the impressive architecture. Family: €11.11, Children under 6 go free
Mainbernheimer Straße 5 15 an important Jewish community in Kitzingen. The interior Open guided tours: Every first Sunday of the month Obere Neue Gasse P The interior can be seen through a glass door in summer.
Schrannenstr. of the synagogue and the tower domes fell victim to the
WC WC at 3 p.m. Hirtengraben 19 Flugplatzstr. Hindenburgring Nord WC “Reichspogromnacht” fire on 10 November 1938. WC Guided tours for groups: Kitzingen tourism office 9 Marktstr. The synagogue was rebuilt in 1991/2 and has since been For more info/To book tours: Kitzingen tourism office, Tel. (+49) 9321 20-8888 To book the experience offers: 10 used primarily as an arts and leisure centre. Deutsches FastnachtMuseum, Tel. (+49) 9321 23355
WC WC Tel. (+49) 9321 20-8888 Untere Neue Gasse Untere Kirchgasse http://deutsches-fastnachtmuseum.byseum.de
Kaiserstr. Obere Kirchgasse 12 Gartenstr. 14 Deusterturm 3 Neuer Weg Luitpoldbau pedestrian Unterer Mainkai The Deusterturm (Deuster Obere Bachgasse zone Experience offers for individual travellers: After the discovery of a rich brine spring in 1914, P Tower) was once part of the the “Prince Regent Luitpold Bath” was built in Art 18 von Deuster family’s castle. Nouveau style and served as a public bath for a long time. Herrnstr. Str. Marktbreiter Public city tour Sat & Sun from April to October Schweizergasse The castle was severely The town was actually planning on establishing itself as Würzburger Str. Königsplatz damaged in the American Duration: 1 hr | Price: €3/adult, €1/Children and students “Kitzingen Baths”, but the First World War prevented this. bombardment of 23.02.1945. Meeting point: Kitzingen tourism office, Schrannenstr. 1 P Luitpoldstr. P Today the building houses the municipal library and an The Deusterturm has been Untere Bachgasse WC WC 17 Kitzingen City Museum adult education centre. Rosenberg Ritterstr. preserved and houses an Rosenstr. 16 A Taste of Kitzingen in Lanes, Gardens, Cellars. Schwalbenhof Information at: Krainberg Leidenhof 7 ornithological exhibition. An epicurean city tour behind the scenes of Kitzingen Landwehrstr. „Pippinsbrücke“, the old bridge over the Main [email protected], HindenburgringLindenstr. West This bridge is one of Lower Franconia’s six Main bridges that www.kitzingen.info/stadtmuseum.0.html and into the depths of the Deusterkeller... bit by bit. Rosenstr. P existed by the Middle Ages. It is first mentioned in documents Wed: 5.30-7.30 p.m., Tel. (+49) 9321 927063 or 929915 Duration: approx 2 hrs | Advance booking required Am Stadtgraben free entry, donations welcome, Schreibergasse in the year 1300, when the bridge replaced a ferry. Landwehrstr. 23, 97318 Kitzingen 1 Falterstr. 6 The inner bridge gate was also the eastern gate in the city guided tours on request: Tel. Herbs meet wine: On the trail of the Kitzingen-Sulzfeld B8 Kapuzinerstr. (+49) 9321 7719 or 32837, wall. The original construction with twelve arches had 18 Traumrunde, an entertaining herbal tour with 2-part Kaltensondheimer Str. Hindenburgring Nord Königsplatz with obelisk Schreibergasse to give way to a solution suitable for shipping in 1955. The red sandstone obelisk (1883) wine tasting and an extended version with herbal tasting. 2 WC WC WC WC was erected in honour of Duration: approx 2 hrs | Advance booking required 4 Hadeloga sculpture (by Theophil Steinbrenner) 17 P P Ludwig II. Originally there was a Legend has it that Hadeloga initiated the founding of Güterhallstr. WC WC Mondseeinsel marble bust of the king halfway P the Benedictine monastery. A shepherd called Kitz found Experience offers for groups Hadeloga’s veil on the southern slope of the Eselsberg. Rosengarten Hindenburgring Süd The convent was founded here around 745 A.D. Schmiedelstr.
3 B8 Konrad-Adenauer-Brücke Hofratsempfang Unterer Mainkai Unterer
Spinnengässchen The “Kitzinger Hofrat” (privy councillor) wine figurehead with his “Wine Princesses” welcomes you to the town 8 Protestant town church 13 hall’s historic assembly hall, on the Stadtbalkon or in Moltkestr. Bismarckstr. This was built by Antonio Petrini as a church of an Ursuline Deusterkeller the rose garden with a view of the Crooked Tower. After monastery and was consecrated for the first time in 1699. A c. 600-year-old cellar vault was also once part of the In 1803 the monastery was dissolved and the church was castle, and it can be visited as part of a guided tour. the glasses are filled with the fine wine of the “Kitzinger The well-preserved cellars with their vaulted corridors Hofrat”, you will get an entertaining insight into the Wörthstr. used as a hayloft and military hospital for many years. In 1817 Welcome to Glauberstr. the church was consecrated again (evang.). In 1945, the Allied and their enormous dimensions testify to an early phase of 19 Confectionery Museum history of the city. Friedricht-Ebert-Str. air raid destroyed the nave of the church. By 1950 the church industrial beer production and are a cultural monument of The “Poganietz-Haus” (built in 1556) houses the Duration: approx. 30 mins. Kitzingen am Main Main Public out- was rebuilt and received its third consecration. particular importance. www.diedeusterkeller.de confectionery museum on the upper floors of the Rösner door pool Friedenstr. Paul-Eber-Str. aqua-sole bakery. From 1722 to 1937, gingerbread makers and later City tour with wine tasting public indoor confectioners practised their trade here. Almost the entire Discover the sights of Kitzingen on an entertaining Endearing and colorful Glauberstr. pool & sauna inventory of the old workshop has been preserved and P P tour with our experienced tour guides. can be visited. The city by the river Duration: approx. 1 hr 30.
Innere Sulzfelder Str. Amalienweg Mon – Sat: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (May– Oct. 7 a.m.-4 p.m.), Sun: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., holidays: closed Guided tour along the Kitzinger Wine Trail Price: €1.50 /adult, Explore the 4 km long wine trail with our guides. children & groups (from 10 people) €1/person 9 Town hall & market place The tour can be booked with or without a 2-part wine On the market square there is the imposing Renaissance 14 Former garden show grounds tasting in the vineyard. You can book another wine tast- In 2011 the Kleine Landesgartenschau (Regional Garden For more info/To book tours: Marktbreiter Str. town hall from 1563 with the historical meeting hall, worth ing separately with the Franconian winegrower Conditorei-Museum, Tel. (+49) 9321 929435 Kanzler-Stürtzel-Str. seeing for its wall panelling alone. Next to the town hall Show) took place here. The area is still actively used and is community (GWF). bustling with events. Kitzingen would like to continue the www.conditorei-museum.de i Kitzingen tourism office P Car park rises the 39-metre-high market tower, which used to be Motorhome site Swimming part of the inner city wall fortifications and served as “Green City, Green Experience” concept and won the gold Children’s city tour a watchtower and prison. The “Poganietz House”, one medal at federal and European level in the competition “Nice toilet” “Schiefer Turm” Campsite Canoe entry and exit P Free parking “Entente florale – blossoming together” in 2013 and 2014. for preschool and primary school children of the oldest town houses in the city, houses the Take a look at the Duration: approx. 45 mins or by arrangement WiFi hotspots Cycle path City walk approx. 1 hr. P Bus parking Confectionery Museum. The St Kilians fountain on the Digital Tour and discover market square dates from the 18th century. our sights online Station | part of VGN Playground Multi-storey car park WC Public toilets More information/prices/booking: P Kitzingen City Tourism Office WC Disabled toilet (+49) 9321 20-8888, www.kitzingen.info Gerolzhofen Welcome to Kitzingen! Sport & Leisure Volkach Discover Kitzingen and its surroundings. Kitzingen, one of the oldest towns in Lower Franconia, Bridge. Kitzingen is the heart of the wine-growing A7 Fishing on the Main Papiertheater D lies on the banks of the river Main. The Crooked Tower, district, but it’s not just a wine-trading town. Dettelbach i Permit issuing from Georg Winkler , Grabkirchgasse 4, www.derblaueschleier.de Würzburg r e c with its lopsided top, is the landmark of the city and With the German Carnival Museum, the city also t i Tel. (+49) 9321 33352 Exit o n visible for miles around. has a crazy side. In the German Carnival Federation’s
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74 t official museum you can get to the bottom of all your e Outdoor pool on the island of Mondsee Sport Matthaei, Schrannenstr. 13-17, l h Kitzingen’s market square, framed by Franconian half- A3 b c a A3 a k questions about Mardi Gras, Shrovetide and Carnival 103 c l Marktbreiter Str. 12, Tel. (+49) 9321 390070 Tel. (+49) 9321 32543 h o timbered houses, imposing town houses and the V n in a playful way. Exit o ti c Renaissance town hall, invites you to linger a Kitzingen e ir Tennis courts Skating rink A81 Kitzingen D while. During a stroll through the picturesque old town Where does the name Kitzingen come from? Iphofen there are many small independent shops to discover and According to legend, Hadeloga, sister of Pippin the A. Straßberger, Marktbreiter Str. 17, At Bleichwasen in Etwashausen afterwards you can feel wonderfully relaxed along the Short, let her veil fly from Schwanberg. Wherever it Tel. (+49) 9321 32726 and Turngemeinde Main promenade or the former garden show grounds. landed, she would found a monastery. (sports centre) Standup Paddling Arrival also possible via Balthasar Neumann’s famous Kreuzkapelle (Chapel of A shepherd called Kitz found the veil hanging from a Kaltensondheimer Str. 36, Tel. (+49) 9321 23620 In beginner courses, enthusiastic SUPlers the Greater Nuremberg A7 impart basic knowledge, tips & tricks and public transport network (VGN)! the Holy Cross) is located right next to the Old Main vine on the western bank of the Main. The town was named “Kitzingen” in honour of the shepherd. Golf provide initial assistance. Golfclub Kitzingen e.V., access road D i J.-A.-Kleinschroth-Str., Tel. (+49) 9321 4956 re More on Standup Paddling c ti at www.kitzingen-kanns. o H n e de/sup-2017 W i n ü r Indoor swimming pool with sauna r i z c b h u - aqua-sole bathing and sauna paradise, r F g e How to get to h r Marktbreiter Str. 8, Tel. (+49) 9321 390070, e r - Repperndorf S t www.aqua-sole.de Exercise trail r a ß Kitzingen e between Kitzingen and Albertshofen Bowling gente tan Start of the Kolosseum, Mainstockheimer Str. 1, Kitzinger picnic basket ord N three county Hiking Tel. (+49) 9321 7537, [email protected] Let the participating Kitzinger restaurateurs 8 by train (VGN) theme bike fill your picnic basket with restaurant-quality tours at Nuremberg – KITZINGEN every hour (XX:05 Uhr) Former garden show grounds Permanent large hiking trail Fitness at the Stadtbalkon delicacies and enjoy the most beautiful picnic Bleichwasen. Relax on the former garden show grounds KITZINGEN – Nuremberg every hour (XX:01 Uhr) Free fitness courses take place directly by the spots in Kitzingen. with a view of Kitzingen‘s incomparable, WÜRZBURG – KITZINGEN every hour (XX:57 Uhr) Permanent small hiking trail river Main once a week (May to September). annenst KITZINGEN – WÜRZBURG every hour (XX:01 Uhr) Alem raße unspoilt city panorama. More about the Kitzinger picnic baskets at More on Fitness on the www.kitzingen-kanns.de/ Bike tours Stadtbalkon at www. picknickkorb.de Only about 10 minutes’ walk from the main station d Etwashausen Kitzinger wine trail kitzingen-kanns.de/fitness- r o M N a am-stadtbalkon-2018 i During a vineyard hike along the slopes of the to our beautiful city centre. g n River Main cycle path n i b i r e rg r „Kitzinger Hofrat“ vineyard, experience the wine The long-distance cycle path leads through the u e n b h n ß S e a e d c right where it grows. 19 stations describe the r i city centre & over the old bridge over the Main. in t h H s m er r 8 ais a e K n r peculiarities of viticulture. St 2272 s n H t by car St 2272 i e r a n n Entry: Alemannenstraße direction Repperndorf. 3 county theme bike tours d ß enb s ur t e gri r
Arrival: From the A3 or A7 exit Kitzingen, past the traße ng a Tip: A guided tour can be booked at the tourism office. The Bleichwasen car park is the starting point rs ß ime We e e dh st Gebietswinzergenossenschaft Franken (GWF) and on Hinden for three 38 - 45 km long county theme cycle ns burg lte ring Süd 8 the Kitzinger district Repperndorf, you will reach our Ka Kitzingen-Sulzfeld TraumRunde tours. The Archaeological Tour is a search for carnival-go-lucky wine trading town via the B8. Free The circular trail over about 12 km impresses traces of the past, the Garden Country Tour D ire ctio with its fortified history, fairytale discoveries and shows a variety of vegetables from A to Z and parking spaces are available at Bleichwasen. n I pho fen a varied route. the Schwanberg Tour immerses you in the Kitzingen Kitzingen entry: Eherieder Mühle picturesque Schwanberg villages. 8 Tip: Tickets available from the tourism office. Siedlung Getting around St 2270 City history St 2271
by bus (VVM) 745 A.D. 1469-96 1482 Timetable information: (+49) 931/36-886 886 According to legend, Hadeloga, The Crooked Tower is built as Decree of the oldest www.vvm-info.de daughter of the Carolingian part of the outer fortification German wine law in Mayor of the Palace Karl wall. Kitzingen. Martell, founds a monastery in by taxi Event highlights Kitzingen. Taxi Kitzingen e.V. (+49) 9321/8088 Easter Saturday Always on 15 August (Ascension of the Virgin Mary) Taxi Ruf Kitzingen (+49) 9321/33 980 Opening of tourism season Bummeltag - Stroll around the city St 2271 Sickershausen March / April More on the Day of Strolling 1972 1945–2006 1741–1745 World Press Photo Exhibition at www.kitzingen-kanns. Kitzingen Kitzingen is a US garrison city. Building of the Chapel of the i Kitzingen City Tourism Office de/bummeltag becomes a Holy Cross in the Etwashausen End May /Beginning June large district city. 1945 district by Balthasar Neumann. Hohenfeld Kitzinger City Festival Mid-October On 23rd February the city The floor plan was once rt fu n Festive procession to the Etwashäuser church fair is severely damaged by an shown on the 50 DM note. Supermarket se ch More on the City Festival at American air raid. /O it www.kitzingen-kanns.de/ re Last Saturday in October tb stadtfest-2018 rk a ‘Weinherbst’ festivities (end of tourist season) M n io 2011 2014 2015 ct Motorhome site e ir Last weekend in June 3. Advent weekend D The Bavarian Regional Garden Kitzingen wins gold medal On 5 July and 7 August, Kitzingen Kitzinger Promenade Wine Festival “Kitzingen glows” Christmas market Show takes place in Kitzingen in the Europe-wide "Entente is the "hottest city in Germany" am Main (315,000 visitors) florale" competition at 40.3°C (since weather records 2nd weekend in July More on the Christmas began in 1881). market at www.kitzingen-- Sickershausen street wine festival kanns.de/kitzinger-weih Sulzfeld nacht-2018