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Kaltensondheimer Str. Friedenstr. Güterhallstr. Amalienweg Würzburger Str. Hindenburgring West Richard-Wagner-Str. Bachgasse Untere Friedricht-Ebert-Str. Nordtangente Lindenstr. Hindenburgring Nord Hindenburgring Krainberg Neuer Weg Neuer Str. Sulzfelder Innere Rosenstr. Feldstr. Obere Bachgasse Obere Kanzler-Stürtzel-Str. Rosenstr. Alte Poststr. Rosenberg Rosengarten Moltkestr. Schmiedelstr. Schreibergasse Mainstockheimer Str. Bismarckstr. Königsplatz Luitpoldstr. Falterstr. Paul-Eber-Str. Nordtangente Kaiserstr. Schweizergasse Schreibergasse Am Stadtgraben n se a Herrnstr. w Heinrich-Fehrer-Str. h c Fischergasse i e l B Leidenhof Oberer Mainkai Marktstr. Ritterstr. Tourist attractions and museumsKapuzinerstr. - Discover the old townWörthstr. of Kitzingen. Obere Kirchgasse SchwalbenhofNordtangente h c i e l B w Main Mainstockheimer Str. s a n e Hindenburgring Süd Spinnengässchen Untere Kirchgasse Schrannenstr. 15 Platz der Partnerstädte 5 Gartenstr. The Old Monastery Cellar 10 The square symbolises Kitzingen’s town twinning with 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 UntererMainkai 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.