CALENDAR OF EVENTS “ROMANESQUE ROAD” (SELECTION)* 9 ROHRBERG 20 REDEKIN Discover VILLAGE CHURCH VILLAGE CHURCH CASTLE FESTIVALS / VOCAL ROMANESQUE ERA MORE READING KNIGHT TOURNAMENTS th Dorfkirche Dorfkirche Summer You can find attractive excursions the Northern Late-Romanesque stone church from the 12 / Breite Straße Lindenstraße 14 Whitsuntide into the “Heartland of German th 38489 Rohrberg 39319 Stadt Jerichow Concerts along the 13 century, with a transept dating back to the OT Redekin 19th century. Inside the church, the cup-shaped Opening times: A small bronze crucifix dating back to the middle Whitsun “Pfingstrose” Knight “Romanesque Road” History”, along the “Sky Paths” By arrangement enders@kirchenkreis- Route Romanesque font on the top of a cushion capital, of the 12th century with an image of the front of stendal.de Tournament at Neuenburg Castle Tours: by arrangement June and into the “Garden Dreams” the pulpit from 1691, the retable (from around Christ on a cross is of nationwide importance. Opening times: www.schloss-neuenburg.de By arrangement, OVERVIEW MAP /// THE MIDDELAGES YOU CAN GRASP in the brochure “Heartland of 1700) and the organ from 1886 are particularly Elaborate brick friezes and the horseshoe gallery (Tel. + 49 39343 256) montalbâne – International Magdeburg German History” and in the worth seeing. are also worth seeing. The church has a flat- Entrance price: None, Mai Festival of Medieval Music roofed nave, a tapered cross-vaulted rectangular donations welcome leaflets and at Neuenburg Castle and at “Sky Paths” choir, a high apse and a broad three-storey Tours: by advance ROMANESQUE ROAD “Garden Dreams – Historic Parks western cross tower. reservation, German, the Freyburg Parish Church of English St Mary in Saxony-Anhalt”. SAXONY-ANHALT [email protected] 1 MAGDEBURG 10 DIESDORF 21 GENTHIN / ALTENPLATHOW OVE RALL PLAN Garden Dreams – Garden Dreams – Historic Parks and Gardens MAGDEBURG CATHEDRAL, CATHEDRAL CHURCH AUGUSTINIAN CONVENT CHURCH OF TOMBSTONE OF

Historic Parks “Garden Dreams” – Historic Parks in Saxony-Anhalt: September in Saxony-Anhalt The beauty is so obvious! the most popular facilities in Saxony-Anhalt www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de Parks and gardens enchant us. They With traces of Baroque splendour along on a journey take us OF ST MAURICE AND ST KATHERINE ST MARY AND THE HOLY CROSS HERMANN VON PLOTHO we sidled along to paradise. This tour can the be short or lon lakes, canals and fo g. But in any case I was truly move rests, pleasure. Even if , it is always a d at how the god They are somethi we often l the sovereigns to create s allowed ng ver With landscapes of the world the thriving and f ook longingl parks w y special. Even today one recognises rag y for them.” He expe such a dream aro hich contain in Italy, rant oases rienced t und “ahs” and “wows” traces of Baroque splendour an France or his garden Merseburg Organ Days / England – dream on from visitors. d elicit 14 May 1 As the beauty is so 778. so often, the t obvious! ruth is very plain: With bo www.sachsen-anhal www.gartenreic The history the origina whoever wants tanical opulence t-tourismus.d h.com of these gardens l of all English-sty to se e illumi ple to European continent le land e source of al nates us, fascina enjoy the pleas scape parks on l landscape tes us ures of w has to travel the Germ art in Wh and allows us t summer. 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Still inspired by the Wörlitz is a u the era of Bar The first glan n luscious s Ladegast Organ are includ 2010 help. We are o hile their coo ising that gods nique cultural oque gardens, ce at a historic ummer - , 8 n ling a summer. But in the a days ed among other historic a journey through drops bathe the surround and nymphs also wa impressions of h landscape wh wave of park facility which and the touch the State of Saxon parks have been time in - nt to is tour of ich is a World redevelop- is so impor- rtifi- of silent St. Maria und Crucis y- inclu th th to ing box tree sculptures. The ma En Her men tant a cially co melancholy i Am Dom 1 Anhalt’s “Garden Dream e ke a gl itag t sta n Altenplathow and, as early as the mo ded as part of th 17 and 1 th good imp nd e Site tod rted, prima ng us visit jured landscape n the middl The oldest vaulted pure Romanesque church in s” e State 8 century – ression. 2 ay. rily in the ors that park a e of init Initiative for in w hands of clever and Even t half of th For 250 beginning o decides o which seems natural, visitors utumnal fog. iative. 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The park the delicate p trees, blossoms a And as is so of nt years according to d in Garden, St n Palace and Palace Hundisburg Palace and Baroque Garden, ere is the acquired ink, wine-red nd leaves ten in our Tel. + 49 3902 327 a About historic docume olberg Palace and Palatial Gardens, philosophica and pearly- you have to take your time life, many a park needs our 39307 Genthin whit Tel. + 49 391 5432414 2 million nts. l dimension. e radi visitors a year do not miss out Briest Manor H Althaldensleben Landscape Park ant, and loo secon on the opp ouse and Man fragrant rose bl k closely t d glance so that be ortunity and Degeners orial Park and the Garden Ki ossoms of o discern ing fea treat their sen hausen Landsc ngdom of Dessau-Wörlitz the park’s enamoured be st for the eyes ses to a ape Park. face – its gentle comes deep and salvation for affectio www.gartentraeume-sachsen-anhal their soul. n! (Ev. Pfarramt, Am Schäfertor 7) t.de During the medieval, Magdeburg was a political It has a Holy Sepulchre. The richly adorned and In the former registry of the Neogothic church, Imperial Camp at Tilleda Imperial Europa-Rosarium www.magdeburgerdom.de Contact: The Bundesgart San 2015 enschau gerhausen Crowning achievement Havelregion – From cathedral t o cathedral, Fax + 49 3902 950199 the blue ribbon The 7 facilities of the of the Havel Ri Ev. Pfarramt Genthin TOWN FESTIVALS G ver arden Kingd Dessau-Wörlitz om of are a highlight for The 2015 Fede centre of Europe and was considered to be the the ‘Plotho-Stube’, you will find a rare, well ral Horticultural Show (BUGA) gabled embrasure portal jutting out from the Welcome or finale of a Gard the start Opening times: May – Sept en from Have to the Saxony-A Dreams journe lberg to Branden nhalt. Ennobled y through region is burg: the Hav Palace most beautiful wit in 2000 by a contiguous landscape and culturalel historic par h the title “World Heritage Site”, this UN unESCO region with a Opening times: Große Schulstr. 3 ks cultural lan i collective cult in Saxony-Anh dscape attr que proxim ural history of alt. and acts admirers ately 1,000 years. The settlement ofa thep- far who never t from near regi Mon – Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., ire of lookin on w itz combi g at the Wörl as promoted by both bishoprics. That nation of beauty and usefulness. Or- is why the cathedra “Third Rome”, next to Constantinople. Otto the front wall of the southern transept and the orig- preserved example of a medieval figurative a ls s Johann Wolf of the cities o 1. April – 30. September, Wed – gang vo and Brandenburg constitute the settingf Havelberg and Tel. + 49 3933 3605 to Charl n Goethe simply wrote otte von Stein theme : “Yesterday evening, as for this upcoming BUGA event. www.bug Oct – April Mon – Sat a-2015 st -havelregion.de Sun, 10 a.m to 16 p.m. and by Easter Great, the son of the first German King Henry I 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sun / rel. b / inal mural painting in the window reveals of the memorial slab. This one depicts the lord of the Fax + 49 3933 805232 “Garden Dreams” tips Hundisburg 1 weekend in October HuNDISBuRG PALACE AND for excursions and trips BAROQuE GARDEN, ALTHALDENSLEBEN LAND arrangement ev.pfarramt-genthin@ Saxony-Anhal Hanseatic Ci t is rich in culture. SCAPE PARK ty of Osterburg (Alt that this C Since the 7 hols 11.30 a.m. – 4 p.m. ent disco ral German region d very of the “Nebra and founder of the Holy Roman Empire, chose former Plote castle, who died in around 1170. m eastern parts, consisting of white-red chequered pressive palaces id not Sky D KRuMKE PALACE AND PALATIAL PARKark) and ca first draw at isk”, it is clear R thedrals, cast tention in me oad”, “Sky Paths les and mon dieval times w Magde t-online.de ” and “Garden Dr asteries. 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LORENZ LOWER CHURCH OF tem in Ga esque Klos 30 am from pm, Octob zoological garden a dscape ga den via the ceful Rose ree, rdelegen. ter Unser Lieben the “Brunswick er to March, 1 re freely rden to the Garden Easter 9 54 77 09 and Lion”, catering 0 am – 5 pm, g acces- historic rai Ki , the flouris 3 : uide sed garden. tchen hing Garden www.gar Frauen m 6 99 87, Schloss small teahouse d tours: : May to Address: Schlos Garden or Dreams delegen.info onastery and t 92 60 hotel Blanken (seasonal) and Gas October, sbereich, D-38855 the Med he , Information burg, tel. : + 49 thof Obere gardens): Wernigero of th itative Gardens for gourme The oldest ancestral sea gothic c : tel.: + 49 (0) 39 (0) 39 44 / 36 19 Mühle, tel.: + 49 May to Oc de, opening ho e Canones athedral. 44 / 28 98, www.b -0, Berghote (0) 39 44 / tober, 10 am – urs: parks ar s’ offer space for ts t of lankenbu l Vogelherd, te days, 10 a 6 pm; Novemb e freely access ref encounte the von Bis www.m rg.de l.: + 49 (0) 39 m – 6 pm, gui er to April, tue ible year-round; lection and rs, marc agdeburg-tou 44 / ded tours:gardens: o sday – Friday 10 castle (terra garden pl k family in rist.de 55 30 30, cat n reque am – 4 pm; Sa ced easure. 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A prominent park element is a nthed 19 osarium, the above the playful ze is embedde world’s largest rose Saxony-Anhalt terrac iNFo large landscape park. The d in a 4 hectare former water shaft in the Itali collection – lies th es bet with a touch o th ween the so f “Ita stone 12 century field garde an-style vil and Kyffhäuser uthern Harz lianita” to Gar church belonging to the manor park is- ns planned by la regions. “Seeing it y the ple tenträume –Histor Peter Josep It was laid our asure garden that is a ische Parks surround are embedde h Lenné, wh botanists a out by self is worth more than hearing Tessenowstraß in Sachsen-Anhal ed by p d in t ich nd rose lovers veritable delight! e 5a, 39114 M t e.V. icturesque grove he landscape park. in 1903 Holzmarktstraße 11, Ecke Oberstr. / Nicolaistr. agdeburg it encom , and today Unser Lieben Frauen of news.” So t Tel.: +49 (0 ) possibil s. 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Rosy [email protected] the visitor so certai n-anhalt.de dress: Haupt ctive vist dour ra s who have already th n straße, D-068 as of the park and the surroun nging from antiquity to been out a at he voted You will 00 Altjeßnitz, ding Harz countryside are made possible by mod nd about between This is a for Uta of Bal find attractive and legal holiday opening hou - ernity is exhibited in the beauty the Elb journey th lenstedt as the most beautiful- Anhalt offers for travel t s 10 am 8 pm; la rs: March to 31 and Saale riv e rough ti here. 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Partial Tours: Advance reservation Tours: Advance reservation Entrance price: None, The Treasure Hunt needed reconstruction and restoration between 1961 – 1964. needed in the Protestant parish Brochure order under: donations welcome Activities for nurseries “Romantic Night” at the Protestant Tel. + 49 391 56899 - 0 1 MAGDEBURG 12 ARENDSEE 22 BURG Centre of the Drübeck Abbey Käthe-Kruse Doll Museum [email protected] CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY CHURCH OF BENEDICTINE CONVENT OF UPPER CHURCH OF christoph.carstens@ Bad Kösen ST PETER OF MAGDEBURG ST MARY OUR LADY kloster-druebeck.de In the Romanesque House Katholische Univer- Benediktinerinnenkloster Oberkirche Unser Gothic hall church with wide Romanesque tower sitätskirche St. Petri The convent ruins are located picturesquely by St. Marien Today’s church building is already the third on this Lieben Frauen All year round www.badkoesen.de th Neustädter Straße 4 Am See 3, 39619 Arendsee Kirchhof Unser dating back to the middle of the 12 century. 39104 Magdeburg the shores of Lake Arendsee. The cross-shaped Tel. + 49 39384 2479 site. Barely anything has been preserved from the Lieben Frauen 1 Seminars and courses held at The church was constructed of quarry stone Tel. + 49 391 5435895 or basilica, one of the earliest vaulted brick church- Fax + 49 39384 98933 first early-Romanesque church, except the apse 39288 Burg the Helfta Cistercian Convent ashlars. The western tower has been preserved -5434095 es in the region, is a perfectly preserved example [email protected] on the east wall of the northern aisle. The retable Tel. + 49 3921 944430 from the original Romanesque structure. Around [email protected] of Romanesque architecture. The portal is a www.klosterarendsee.com from 1607, the pulpit of 1606 and a font – all cre- Fax + 49 3921 944431 www.kloster-helfta.de Opening times: Mon – Fri 9.30 Opening times: May – Oct [email protected] 1400, the nave was re-built into a three-aisled a.m. – 5 p.m. and by arrangement prime example of medieval building symbolism. Tue – Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., ated by Magdeburg sculptor Michael Spies – are Opening times: May – Sept Nov – April Tue – Sun 11 a.m. – hall with five bays with a one-aisled choir. The Church service: Vespers 5.30 The wooden crucifix from 1240 and the Gothic particularly beautiful. Mon – Fri 3 a.m. – 5 p.m., 3 p.m., Minster also open Sat 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. or by ground floor of the tower has two round arches p.m., Service 6 p.m. Thu Vespers carved altar are worth seeing. May – Oct Mon 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. 6.30 p.m., Service 7 p.m. Sun arrangement with twin arch brick inserts. The large multi-part Service 11 a.m. Entrance prices: Museum and www.saxony-anhalt-tourism.eu e Entrance price: None, lancet windows in the choir are striking. minster area: Adults 2,00 , donations welcome * More events and information at: www.saxony-anhalt-tourism.eu Entrance prices: None, Children aged 6 and donations welcome above 0,50 e 1 MAGDEBURG 13 BEUSTER 23 LOBURG CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OF BRICK CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS RUINS OF THE CHURCH Luther‘s room, an authentic place of Luther‘s ST SEBASTIAN OF OUR LADY table talks, Luther House Wittenberg Katholische Kathedrale Kirche St. Nikolaus/ Ruine Kirche Unser The cathedral of the diocese of Magdeburg dates St. Sebastian The collegiate church was founded by the dio- Förderverein Beuster Impressive ruins of a former three-aisled basilica Lieben Frauen Max-Josef-Metzger-Str. 4 Schulhof 5 th Ecke Dammstraße / back to the foundation of a Canonist foundation 39104 Magdeburg cese of Verden. It is one of the oldest brick 39615 Hansestadt from the 12 century. The aisles no longer exist. Möckernitzer Damm Since 2007 the Romanesque Road in Saxony- by the Archbishop Gero around 1016. Inparticular, Tel. + 49 391 5961300 churches north of the Alps. Its construction Seehausen OT Beuster The rectangular choir and parts of the broad 39279 Möckern OT Loburg the Romanesque double-tower façade and the Fax + 49 391 5961323 plan corresponds to a typical basilica with two Tel. + 49 39397 97458 stone tower with its western set-off portal, as Contact: Anhalt is part of the European Cultural Route magdeburg.st-sebastian@ Fax + 49 39397 97459 Stadt Möckern crossing of the three-nave hallchurch, which bistum-magdeburg.de half-height nave aisles and choir aisle. Daylight is www.foerderverein-beuster.de well as parts of the triumphal arch and the wide Am Markt 10, 39291 Möckern TRANSROMANICA. th was overbuilt in Gothic style in the 13 century, www.st-sebastian-magdeburg.de provided to the middle nave by regular windows Opening times: May – Oct round arch opening to the nave, still exist. The six Tel. + 49 39291 95160 TRANSROMANICA combines the common cultural accentuate the basic Romanesque substance Opening times: Mon – Fri 9.30 a.m. in the clerestory. Originally, there was a square daily 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., existing clerestory windows, which were previ- Fax + 49 39291 95170 – 5.30 p.m. and by arrangement Nov – March by arrangement Katrin.Zielke@stadt- SAXONY-ANHALT impressively. Beside its function as episcopal defence tower on the west side. Particularly ously bricked up, have been opened up again. moeckern.de heritage of the Romanesque period across eight Entrance prices: None, Tours: During opening hours church with the seat of the bishop since 1994, donations welcome worthy of note is the fact that the bricks have and by advance reservation Opening times: Building European countries. The historical evidence of this St Sebastian has been home of the collegiate been chiselled like cut stones. always accessible Tours: Advance reservation THE CRADLE OF era can be found in Germany, Austria, Portugal, church since 1878. needed Tours: By arrangement Spain, France, Italy, Serbia and Rumania. In these 2 GROSS AMMENSLEBEN 14 HAVELBERG 24 LEITZKAU THE REFORMATION countries, the new art and architecture, emerg- th CATHOLIC PARISH OF CATHEDRAL OF ST MARY PARISH CHURCH OF ing all over Europe in the end of the 10 century, ST PETER AND ST PAUL ST PETER evolved with great complexity. Follow this impres- Klosterkirche Dom St. Marien Pfarrkirche St. Petri sive route and be guided along the interpretation St. Petrus und Paulus Today’s cathedral building was built between Domplatz This church, which was consecrated in 1114, is one Kirchstraße 1 Kirchplatz, 39326 Niedere 39539 Havelberg 39279 Leitzkau of symbols, treasuries and images. To learn more Börde OT Groß Ammensleben 1279 and 1330. The combination of Romanesque Tel.: + 49 15227 661989 of the oldest stone churches east of the River Tel. + 49 39241 290 about the buildings and to receive travel recom- The Abbey church of the Benedictine monks, Contact: Fam. Löderbusch and Gothic style created in this way is still easily Fax: + 49 39387 79105 Elbe. It replaced the half-timbered structure of Fax + 49 39241 90624 which was founded in 1110 and consecrated in Kirchplatz 11, 39326 Niedere recognisable today. The numerous stained glass [email protected] the previous church. By 1140, the church had been ev.pfarramt.leitzkau@ mendations, tips for loop roads and upcoming Monastery St Peter of Ferreira, Paços de Ferreira (Portugal) Börde OT Groß Ammensleben www.havelberg-dom.de t-online.de 1135, is one of the few Catholic monasteries in the Tel. + 49 39202 50440 windows are of particular value. The rood screen, built as a three-aisled basilica, which served as www.ev-kirchengemeinde- [email protected] Opening times: April and Oct events, please visit: Duchy of Magdeburg to survive the turmoil of built in around 1400, is impressive with its Mon – Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., the seat of the bishop until 1161. leitzkau-ladeburg.de www.kirchenmusikgrossammens- Opening times and tours: the reformation until 1804. Parts of the tiled floor, leben.homepage.t-online.de Passion reliefs and sculptures. Sun 12 a.m. – 6 p.m., Nov – March Wed - Sat 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Advance reservation www.transromanica.com the entrance portal and the decoration on the Opening times: April – Oct: Sun 12 a.m. – 6 p.m. by telephone needed crossbars of the columns have been preserved every last Sunday of the month Entrance prices: Free admission, (Tel. + 49 39241 4109) from the original Romanesque interior. Sculp- from midday or by appointment. donations welcome Entrance prices: None, Tours: Advance reservation needed Tours: Cathedral tour donations welcome tures of different eras are also worth seeing. 3,50 e per person 3 HILLERSLEBEN 15 SANDAU 24 LEITZKAU BENEDICTINE CONVENT OF PARISH CHURCH OF COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE ST LAWRENCE AND ST NICHOLAS SANCTA MARIA IN MONTE ENJOYMENT FOR EVERYONE Benediktinerkloster Pfarrkirche St. Laurentius/ Stiftskirche/Schloss Leitzkau Today, there are only a few remains of the Freiheit The Romanesque church, a three-aisled basilica St. Nikolaus Am Schloss 4 late-Romanesque convent abbey, which bears 39343 Hillersleben founded in around 1200, was modelled on the Kirchberg 1, 39524 Sandau 39279 Leitzkau FOR TREASURE HUNTERS FOR DISCOVERERS SERVED! Tel. + 49 39202 61436 church of Jerichow. Even today, a walk through Contact: [email protected] witness to the significance once held by the Ev. 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In 1564, after secularisation, the Abbey 4 p.m., Dec – Feb Mon – Fri a living insight into the modest beauty of Ro- www.kirchturm-sandau.de 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. mention. The building, which dates back to the Opening times: April – Oct was acquired by Colonel Hilmar von Münchhaus- Entrance prices: None, EXPERIENCE LUTHER 11th / 12th century, can only be viewed from the manesque architecture. daily 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and by en who converted the building into the style of donations welcome outside. arrange- ment (Radwege- the Weser Renaissance. Today, the castle is venue Tours: March – NovSat / Sun / kirche: network of churches b /hols at 2 p.m. or by arran- linked by cycle routes) to a multitude of cultural events. gement Saxony-Anhalt is the cradle of the Ref- 4 HUNDISBURG 16 SCHÖNHAUSEN 25 PRETZIEN ormation. Luther was born in Eisleben, NORDHUSEN RUINS VILLAGE CHURCH OF CHURCH OF in Mansfeld he spent his childhood and ST MARY AND ST WILLIBRORD ST THOMAS Wittenberg was the workplace of the Ruine Nordhusen Kirche St. Marien und St.-Thomas-Kirche reformer. In 1517 he marked the beginning The village of Nordhusen no longer exists. The Steinbruchstraße Willebrord Dr.-Martin-Luther-Straße, 39393 Haldensleben Fontanestraße 12 39217 Schönebeck of the Reformation by nailing the 95 thesis ruins of the parish church, which was built around OT Hundisburg 39524 Schönhausen OT Pretzien 1200 together with the western tower of a village Contact: Stadt Haldensleben The three-aisled basilica, which was consecrated in Tel. + 49 39323 38206 Unique murals make this church, which was built www.pretzien.de to the door of the castle church in Witten- Valuable examples of medieval 80 Romanesque cathedrals, Those who would like to sample th church that no longer exists are all that can be Stadtmarketing und Kommu- 1212, was the church in which Count Otto von Bis- (Ev. Kirchengemeinde) in the middle of the 12 century, a gem on the Contact: th art and architecture from long churches, castles and palaces the local cuisine of Saxony-Anhalt nikation | Frau Astrid Seifert euker@kirchenkreis- Pfarrer i. R. R. Meussling berg. In 2017 the 500 anniversary of the seen. The grand 17 metres high cross tower is rem- Markt 20-22 | 39340 Haldens- marck was baptised in 1815. The wooden crucifix of stendal.de “Romanesque Road”. The paintings in the apse are Tel. + 49 39200 51957 ago can be seen. The highlights in 65 locations in Saxony-An- on a tour of the Romanesque iniscent of a settlement of significance 800 years leben | Tel.: + 49 39044 791-84 1235 is worth seeing. The church is considered to be particularly well preserved and have been con- [email protected] Reformation is celebrated worldwide. With Fax: + 49 39044 791-67 Opening times: Mon – Sat the Luther Decade, Saxony-Anhalt already for “treasure hunters” include halt provide a selection for the Road will find plenty of oppor- ago, which had already been abandoned in the [email protected] the most significant successor building to the ab- 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun 11.30 served but not supplemented in their colours. In Opening times: May – Sept www.haldensleben.de a.m. – 5 p.m., Nov – March Tue – Sun 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. medieval. Further historical evidence is provided by bey church of Jerichow. The building is particularly Mon – Fri 9 a.m – 3 p.m this way, their original Romanesque appearance tunes into the festivities. the cathedral treasures of Hal- sightseeing tour. All around you tunities at a variety of places. Opening times: Accessible Entrance price: None, a partially preserved ravine and the remains of the impressive by its size which is extraordinary for a Tours: By arrangement can still be seen by visitors. The Pretzien Music donations welcome water mill which burned down in 1843. at all times village church. 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The young Prussian 39319 Jerichow OT Wulkow Route In the chapel’s current east wall, a foundation ped- OT Bebertal officer was executed because he had helped his Tel. + 49 39341 406 the “Romanesque Road” estal clearly marks the original corners of the east Tel.: + 49 39062 402 friend, the young Crown Prince and subsequent [email protected] wolfram.steinacker@ Opening times: April – Oct About 1000 years ago, Duke Henry of Saxony Medieval banquets, jugglers and minstrels wall. Not always open to visitors! t-online.de King Friedrich II, to desert. Mon – Sun 10 a.m – 5 p.m, Opening times: Advance Nov – March by arrangement became the King of Eastern Franconia. Under will make you rejoice, fill your heart and stomach reservation needed (Tel. + 49 39323 61008, the previous German kingship of the Ottoni- with love and provide you with entertainment. -179530 or + 49 39341 406) an dynasty, the region around the Harz and The Northern and Southern routes are shaped as 6 WALBECK RUINS OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH 18 MELKOW 26 WANZLEBEN Magdeburg had become the centre of Western a figure-of-eight, with Magdeburg, the favourite OF ST MARY AND TOMB SLAB OF LOTHAR II AT VILLAGE CHURCH WANZLEBEN CASTLE history. Henry’s son, Otto the Great, founded place of Otto the Great, at the centre. Here, you THE VILLAGE CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. can find the tomb of Otto the Great and his first Romance is not just “on the Ruine der Stiftskirche Dorfkirche Hotel Burg Wanzleben Today, you can relive this exciting history at 80 wife Editha at the Magdeburg Cathedral, which fair banks of Saale”. The St. Marien The village church, built in around 1200 and well Kleine Straße, 39524 Wust- One of Europe’s largest lowland castles with Am Amt 1 39356 Oebisfelde- preserved in its late-Romanesque character, is Fischbeck OT Melkow its well preserved mighty defence tower with 39164 Wanzleben original sites along the “Romanesque Road” is the first Gothic building in Germany. 1000-year-old ruins scattered Guests can escape the everyday stress and get back to the medie- Weferlingen OT Walbeck Contact: Geschichtskreis Tel. + 49 39209 60140 tourist trail. www.saxony-anhalt-tourism.eu St Mary’s Collegiate Church and family tomb of the Contact: Jutta Pätz, Heimatstube one of several modelled on the Abbey church of Marionettenbühne im ev. Romanesque cloverleaf windows towards the East. Fax + 49 39209 601414 along the Romanesque Road val pace of life on monastery experiences and retreats at various Counts of Walbeck. You can still see the brickwork Im Sande 161 b Jerichow. It is a special testimony to the simplicity Kirchspiel Wulkow-Wust The lower part was a residential tower until the [email protected] You will encounter unforgettable traces of 39356 Oebisfelde- Dorfstr. 9 th www.burgwanzleben.com provide atmospheric venues for monasteries such as Huysburg and Helfta as well as in the House of from the Ottonian era in the ruins of the collegiate Weferlingen OT Walbeck and, nevertheless, remarkable architecture of the 39319 Jerichow OT Wulkow 12 century. It was first mentioned in documents Tel. + 49 39061 2603 Opening times: this era, castles and royal palaces, impressive church today. The ruins of Walbeck are freely acces- Romanesque era. The church presumably belonged Tel. + 49 39341 406 as a Slavic castle in 889 in the Gandersheim Abbey. Accessible at all times weddings. Silence of Drübeck Abbey. [email protected] [email protected] sible. It is possible to view the stucco sarcophagus to one of the eleven Slavic villages within the cas- Interesting: Romanesque gate tower and gate Entrance price: none cathedrals, monasteries full of life and the four Opening times: Only by arrange- Opening times: Summer: Mon – of Lothar II, the founder of this church, by prior ment by phone, ruins open at tle district of Kabelitz, which came under the rule Sun / b / hols 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., lodge ensemble with cloverleaf windows. The stunning highlights of the “Romanesque Road” – arrangement at the Village Church of St Michael. all times of the Jerichow dioceses in 1146. Winter: By advance reservation castle houses the Hotel Burg Wanzleben with its the Cathedral Treasures. Tours: By advance reservation on Tel. + 49 39341 406 exclusive restaurant and historic function rooms. Entrance prices: 1,50 e Along the more than 1000 kilometres of this Saxony-Anhalt attracts with outstanding cultural and natural sights. route, you will discover buildings of remarkable The “Romanesque Road” links village churches, monasteries, cathedrals and castles from the Middle Ages. “Garden Dreams” Parks are perfect 7 WIEPKE 19 JERICHOW 27 SEEHAUSEN / BÖRDE beauty as well as living history with knight tour- for leisurely strolls. The history of Reformation comes alive in the places VILLAGE CHURCH PREMONSTRATENSIAN CONVENT OF CHURCH OF naments, medieval markets and village fairs. where Martin Luther lived and worked, and the “Sky Paths” let visitors discover sensational archaeological finds. ROMANESQUE HOUSE ST MARY AND ST NICHOLAS ST PETER AND ST PAUL Dorfkirche Stiftung Kloster Jerichow Kirche St. Peter und Paul Alte Dorfstraße Am Kloster 1, 39319 Jerichow Well preserved village church, built in the August-Bebel-Straße 39638 Gardelegen Tel. + 49 39343 929925 th 39164 Wanzleben The “Romanesque Road” tourist trail weaves Opening times: Mon, Wed – Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; OT Wiebke Fax + 49 39343 929926 brickwork style of the early 12 century typical OT Seehausen through the state of Saxony-Anhalt like a figure-of- Tue closed; Sat – Sun 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Late Romanesque fieldstone church from the Contact: Ev. Pfarramt EstedtOT Founded in 1144 as a missionary stronghold for the info@stiftung- to this region. The remains of a pre-Romanesque Contact: 12th / 13th century, which has been fully restored EstedtDorfstraße 23, Christianisation of the Elbe Slavs, the preserved kloster-jerichow.de building are of special interest. While many Ev. Pfarramt eight. The state capital of Magdeburg is situated Romanesque House, “Romanesque Road” 39638 Gardelegen www.stiftung-kloster- Am Markt 17 inside and out. There is a wooden coffered ceiling Tel.: + 49 3907 - 5690 Romanesque monastery is one of the oldest brick jerichow.de churches have only preserved their Romanesque Tel. + 49 39407 425 at the intersection of the Northern and Southern Information Centre, Domplatz 1b from 1602 and a well-preserved confessional in the Fax: + 49 3907 - 77 98 00 buildings east of the River Elbe. Shortly after, about Opening times: April – Oct tower, the Pauls-kirche has been preserved intact, Pfarrer@boerdestadt- chancel. A triumphal arch separates the chancel [email protected] 20 Romanesque village churches were built around daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Nov – as a textbook example of regional Romanesque seehausen.de routes. The visitor centre in the “Romanesque 39104 Magdeburg, Tel. + 49 391 83802-22, Opening times: By arrange- March Tue – Sun 10 a.m. – Opening times: from the nave, under which there is a cup-shaped ment, but also spontaneously; the monastery. The monastery museum provides 4 p.m. church architecture. The round-arch windows in By arrangement House” is the place to go for inquisitive tourists. www.magdeburg-tourist.de font. Still visible, the passage from the tower to the see church notice board. On information about the history and significance of the apse and the northern side of the nave are (Tel. + 49 39407 425 or -353 th Tours: By advance As a result, another touristic attraction has been nave was through a double ambulatory. the European Heritage Day, this monastery, which closed in the 16 century. reservation worth seeing. Entrance price: None, the doors are open between 1 donations welcome created in immediate proximity to the Magdeburg and 5 p.m. Reliably open churches – Open regularly Cathedral. 8 ENGERSEN 19 JERICHOW 28 HADMERSLEBEN INFORMATION during the summer months to visit, The exhibition in the House tells stories from DORFKIRCHE PARISH CHURCH BENEDICTINE CONVENT OF The tourist region of Saxony-Anhalt. You can find your offers here. Of course, tour and pray on at least five days a Saxony-Anhalt has many other interesting travel destinations to offer as well! week, for two hours in the mornings the medieval divided into the categories of “Em- ST PETER AND ST PAUL A visit to www.saxony-anhalt-tourism.eu is well worth it. and two hours in the afternoons. perors and Kings”, “Churches and Monasteries”, Dorfkirche Stadtkirche Jerichow Benediktinerinnenkloster/ We are happy to help you with any queries you may have or to provide assistance UNESCO World Heritage th “Knighthood, Nobility and Castles” and “Farmers, Late-Romanesque stone church from the early 13 Am Dorfplatz The grand, late-Romanesque brick building near Karl-Liebknecht Str. 10 The convent, which was founded in 961, is Kulturhistorisches Museum with your individual plans. Simply call, fax or email. We are here to help you! TRANSROMANICA century, which also served as a protective and for- 39624 Kalbe Milde the former Slavic hill fort was built at the end of 39319 Jerichow among the few buildings, in which the original Planstraße 37 Citizens and Tradesmen”. You can discover the eco- OT Engersen th Contact: 39387 Oschersleben Tel. + 49 391 568 99 - 80, Fax + 49 391 56899 - 51 Garden Dreams tified church in the medieval. The original interior Tel. + 49 39085 6389 the 12 century. The closed Baroque furnishings Ev. Pfarramt Jerichow estate, farmyard and churchyard have remained OT Hadmersleben [email protected], www.saxony-anhalt-tourism.eu nomic and political stimuli from the Romanesque of the church includes one of the oldest triumph (Pfarrer i. R. Dieter Wollner) of the nave (around 1700) with its pews is worth Lindenstr. 14 virtually unchanged. The Romanesque chapter Tel. + 49 39408 6666 The Harz Monastery Era, which have followed through into today’s crosses in the region, which was removed in Opening times: by arrange- seeing. Galleries, the pulpit and the magnificent Tel. + 49 39343 256 hall designed to accommodate 78 Benedictine Fax + 49 39408 213 Hiking Route ment (Tel. + 49 39085 6389 or Fax + 4939343 92889 Opening times: Monastery Saxony-Anhalt, and what testimony from this era around 1900 and is exhibited today at the Altmark Tourist-Information Kalbe: Tel. Renaissance epitaph for Bailiff Melchior von Opening times and tours: nuns is considered one of the largest of its kind. Mon – Fri 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. LEGAL INFORMATION Publisher: Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH; Reprint: Genese Werbeagentur GmbH, Magdeburg; Museum in Stendal. + 49 39080 97122, touristinfo@ Arnstedt (†1606) were created by the Magdeburg Advance reservation needed The baroque abbess chamber houses valuable and 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.; is still preserved along the “Romanesque Road”. stadt-kalbe-milde.de) Sat / Sun by arrangement. Cover picture: Vereinigte Domstifter, photo by Frank Boxler; Picture credits: archives of Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt sculptor Sebastian Ertle. documents and six large-format paintings in the (Tel. + 49 39408 6666) mbH; T. Ziegler, Stiftung Dome und Schlösser / archives of Museum Burg Falkenstein, H.-W. Kunze, F. Rümmele, G. George, Fotostudio Damerau / Visitors can get active too – with writing exercises Entrance prices: None, former dormitory convey 1000 years of convent Naumburg, Milan-Bild, archives of Museum Schloss Bernburg, Jürgen Lukaschek, MMKT, Agentur Clasen, Vereinigte Domstifter zu Naumburg, donations welcome Entrance price: None, history. donations welcome Merseburg und des Kollegiatstifts Zeitz, archives of service providers, Fotostudio Ulrich Schrader, Halberstadt; Last updated: Oktober 2014. in the multimedial scriptorium or at the audio The publisher is not liable for the accuracy of the information provided or the service providers. station playing medieval instruments. The Roman- esque sites in the state are shown on a monitor. You will find your holiday here! www.saxony-anhalt-tourism.eu (with online booking service) Experience Saxony-Anhalt without any stress: www.bahn.de/sachsen-anhalt 29 KLOSTER GRÖNINGEN 39 GERNRODE 51 MEMLEBEN 59 MERSEBURG 62 PETERSBERG ABBEY CHURCH OF ST VITUS COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF MONASTERY AND IMPERIAL PALACE CATHEDRAL OF AUGUSTINE COLLEGIATE CHURCH ST CYRIACUS ST JOHN AND ST LAWRENCE OF ST PETER

th Klosterkirche St. Vitus Stiftskirche St. Cyriakus Kloster und Kaiserpfalz Merseburger Dom Stiftskirche St. Petrus The view of the church, which was built in the 10 Poststraße The oldest preserved reproduction of the Holy Burgstraße 3 Memleben Domplatz 7 Bergweg 11, 06193 Peters- century, is characterised by a flèche, which was built 39397 Gröningen Sepulchre can be found in the Collegiate Church 06485 Stadt Quedlinburg Thomas-Müntzer-Straße 48 06217 Merseburg berg bei Halle (Saale) in the 12th century. Inside the church, you will find OT Kloster Gröningen of St Cyriacus which Margrave Gero consecrated OT Gernrode 06642 Memleben Tel. + 49 3461 210045 Tel. + 49 34606 20409 Tel. / Fax + 49 39403 4647 Tel. + 49 39485 275 Both King Henry I (†936) and Emperor Otto I Tel. + 49 34672 60274 The bronze tomb plate of Rudolf of Swabia, the antiking fuehrung@ Petersberg hill has a long history, in which a church petersberg@ the remains of Romanesque murals and sculptures (Fa. Kessler) in 961. At Easter, the Sepulchre is at the focus of [email protected] (†973) died in Memleben. Remains of a monu- Fax + 49 34672 93409 of Henry IV who died in 1080, is located in the east choir merseburger-dom.de had already been built in the 11th century, whose im- christusbruderschaft.de of outstanding artistic value, such as the portrayal Mobile + 49 160 4443983 the Medieval Easter plays. The Rhenish alterna- Opening times: April – Oct th www.kloster-memleben.de th www.merseburger-dom.de www.christusbruderschaft.de [email protected] ment church from the 10 century and monastery th of the cathedral. The Merseburg Incantations (10 pressive design is still on show, even if the generous of Christ as the “World Judge” with the 12 apostles. tion of pillar and column supports characterises Mon – Sat 9 a.m – 5 p.m, Sun th Opening times: 15 March – Opening times: March – Oct Mon th Opening times: Accessible ruins from the first half of the 13 century can be 31 Oct daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., century) are kept in the chapterhouse of the Merseburg interior is a work from the 19 century and the row at all times Opening times: All year 12 p.m – 5 p.m; Nov Mon – Sat st th – Sat 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sun / rel. b/ Furthermore, you will find an angel relief from the round Mon / Wed / Thu 9 a.m. the Romanesque nave, in which many concerts 11 a.m – 4 p.m, Sun. 3 – 4 p.m; found at this significant site, with the originally 1 Nov – 14 March daily Cathedral. The Merseburg cathedral is known beyond hols 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Nov – Feb of tombs for the Wettin family has been recreated as th th 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., only external Tours: By arrangement, 12 century and a tree of life tympanum from the 13 – 11.30 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4 and services take place. The remains of the Dec – March: daily 3 – 4 p.m Mon – Sat 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., also in Portuguese and Spanish p.m., Fri / Sat 2 p.m. – 5 p.m., preserved late-Romanesque crypt. Furthermore, facilities the borders of Saxony-Anhalt because of the restored ca- Sun / rel. b / hols 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., a replica. The monastery monks welcome guests to century. medieval cloister can be found in the collegiate Tours: Daily 3 p.m. or the medieval monastery garden, various exhibi- thedral organ of Friedrich Ladegast from year 1855. With th join in prayers and meditation. Entrance prices: None, Tue and Sun by arrangement on request Tours: Advance reservation 24 Dec 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and and courtyard. tions and the monastery shop are open to visitors. needed its 5687 pipes, it is considered to be one of the largest 31st Dec 9 a.m. – 2 p.m donations welcome Photography is not Audio guide: Ger, Eng, Fr permitted in the church. Audio guide: Ger, Eng, Fr Audio-Guide: Ger, Eng Events: Advent concerts and most romantic organs of Central Germany. (2 p.m.) 30 HAMERSLEBEN 40 BALLENSTEDT 52 ECKARTSBERGA 59 MERSEBURG 63 BERNBURG-WALDAU COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF BENEDICTINE MONASTERY OF ECKARTSBURG CASTLE NEUMARKT CHURCH OF VILLAGE CHURCH OF ST PANCRATIUS ST PANCRAS AND ST ABUNDUS ST THOMAE CANTUARIENSIS ST STEPHEN Stiftskirche St. Pankratius Schloss Ballenstedt Eckartsburg St. Thomae Cantuariensis Kirche St. Stephani The unusually rich ornamentation of this church Klosterhof 8 Ballenstedt is considered to be the oldest ances- Schlossplatz 3 A Romanesque architectural phase and two Burgweg 13 b Neumarkt This church is considered to be an archetype of Am Weinberg from around 1110 deserves special attention, such as 39393 Hamersleben tral home of the Ascanians and the birthplace of 06493 Ballenstedt subsequent Gothic phases can be seen at the 06648 Eckartsberga 06217 Merseburg Romanesque village church architecture. Outstand- 06406 Bernburg OT Waldau the depictions of animals and plants on the capitals Tel. / Fax + 49 39401 483 Anhalt. In 1043, a collegiate chapter was founded Tel. + 49 39483 82556 ruins of the Eckartsburg Castle above the town Tel. + 49 34467 20415 Tel. + 49 3461 211640 ingly preserved quarry stone building from the 12th Contact: Ev. Pfarramt (Pfarramt) Fax + 49 39483 82556 [email protected] The mostly originally preserved Romanesque build- (Ev. Kirchspiel) Breite Straße 81 within the church. The collegiate church was built by Tel. + 49 3949 2602 on the castle hill, which was converted into a Ben- www.ballenstedt- of Eckartsberga. The founding of the castle by www.eckartsburg.de ing was first mentioned in 1188. The church, which [email protected] century with a clear architectural structure. At the 06406 Bernburg the Augustinian canons. The Hamersleben complex (Pfarramt Oschersleben) edictine monastery in 1123. The castle is particu- information.de Eckart I in around 998 secured the Eckartian rule Opening times: April – Oct was consecrated by Thomas Becket of Canterbury, www.kirche-merseburg.de beginning of this century, the church was freed from Tel. + 49 3471 353613 also includes the enclosure building, the courtyard and [email protected] larly impressive because of the Romanesque west Opening times: May – Oct of the west and made it possible to control major daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Opening times: April – Oct all subsequent additions and reconstructions and its Fax + 49 3471 353681 Opening times: Summer: Mon Tue – Fri 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sat / Nov and March Sat / Sun was originally a three-aisled, cross-shaped basilica Tue – Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., www. approx. 5 hectares of park trees, bushes and plants – Sun 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Winter: wing of the former Abbey church. The Nicholas Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Nov – trading routes. Today, the castle offers a varied 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., weekdays with a western double tower front. The late-Ro- Nov – March closed Romanesque simplicity was recreated. Despite its romanischekirchewaldau.de typical to the area. Mon – Sat 9 a.m. – dawn chapel houses the tomb of “Albert the Bear”, the April Tue – Sun 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. programme for young and old. by advance telephone simplicity, the clean architecture is impressive. Opening times: April – Sept th manesque main portal with its knotted columns Tours: Via Tourist Mon – Fri 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Entrance prices: None, most significant Ascanian of the 12 century. Entrance prices:spreise: Adults reservation, Dec to Feb Information, Burgstraße 5, e e (inclusive) on request is a rare architectural sight. Restored after years of Sat / Sun 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Oct donations welcome 2,00 , conc. 1,00 06217 Merseburg, – March closed (opening and Tours: Advance Tours: Advance Tours: By arrangement misuse and consecrated again in 1995, it is now a Tel. + 49 3461 214170 tours by arrangement reservation needed reservation needed treasure of sacred contemporary art. Tours: By arrangement 31 DEDELEBEN / WESTERBURG 41 FALKENSTEIN / OT PANSFELDE 53 BAD KÖSEN 60 HALLE (SAALE) 63 BERNBURG HOTEL & SPA FALKENSTEIN CASTLE / HARZ ROMANESQUE HOUSE GIEBICHENSTEIN UPPER CASTLE EULENSPIEGEL TOWER OF BERNBURG CASTLE WASSERSCHLOSS WESTERBURG ****+ (ROMANESQUE KEEP)

Hotel & Spa Wasserschloss Stiftung Dome und Schlösser th Romanisches Haus Oberburg Giebichenstein Museum Schloss Bernburg The 1,000 year old Westerburg castle is the oldest and Westerburg Silvia und in Sachsen-Anhalt The building, which was built in the early 12 cen- Am Kunstgestänge A Giebichenstein Castle was mentioned in docu- Seebener Str. 1 Schloßstr. 24 best preserved moated castle in Germany. Roman- Hartmut Lerche GbR Museum Burg Falkenstein tury, is considered one of the oldest secular build- 06628 Naumburg 06114 Halle (Saale) 06406 Bernburg Westerburg 34 06543 Falkenstein / Harz OT Bad Kösen ments in 961. The Magdeburg archbishops rebuilt it Tel. + 49 345 5233857 Tel. + 49 3471 625007 esque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements Built in the 12th century, Falkenstein Castle is one of the ings in Central Germany. From 1137, it served as a in the 12th century. Since the Thirty Years’ War, the The mighty tower dates from the late 12th century. blend together into an exciting structure. The castle 38836 Huy OT Dedeleben / OT Pansfelde farmyard for the Pforta Cistercian Monastery and Tel. + 49 34463 27668 Contact: Fax + 49 3471 3009450 Westerburg most impressive and best preserved castles of the Harz Tel. + 49 34743 535590 museum-romanisches- remains of this Romanesque upper castle structure Stadtmuseum Halle It rises above a star-shaped, sweeping foundation. sielmon@museum- chapel of 1681 is worth seeing. Stylish, individual rooms, Tel. + 49 39422 9550 region. Its fortification and the interior of the castle mu- Fax + 49 34743 5355920 was part of the Pforta Fürstenschule from 1543. [email protected] have been part of the Giebichenstein castle togeth- Tel. + 49 345 2213030 With its 3 1⁄2 metre thick walls, the keep was the last schlossbernburg.de, www. Fax + 49 39422 95566 falkenstein@ Tel. + 49 3445 703503 www.stadtmuseum.halle.de museumschlossbernburg.de representative ballrooms, several restaurants, a beauty www.hotel-westerburg.de seum, such as the great hall, the Herrenstube men’s room, dome-schloesser.de The museum was set up in 1955. The most impor- (Museum Naumburg) er with the lower castle structure. Excavation works safe retreat of the castle. From 44 metres high, there Opening times: May – Sept Opening times: April – Oct centre, generous spa area, south terrace on the castle Opening times: Open all www.burg-falkenstein.de, tant exhibit is a parament cabinet of the monas- [email protected] Tue – Sun / b/hols 10 a.m. – the royal room, castle chapel and late Gothic kitchen pro- www.dome-schloesser.de in the 1960s were the basis for opening the architec- Tue – Fri 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., is a beautiful view over the city of Bernburg and its moat, romantic palace gardens, cultural events and year round, daily between vide guests with an impressive impression of medieval life, tery dating back to 1220. Furthermore, the museum Opening times: April – Oct tural museum. The area of the upper castle on rocks Sat / Sun / b/hols 10 a.m. – surrounding areas. The 22nd episode of the epic of 5 p.m., Nov – March Tue – Thu/ 8 a.m. – 11 p.m. Opening times: April – Oct daily Tue – Sun 10 a.m – 5 p.m 9 p.m., April – Oct Tue – Sat / Sun / b /hols 10 a.m. – more await the visitors. even today. According to legend, the “Sachsenspiegel”, the houses a significant collection of Käthe Kruse dolls, above the River Saale gives visitors the opportunity Eulenspiegel tells of the jester who served as the 5 p.m., Fri 10 a.m.– 1 p.m. Tours: Advance reservation 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Nov – March which was declared a monument in 2007. Nov – March Tue – Sun Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sat / needed most significant German-language legal document Tue – Sun 10 a.m. – 4.30 p.m, 10 a.m – 4 p.m to visit the gate tower and the vaulted cellars. Sun /b/hols 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. watchman for the Count of Anhalt. Entrance prices: 1,00 e Mondays and 24th Dec closed (just the tower) of the medieval, was created here by Eike von Repgow. Tours: By arrangement Tours: By arrangement 32 HUYSBURG 42 FROSE 53 SAALECK 60 HALLE (SAALE) 64 NIENBURG BENEDICTINE PRIORY OF COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF RUDELSBURG CASTLE VILLAGE CHURCH OF BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF ST MARY ST CYRIACUS BÖLLBERG ST MARY AND ST CYPRIAN Benediktinerkloster Stiftskirche St. Cyriakus Burgrestaurant Rudelsburg Kirche Böllberg Benediktinerkloster Romanesque church of 1121, the most significant build- Huysburg This flat-roofed pillar basilica has no crypt and was Vor der See 402 The Rudelsburg Castle was first mentioned in Am Burgberg 33 Böllberger Weg 152 St. Marien und St. Cyprian ing of the Saxon Romanesque era. The interior dates 38838 Huy-Dingelstedt built around 1170. The church’s interior, especially 06464 Stadt Seeland documents in 1171. Here high above the Saale 06628 Naumburg OT 06128 Halle Goetheplatz 8 back to the 18th century. Romanesque hall in the priory Tel. + 49 39425 9610 the additions in the tower, the choir stalls for the OT Frose Valley, Franz Kugler composed his famous song Saaleck Contact: 06429 Nienburg Fax + 49 39425 96198 Tel. + 49 34741 91221 Tel. + 49 34463 27325 The Romanesque hall church preserved in its original Ev. Kirchengemeinde This complex, which was founded in 975 as a monas- Tel. + 49 34721 22348 square. The Benedictine monastery was built in 1084 [email protected] nuns and the passages to the collegiate buildings [email protected] “An der Saale hellem Strande”. In 1871, additional Fax + 49 34463 60483 design with late-Gothic stencil paintings on the R.-Schatz-Straße 30 tery, shows the transition from the Romanesque to ev.kirchengemeinde. on the site of a former Carolingian fortress. Today, www.huysburg.de date back to this period. On the other hand, the www.stiftskirchefrose.com buildings were added to the ruins so that guests BurgrestaurantRudelsburg@ interior ceiling, is a chapel-like construction made Tel. + 49 345 4441491 Gothic era, despite fires and alterations. During ex- [email protected] Opening times: Daily Opening times: t-online.de www.kirchengemeinde- Opening times: April – Oct Mon it is used as an ecclesiastic and cultural centre. Well towers were not roofed until the first half of the can be entertained in various rooms here today. www.rudelsburg.com woermlitz-boellberg.de 8 a.m. – 7.30 p.m. th April – Oct 9a.m – 18 p.m with quarry stones with a half-rounded apse to the cavation work, precious architectural elements from – Fri 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sat / Sun / preserved Abbey with a conference centre and guest 13 century. It is generally assumed that the crypt A dinner at the knights’ table with lots of fun is Opening times: May – Oct b/hols 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Nov – Tours: By arrangement and by arrangement Opening times: May – Oct east, which connects directly to the small rectangular the predecessor buildings were discovered, which house in the middle of the Huy forest. was removed in the time of the Reformation. highly recommendable. The neighbouring manor daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Nov Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun March Mon – Fri 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tours: Tue, Thu and Sat 2 p.m hall. The normally traditional sanctuary between the after church service until justified inclusion in the “Romanesque Road”. The Tours: Visits and tours are only – 3 p.m by arrangement –March 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., offers comfortable overnight accommodation. Nov – March Mon closed; hall and the apse is missing here. This beautifully pre- 5 p.m. and by arrangement individual construction phases inside the monastery possible by prior arrangement There is also a register office in the castle. by advance reservation at served towerless village church from the 12th century Entrance prices: None, church blend seamlessly into one other leading to a with the parish office. all other times donations welcome Entrance prices: None, is now located in the middle of a residential area. consistent and harmonious design of a Gothic hall. donations welcome 33 HALBERSTADT 43 ERMSLEBEN 53 SAALECK 61 LANDSBERG 65 HECKLINGEN CATHEDRAL AND CATHEDRAL TREASURE KONRADSBURG CASTLE / SAALECK CASTLE TWIN CHAPEL OF BENEDICTINE CONVENT CHURCH OF OF HALBERSTADT ABBEY CHURCH OF ST SIXTUS ST CRUCIS ST GEORGE AND PANCRAS

Domschatzverwaltung th Konradsburg Burg Saaleck / Heimatverein Doppelkapelle St. Crucis Klosterkirche / Domplatz 16a In the 11 century, the Konradsburg castle was the Konradsburg 2, 06463 Falken- High above a narrowing of the Saale Valley, the Saaleck e.V. The double chapel, a jewel of sacral architecture Hillerstraße 8 The basilica, which was built from around 1150, is Ev. Pfarramt 38820 Halberstadt ancestral seat of the noble family of Konradsburg. stein / Harz OT Ermsleben castle is situated. This location was the reason be- Am Burgberg 2 and once a component of a margravial castle, is 06188 Landsberg one of the best preserved churches on the “Ro- Hermann-Danz-Straße 52 Tel. + 49 3941 24237 It was given up in around 1120 and taken over by Tel. + 49 34743 92564 hind the popular German folk song “An der Saale 06628 Naumburg OT Saaleck impressive with its overwhelming synthesis of ar- Tel. + 49 34602 20690 manesque Road”. The Neo-Romanesque painting, 39444 Hecklingen The Halberstadt Cathedral was built in the purest Fax + 49 3941 621293 Fax + 49 34743 92563 Tel. + 49 34463 26553 Fax + 49 34602 48741 Tel. + 49 3925 284277 Gothic style between 1236 and 1486 based on the model www.dom-und-domschatz.de the Benedictines. The skilful capitals in the crypt [email protected] hellem Strande”. Beautifully situated, it provides a [email protected] chitectural harmony and spatial composition and doppelkapelle- such as ornaments, gildings and curtain paintings, [email protected] of French cathedrals. The late-Romanesque ensemble Opening times: April – Oct are among the most beautiful examples of Ro- www.konradsburg.com first-hand impression of medieval castle architec- www.burg-saaleck.info the fascinating ornaments of the capitals. The [email protected] was restored in the 1990s and gives the chapel its www.hecklingen.de Tue – Fri 10 a.m. – 5.30 p.m., manesque architecture. Castle festivals, cookery Opening times: ture. Opening times: April – Oct “Blood Column”, a column made of red marble, www.stadt-landsberg.de magnificent character. A circle of 14 late-Roman- Opening times and tours: of triumph crosses (from around 1220) is considered to Sat 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sun / b/ Summer season: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon – Fri 10 a.m. –5 p.m., Tours: May – Oct Sat 3 p.m., Mon – Fri 10 a.m – 13 p.m, be the most important part of the interior, a master- hols 11 a.m. – 5.30 p.m., Mon classes in the “Black Kitchen” and concerts make Winter season: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat / Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. which is said to sweat blood and water on Good Sun 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and esque stucco angels (from around 1225 / 30) is of Sat / Sun / b / hols 2 p.m – only cathedral 10.30 a.m. – it possible to recreate the world of Sun / rel. b / hols: open one Tours: By arrangement Fridays, is a special feature. Remarkable carved Nov –April after telephone particular value and acknowledged as a “highlight 4 p.m and by arrangement piece of medieval carvers. The cathedral treasure, with 5.30 p.m., Nov – March Tue–Sat hour longer reservation more than 650 pieces of the most significant, preserved 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sun / b/hols the medieval. Entrance prices: Adults altar by Stephan Hermsdorf (from around 1525). of Saxonian Byzantinism”. Tours: By arrangement and 1,00 e, conc. 0,50 e church treasure in the world, is unique. Romanesque 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. during opening hours tapestries are among the highlights of the exhibition. Audio guide: Ger, Eng 33 HALBERSTADT 44 KLOSTERMANSFELD 54 SCHULPFORTE CHURCH OF OUR LADY BENEDICTINE MONASTERY OF CISTERCIAN MONASTERY OF Saxony-Anhalt is located in the MARIAE HIMMELFAHRT SANCTAE MARIAE AD PORTAM heart of Germany and shares bor- ders with Lower Saxony, Thuringia, Liebfrauenkirche Benediktinerkloster / Landesschule Pforta Saxony and Brandenburg. From Ev.-Reformierte Kirchen- Kirchengemeinde St. Marien Schulstraße 12, 06628 Naum- the state capital of Magdeburg, it gemeinde zu Liebfrauen in Kirchstr. 3 The Pforta monastery existed between 1137 and burg OT Schulpforte Halberstadt Domplatz 46 - 47 06308 Klostermansfeld 1540. In 1543, the Pforte state school was set up in Tel. + 49 34463 35110 is 150 km to Berlin, 280 km to Ham- A cross-shaped column basilica with a three-part 38820 Halberstadt The monastery, which was founded in 1040, Tel. + 49 34772 25250 o. Fax + 49 34463 35178 burg, 420 km to Frankfurt / Main Tel. + 49 3941 24210 o. -570402 -32255 o. -839385 these buildings. Over the course of time, a series [email protected] sanctuary ending in apses. It is the only Roman- was the family monastery and burial place of and 225 km to Frankfurt / Oder. esque basilica with four towers in Central Germa- Fax + 49 3941 570403 the Counts of Mansfeld. The church was conse- kirchenfuehrerin@ of subsequently renowned men emerged from www.landesschule-pforta.de www.liebfrauenkirche- ev-kloster-kirche.de Opening times: Nov – March Four Autobahns, the A 2, A 9, A 14 ny. Its famous choir screens are among the most halberstadt.de crated in 1170. The Abbey church, with its typical www.ev-kloster-kirche.de the school, including F. G. Klopstock, J. G. Fichte and Friedrich Nietzsche. Most of the historical Mon – Sun 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and A 38, well-developed A-roads significant pieces of the late-Romanesque era. It Opening times: May – Oct structure(western tower, three-aisled flat-roofed Tours: On request April – Oct Mon – Sun and one of the densest railway th Mon – Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., buildings that are still preserved on the former 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. was built at the beginning of the 11 century. The Sun 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Nov – basilica, continuous transept, choir), strong brick- networks in Europe as well as a th monastery grounds can be visited. Tours: April – Oct colourful stucco reliefs from the 13 century and April Tue – Sat 10 a.m. – work and good lighting through the small arched high-capacity local transportation 4 p.m., Sun 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sat 10.30 a.m. – 2 p.m., the triumphal cross from 1230 are worth seeing. windows provides visitors with an impression of 3,00 e, visit to the church system ensure short, comfortable the Benedictines’ perception of space. without tour free of charge 13 journeys to all the sights in Saxo- ny-Anhalt. Both Saxony-Anhalt’s 34 OSTERWIECK 45 LUTHERSTADT EISLEBEN 55 NAUMBURG Halle (Saale) and the Saxony city PARISH CHURCH OF HELFTA CONVENT OF ST MARY CATHEDRAL OF 12 of Leipzig, which is less than 40 km ST STEPHEN ST PETER AND ST PAUL 11 away, benefit from Leipzig / Halle 14 Airport. From the Romanesque era, an impressive tower St. Stephani / Ev. Pfarramt Kloster St. Marien Helfta Naumburger Dom Stephanikirchhof 2 Lindenstraße 36 Domplatz 16 / 17 15 front from 1150 and ore font, choir of 1516 with 38835 Osterwieck 06295 Lutherstadt Eisleben 06618 Naumburg winged altar from 1484 and Renaissance coun- Tel. + 49 39421 74262 Tel. + 49 3475 711500 Tel. + 49 3445 2301133 Fax + 49 39421 61459 1229: The convent of St Mary was founded near the Fax + 49 3475 711555 Naumburg Cathedral is one of the most famous fuehrung@ 10 cil pews, early Protestant nave from 1557 with a www.stephanikirche.npage.de Mansfeld castle by Count Burchad von Mansfeld. June www.kloster-helfta.de buildings on the “Romanesque Road”. It marks the naumburger-dom.de Bus and Rail Information: bridal portal, which was restored in 2007, Protes- Opening times: Tue – Fri 10.30 1258: Festive consecration of the convent in Helfta. Opening times: Mon – Sat transition from the Romanesque to the Gothic era. The www.naumburger-dom.de 9 INSA + 49 0391 53631-80 * tant emblem iconography in stonemason reliefs a.m. – 3.30 p.m.,Sat / Sun / b/ hols 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun / b/hols Opening times: March – Oct www.insa.de 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 13 p.m. – 1343: Relocation of the convent in front of the town 9.30 a.m. – 12 p.m., 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. crypt of the preceding building and a Romanesque Mon – Sat 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.,Sun / on pillars, arcades and keystones, galleries with th www.bahn.de/sachsen-anhalt 5 p.m., Mondays closed wall of Eisleben. 1525: Devastation of the convent during Entrance prices: None crucifix (from the 12 century) are well preserved. The rel. b / hols 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Nov biblical pictures dating back to 1589, pulpit and Tours: By arrangement with the – Feb Mon – Sat 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., You can take your bicycle free of the German Peasants War. 1542: Last mention in docu- Tours: April – Oct 3.30 p.m., Cathedral is most famous for its statues of the church Sun / rel. b/hols 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., epitaph from the Renaissance, memorial organ on Protestant Parish Office and Nov – March 2.30 p.m. and th charge on all Regional-Express, during opening hours ments, secularisation of the convent. Various owners founders, including Margrave Ekkehard and his beau- 24 Dec 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 8 a Baroque gallery. until 1712, then state domain. 1999: After more than 450 by advance reservation, tiful wife Uta (from the 13th century). A visit to the 31st Dec 9 a.m. – 2 p.m Regionalbahn and commuter Entrance prices: None, Foreign languages: English S-Bahn trains in Saxony-Anhalt. donations welcome years, Cistercians nuns move back into the convent. by advance reservation neighbouring cathedral treasure vault is worthwhile. Audio-Guide: Ger, Eng 7 16 17 35 ILSENBURG 46 SEEBURG 55 NAUMBURG 18 BENEDICTINE MONASTERY OF SEEBURG CASTLE AND CURIA OF ST AEGIDIUS IN NAUMBURG 19 ST PETER AND ST PAUL CASTLE CHAPEL MOBILE IN SAXONY-ANHALT 20 Travel at a low price with the Benediktinerkloster Seeburg Castle is one of the biggest and oldest Schloss Seeburg The chapel of the Curia of St Aegidius was built in Naumburger Dom attractive tariff offers of Schloßstraße 26 Schloßstraße 18 th Domplatz 16 / 17 38871 Ilsenburg castles (1036) of Central Germany. In 1287, the 06317 Seegebiet Mansfelder the first quarter of the 13 century. The Roma- 06618 Naumburg 21 DB Regio AG – comfortably Contact: Count of Mansfeld took over the castle. The church Land OT Seeburg nesque chapel construction, with its unique Tel. + 49 3445 2301133 and without traffic jams The Romanesque walls of the monastery of St Peter and St Tourismus GmbH Ilsenburg Tel. + 49 34774 70868 fuehrung@ Paul in Ilsenburg, built between 1078 and 1087, recount the Karl-Marx-Straße 1 of the collegiate, which was founded by Archbish- Mobil + 49 172 3744288 exterior architecture, has a coupled chapel room naumburger-dom.de Hopper-Ticket Sachsen-Anhalt – Tel. + 49 39452 19433 op Wichmann in 1179, is single-aisled. The tran- [email protected] inside, which even has the remains of its origi- www.naumburger-dom.de 4,50 EUR* single, 4,50 EUR* return history. You can discover fascinating facts from the heart- [email protected] www.seeburg-schloss.de www.harzer- sept and apses are preserved in the external walls. nal paintings. The tympanum from the former Opening times: On request per person; on one day;Monday to land of German kings and emperors during a guided tour. th Tours: By arrangement th klosterwanderweg.de The widow tower from the 11 century has been Romanesque portal and parts of the figurative Tours: For a min. of 10 people, Friday from 9 a.m., The remains of a gypsum floor 12( century) and other Opening times: Tue – Fri individual with advance rarities provide unique insights into the medieval. Enjoy 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sat / Sun / b/ lovingly restored and it is now possible to marry, Romanesque capitals have been preserved from reservation all day on weekends; valid on local 6 3 nd glorious views from the Harz Klosterwanderweg hiking trail hols 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. stay overnight and celebrate here. the time of construction. 22 trains (2 class) in Saxony-Anhalt Tours: By arrangement and Thuringia; 50 km return. (approx. 32 km) from the Drübeck Abbey, via the Ilsenburg and Entrance prices: None, 5 4 2 Wöltingerode Monasteries, to the Grauhof Convent in Goslar. donations welcome Sachsen-Anhalt-Ticket – 23 EUR* per person, each additional passen- 36 DRÜBECK 47 SANGERHAUSEN 56 ZEITZ ger (up to 4) pays 4 EUR; BENEDICTINE CONVENT OF PROTESTANT PARISH CHURCH OF CATHEDRAL OF for up to 5 people or parents / grandparents (max. 2 adults) with ST VITUS ST ULRICH ST PETER AND ST PAUL 23 27 all their children / grandchildren Ev. Zentrum Kloster Drübeck Ev. Pfarrkirche St. Ulrici Museum “Schloß Moritzburg” 1 under the age of 15; on one day; Klostergarten 6 Ulrichstraße Katholische Pfarrei 30 Monday to Friday from 9 a.m., all 38871 Ilsenburg OT Drübeck 06526 Sangerhausen St. Peter und Paul 26 24 day on weekends; valid on local Tel. + 49 39452 94330 Contact: Schlossstraße 7 25 Situated on an old trade route, the convent was Fax + 49 39452 94345 The most significant Romanesque sacral building Ev. Kirchengemeinde The Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul is incorpo- 06712 Zeitz trains in Saxony-Anhalt and built in the 10th and 11th century. The inner court- [email protected] in the Harz-Kyffhäuser region. Built between 1116 St. Ulrici rated into the early-Baroque Moritzburg castle Tel. + 49 3441 211391 31 Thuringia. yard shaded by a huge lime tree and the gardens www.kloster-druebeck.de and 1123 as a Ludowingian memorial church. St Riestedter Straße 24 complex. It served as the main residence of the Fax + 49 3441 211654 28 Special offer for solo travellers: Opening times: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. 06526 Sangerhausen www.kath-zeitz.de 34 of the canonesses and abbess provide the complex Ulrich is a three-aisled column basilica with five Mobil + 49 160 91654017 Dukes of Sachsen-Zeitz. Behind the Gothic façade Opening times: April – Oct *Price valid in DB ticket machines; Tours: April – Oct Mon – Sat 2 [email protected] th 32 with its character, between the fieldstone convent p.m., Nov – March by arrange- apses modelled on Burgundy churches (such as of the Cathedral, the remains of the 11 century Tues 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Wed – 29 only 2 EUR more to buy from DB ment (2,50 e / Pers.) Opening times: May – Oct Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun personnel; tariff last updated in walls. The gardens are among the 40 historical Cluny). The Thuringian Count Louis II, also known Mon – Sat 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Romanesque collegiate church have been pre- 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Nov – March parks and gardens of the Events: Harz Abbey Summer as “the Jumper”, is the founder of this church. and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Sun served. The crypt, the choir and major parts of the Tue – Fri, Sat 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., 33 Dec. 2014; subject to changes. “Garden Dreams” route. (Aug – Sept), daily evening 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Nov – April transept also date back to this church. Sun 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. and by prayers (6 p.m.) Mon – Fri 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. arrangement 35 The service number of the Bahn: Entrance prices: 2,50 e 36 65 + 49 180 5 99 66 33* 64 Our telephone number will con- 37 BLANKENBURG 48 TILLEDA 57 FREYBURG nect you with all Deutsche Bahn CISTERCIAN MONASTERY OF IMPERIAL PALACE NEUENBURG CASTLE 37 38 42 63 services. *14 cents / min from a MICHAELSTEIN landline, phone charges may vary 43 from mobiles. Also free for you: Stiftung Kloster Michaelstein It was possible to reconstruct the main features Freilichtmuseum The huge castle complex high above the Stiftung Dome und Schlösser 39 timetable information on: Michaelstein 3 Königspfalz Tilleda in Sachsen-Anhalt 40 + 49 800 1 50 70 90 38889 Blankenburg of the Ottonian palace, which is within sight of Westende d. Ernst-Thälmann-Str. wine-growing town of Freyburg was founded in Museum Schloss Neuenburg Tel. + 49 3944 90300 the Kyffhäuser mountains and was first men- 06537 Kelbra OT Tilleda 1090. The twin-chapel, built in 1180, is a rare archi- Schloss 1 41 www.bahn.de/sachsen-anhalt As during its founding period (1146), Michaelstein is Fax + 49 3944 903030 Tel. + 49 34651 2923 /-90268 / 06632 Freyburg still situated away from the city life of Blankenburg in www.kloster-michaelstein.de tioned in 972, so that life in a royal court 1000 years -459995 tectural gem. Events such as “Montalbâne – The Tel. + 49 34464 35530 the idyllic area around the Harz. In the enclosure build- Opening times: April – Oct ago can be imagined in the open-air museum. Fax + 49 34651 90288 /-459996 International Days of Medieval Music” support Fax + 49 34464 35555 Tue – Sun / b / hols 10 a.m. – 6 Furthermore, a reconstructed rampart gives a [email protected] the effect of the architecture. In the “Children’s www.schloss-neuenburg.de ings, significant elements from the Romanesque and p.m., Nov – March Tue – Sat 2 [email protected] Opening times: Ward April – p.m. – 17 p.m., Sun / b/hols 10 good impression of how strong the former defence www.pfalz-tilleda.de Chamber”, children of today can familiarise them- 62 Gothic eras have been preserved, such as the cloister, th th st Oct Mon – Sun 10 a.m. – 44 a.m. – 5 p.m., 24 / 25 / 31 Opening times: April – Oct 6 p.m., Nov – March Tue – refectory and chapter hall. The monastery gardens st installations once were. selves with the historical background through Dec and 1 Jan closed daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., (last play. Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ACCESSIBILITY: have been renovated following historical models. An Tours: by arrangement entry 5.30 p.m.), Nov and Tours: Advance reservation March daily 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., needed 61 exhibition of historical musical instruments can be Audio guide: Ger, Eng, Dutch (last entry 3.30 p.m.), Dec to found in the Baroque west wing of the enclosure. Feb (inclusive) closed Audio guide: Ger, Eng, Fr 45 46 Wheelchair users 47 60 38 QUEDLINBURG 49 ALLSTEDT 57 FREYBURG Seniors COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF CASTLE AND PALACE PARISH CHURCH OF 48 ST SERVATIUS ST MARY 49 Persons with 50 impaired mobility Stiftskirche St. Servatii Burg- und Stadtkirche St. Marien Domschatzverwaltung Schloss­museum Allstedt Late-Romanesque three-aisled basilica in a bound Kirchplatz, 06632 Freyburg 59 Deaf people Schlossberg 1 g Schloss 8, 06542 Allstedt system from the period of 1225. The construction Contact: 06484 Quedlinburg th Tel. + 49 34652 519 of this church was initiated by the Thuringian Ev. Pfarramt Freyburg The Romanesque collegiate church of St Servatius Tel. + 49 3946 709900 As a Franconian imperial castle founded in the 8 cen- Fax + 49 34652 67754 Tel. + 49 34464 27451 Persons with hearing houses the tombs of the first German royal cou- Fax + 49 3946 524379 tury, Allstedt was one of the most frequented palaces in [email protected] Landgrave Louis IV and his wife Elisabeth, who [email protected] impairment www.dom-domschatz.de www.schloss-allstedt.de was later made a saint. From the original construc- www.freyburg-info.de ple from the early medieval, Henry I and his wife Saxony during the reign of the Ottonians. The imposing 51 Persons with visual www.quedlinburg.de Opening times: April – Oct tion, the following have been preserved: Flèche Opening times: April – Oct Mathilde. The cathedral treasures are world-fa- Opening times: April – Oct Tue – complex obtainedits appearance during the late-Gothic Tue – Sun / b/hols 10 a.m. – Mon – Fri 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. impairment mous. They include gems of the greatest histori- Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sun / b/ hols to Baroque era. Today, the maincastle with many details 5 p.m., Nov – March Tue – with transept, choir transept and the double-tow- and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Sat / 57 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Nov – March Fri 10 a.m. – 4.30 p.m., ered west front with porch, on the rear wall of Sun / b/hols 2 p.m. – 4 p.m cal value, including valuable, decorated reliquary Tue – Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., of medieval castle architecture is amuseum. Müntzer Sat / Sun / b/hols 1 p.m. – 58 Blind people caskets and manuscripts from the early medieval. Sun / b/ hols 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. and Goethe were among the guests here. The unique 5 p.m., last entry 30 minutes which the Romanesque stepped portal is located. Entrance prices: None, Entrance prices: before closing donations welcome Many of these were gifts from the Ottonian Em- www.dom-domschatz.de castlekitchen, castle chapel, permanent exhibitions and 55 Family peror to the church of his family diocese. beautiful innercourtyard are worth a particular look. Tours: Advance reservation 54 Audio guide: Ger, Eng needed 52 53 38 QUEDLINBURG 50 QUERFURT 58 GOSECK www.natko.de BASILICA OF ST WIPERTI QUERFURT CASTLE GOSECK CASTLE 56

Basilika St. Wiperti Burg Querfurt Europäisches Musik- und In the place of the first small hall church at the Wipertistraße 06268 Querfurt Foundation of a Benedictine monastery by the Kulturzentrum Schloss Goseck court of Henry I, a three-aisled basilica was built 06484 Quedlinburg Tel. + 49 34771 52190 Count Palatines of Goseck in 1041, consecration 06667 Schloss Goseck Contact: Kath. Pfarramt Fax + 49 34771 521999 of the crypt in 1046 and of the church in 1053. Tel. + 49 3443 284488 in 950, in which the crypt, which is still preserved Tel. + 49 3946 915082 The castle of the Noblemen of Querfurt, whose burg.querfurt@saalekreis.de Fax + 49 3443 284483 today, was added subsequently (around 1000). It quedlinburg.st-mathilde@ oldest parts date back to the 10th and 11th century, is www.burg-querfurt.de After partial demolition and reconstruction into [email protected] has remained unchanged, even after the rebuilding bistum-magdeburg.de seven times larger in its area than that of Wart- Opening times: May – Oct a castle church in 1615 / 20, only the transept and www.schlossgoseck.de th www.wiperti.de Mon – Sun 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., th Opening times: April – Oct of the church in the 12 century. www.quedlinburg.de burg Castle. The Romanesque castle chapel and sanctuary are still preserved from the 11 century, Nov – April Mon – Sun together with the south-west tower from around daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Nov – Opening times: April – Sept the Romanesque towers, “Dicker Heinrich” (Fat 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. March daily 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., With the kind support of: Mon – Sat 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Henry) and “Marterturm” (Tower of Torture), are Entrance prices: Adults 1200. Significant architecture of the monastery closed on Mondays all year 2 p.m. – 5 p.m., and by 5,00 e, conc. 3,00 e round arrangement worth seeing. church with stylistic similarities to the Speyer Cathedral and the Limburg / Pfalz Monastery Entrance prices: 1,50 e, Tours: Daily by arrangement Tour 2,50 e (Tel. + 49 3946 905624) Church.

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