29 Sights in Erlangen, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Erlangen, Germany. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 29 sights are available in Erlangen, Germany.
Sightseeing Tours in Erlangen1. Hugenottenkirche
The Evangelical Reformed Church is referred to as Huguenot Church in Erlangen. It was built from 1686 to 1693 according to the plans of Johann Moritz Richter. The construction took place in the course of the design of the Erlangen Neustadt, a baroque plan city. The tower dates from 1732 to 1736. The Erlangen Church is the oldest still used church of the Huguenots outside of France. In addition, the Evangelical Reformed Church is probably the most important church building in Erlangen, the oldest building of the Erlangen Neustadt and after the Martinsbühler church the second oldest church in Erlangen. The Neustädter Church was only founded in 1703 and the original Altstadt Marienkirche was destroyed in the great fire in 1706 and only rebuilt as a trinity church in 1721. It was called a distinction from the German-reformed church to the unification of the two parishes in 1922. In 1936, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the arrival of French refugees, the parish was brought from the outside, since it was now possible to name them in the same way to rename the square in Hugenottenplatz. This was rejected by the presbytery, since the parish not only originally had French (Huguenot) parishioners, but also from the Palatinate, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Waldenser.
2. Aromatic Garden
The Aromagarten Erlangen is a public garden of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg designed with aromatic plants. It is located in the middle of the city of Erlangen in the landscape conservation area at the Palmsanlage below the Ludwigsbrücke and the Schwabach. When the garden opened in 1981 after two years of construction, it was the first garden of its kind in the world. On the 8,900 m² area, about 120 domestic and foreign aromatic plants grow, which form aromatic substances and are used as medicines, spices and for cosmetic preparations.
3. Emmy Noether
Amalie Emmy Noether was a German mathematician who made many important contributions to abstract algebra. She proved Noether's first and second theorems, which are fundamental in mathematical physics. She was described by Pavel Alexandrov, Albert Einstein, Jean Dieudonné, Hermann Weyl and Norbert Wiener as the most important woman in the history of mathematics. As one of the leading mathematicians of her time, she developed theories of rings, fields, and algebras. In physics, Noether's theorem explains the connection between symmetry and conservation laws.
4. Kunstpalais
The Kunstpalais Erlangen is the successor to the Erlangen municipal gallery. This has been located in the Palais Stutterheim since 1974, which was built on behalf of 1728 to 1730 and was built for Christian Hieronymus von Stutterheim and is located in the center of the Huguenottenstadt. After two years of renovation phase, the Kunstpalais 2010 was opened with an exhibition area doubled on more than 500 m² on the ground floor and basement of the Palais Stutterheim under the founding director Claudia Emmert.
5. St. Johannis-Kirche
The Protestant, listed branch church of St. John the Baptist is located in Kriegenbrunn, a district in the district-free city of Erlangen. The building is registered under the monument number D-5-62-000-889 as an architectural monument in the Bavarian list of monuments. The church belongs to the parish of Frauenaurach in the Evangelical Lutheran Deanery of Erlangen in the Nuremberg church district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria.
Wikipedia: St. Johannes der Täufer (Kriegenbrunn) (DE), Website, Url
6. Herz-Jesu-Kirche
The Herz-Jesu Church is the oldest retrofitted Catholic Church in Erlangen. It emerged from a prayer house from 1790 in two construction phases 1849/50 and 1895. 1963/66 and 2008 were made in the interior and equipment of profound changes. Since 2006, the parish has been part of the parish association Erlangen Mitte in the Deanery of the Archdiocese of Bamberg together with St. Bonifaz and St. Sebald.
7. Kosbacher Altar
The Kosbach Altarpiece is a unique stone setting from the late Hallstatt period, 6th to 5th century. BC. It is located north of the Erlangen district of Kosbach in a larger burial mound field. The exact function and interpretation is unknown. The altar probably played a central role in the funeral ceremonies. Next to the altar is the reconstruction of the burial mound.
8. St. Bonifaz
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Boniface is the second oldest post-Reformation Catholic church in Erlangen after the Sacred Heart Church. The church, which belongs to the Archdiocese of Bamberg, was built in 1927/28 according to the plans of Fritz Fuchsenberger in the expressionist style and is today an important architectural monument of the 1920s.
9. Altstädter Dreifaltigkeitskirche
The old town church is the baroque church building of the Evangelical Lutheran community in the old town of Erlangen. In addition to the Evangelical Lutheran Neustädter Church and the Evangelical Reformed Huguenot Church, it is one of the three large churches in the city center of Erlangen, whose towers still shape the cityscape today.
10. Stadtmuseum
Stadtmuseum Erlangen, or Erlangen City Museum, is a municipal museum dedicated to the history of the city of Erlangen, Germany. The museum is housed in the former Old Town 'Rathaus', built in 1733/40, and an adjoining town house. Its courtyard serves as a venue for concerts, readings, film screenings, and other open-air events.
Wikipedia: Stadtmuseum Erlangen (EN), Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube
11. Bahnhof Erlangen
Erlangen station is located on the Nuremberg–Bamberg railway in the German state of Bavaria. It is the oldest railway station of the city of Erlangen and it is the only station in the city served by long-distance trains. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station and has four platform tracks.
12. Kollegienhaus
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg is a public research university in the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. The name Friedrich–Alexander comes from the university's first founder Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and its benefactor Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
13. Schloss Erlangen
The Schloss Erlangen is a residence in Erlangen, built between 1700 and 1704 by George William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Work was initially led by Antonio della Porta and after his death in 1702 by Gottfried von Gedeler. It was the first baroque building built from scratch in Franconia.
14. Schlossgarten Erlangen
The palace garden in Erlangen is considered one of the first baroque gardens in Franconia. The garden, which has been open to the general public since 1849, hosts the largest garden festival in Europe every year, the Schlossgartenfest of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
15. Egloffsteinsches Palais
The Egloffstein Palais is the largest baroque nobility palace in Erlangen. The building with the addresses Friedrichstraße 17 and southern Stadtmauerstrasse 28 was built in 1718 and today houses the adult education center of the city of Erlangen and the Franco-German Institute in Erlangen.
16. Neischl-Grotte
The Botanical Garden Erlangen is a botanical garden, which is 2 hectares in size, maintained by the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and located on the north side of the castle garden in the city center at Loschgestraße 3, Erlangen, Franconia, Germany. It is open daily except Monday.
17. Nürnberg–Bamberg
The Burgberg Tunnel is a 306.65-metre-long railway tunnel on the Nuremberg–Bamberg railway in the area of the Middle Franconian city of Erlangen. Inaugurated on 25 August 1844 and now a listed building, it is the oldest railway tunnel in Bavaria and still in existence.
18. Schwedensteine
The Celtic stones, also called Swedish stones, are five late medieval stone crosses in a stone cross nest in the Erlangen district of Bruck. The Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments lists them under the monument number D-5-62-000-772.
19. Stutterheimsches Palais
The Stutterheimsche Palais is the most important baroque aristocratic palace in Erlangen. It is located on the south side of the market square and was built in 1728–1730. Today it houses the Erlangen City Library and the Kunstpalais Erlangen.
20. CVJM Erlangen e.V.
The Young People's Christian Association (YMCA) is the world's largest youth organization with a total of over 64 million people reached. This organization is non-denominational Christian and in practice Evangelical-Protestant oriented.
21. Neustädter Kirche
Neustädter Kirche is one of three large downtown churches of the Baroque old town of Erlangen. Germany. The church is Lutheran. It dominates the town, together with the Reformed Hugenottenkirche and the Lutheran Altstädter Kirche.
22. Kreuzstein
The Kreuzstein, also known as the Schwedenstein, is a late medieval stone cross in the Erlangen district of Eltersdorf. The Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments lists it under the monument number D-5-62-000-847.
23. Egidienstein
The Egidienstein, also known as the Egidiusstein, is a historic stone cross in the Erlangen district of Eltersdorf. The Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments lists it under the monument number D-5-62-000-846.
24. Burgbergkapelle
The Burgbergkapelle is a small chapel made of sandstone on Erlangen's Burgberg, just a few steps away from the festival grounds of the Bergkirchweih. It is assigned to the district of the Evangelical Lutheran Old Town Church.
25. 3x9 Stolpersteine
This list of the stumbling blocks in Erlangen lists the stumbling blocks in Erlangen laid by the artist Gunter Demnig. They are supposed to commemorate the victims of National Socialism who lived and worked in Erlangen.
26. Lynckersches Palais
The Lyncker Palais is a baroque noble palace in Erlangen. The building with the address Friedrichstraße 35 was built in 1748 and today houses the Singing and Music School in Erlangen. It is under monument protection.
27. Kunstmuseum Erlangen
The Kunstmuseum Erlangen is a regional exhibition venue, archive and museum for contemporary art in Erlangen, Germany. It is located in the Loewenich Palace. Since July 2016, the sponsor has been the city of Erlangen.
28. Paulibrunnen
The Schloßplatz in Erlangen, together with the neighbouring market square, forms today's centre of the city. Together, they are part of Erlangen's pedestrian zone and the venue for numerous markets and festivals.
29. Steinkreuz bei Frauenaurach
The Stein Cross near Frauenaurach is a historic stone cross in the Erlangen district of Frauenaurach. The Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments lists it under the monument number D-5-62-000-873.
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