39 Sights in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Sightseeing Tours in Freiburg im Breisgau1. Swabian Gate
The Schwabentor, also called Obertor in the Middle Ages, is the more recent of the two remaining city gates of the medieval defensive wall of Freiburg im Breisgau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In 2022, it was suggested to become world heritage.
2. Lorettoberg
The Lorettoberg, also known as Josephsbergle in Freiburg, is a ridge in the southwest of the Wiehre district in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau. At its highest point, it is wooded and 384.5 m above sea level. It divides the district of Unterwiehre-Süd, borders in the west on the district of Vauban and in the south on the district of Günterstal and the municipality of Merzhausen. 500 m north of the "summit" there is a mountain spur 348 m above sea level, near which stands the eponymous Loretto Chapel: the name derives from Loreto, the second most important Italian (Marian) pilgrimage site after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. With the castle café, which is also located at the height, the Lorettoberg is a popular destination for excursions, walks and local recreation.
3. Alte Synagoge
The Old Synagogue on the site of today's Old Synagogue in Freiburg im Breisgau was built in 1869/70 and destroyed in the Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938. During construction work for the redesign of the square in 2016, remnants of the building's foundation were discovered, uncovered and documented in several places before it was partially removed and backfilled in order to build over it with a symbolic water basin. The fountain, known as the Place of Remembrance, corresponds in size and location to the floor plan of the destroyed synagogue and was opened to the public in 2017. With regard to its design and use, the memorial fountain is still the subject of controversy today.
4. Konzerthaus Freiburg
The Freiburg Konzerthaus is a concert hall in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, that was opened to the public in 1996. Based on plans by architect Dietrich Bangert, the building is used for concerts and performances, as well as conventions and meetings. Under the working title "Cultural Event and Conference Location", it was one of the most controversial building projects in Freiburg since the end of World War II. Until 2016, it served as the headquarters of the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra. With its multiuse great hall, it serves as a venue for a range of diverse events.
5. Schauinslandbahn
The Schauinslandbahn is a gondola lift in the Black Forest area of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It links a lower station in the municipality of Horben, near the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, with an upper station near the summit of the Schauinsland mountain. The line is operated by VAG Freiburg, the city transport operator for Freiburg. The same company operates that city's tram and bus network, including bus route 21 that links the lower station of the Schauinslandbahn to the terminus of tram route 2 at Günterstal.
6. Waldtraut vom Mühlwald
The village Günterstal is the southernmost district of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is located in the so-called Bohrer-Tal area at the foot of the 1284 metre-high Schauinsland in the Günterstal district of the Black Forest. Due to this, Freiburg prides itself on being Germany's highest city. Günterstal has more than 2,000 inhabitants and is separated from Freiburg by a two-kilometre-wide meadow, the "Wonnhaldewiesen". The village was incorporated into Freiburg in 1890. The southern neighbouring municipality is Horben.
7. Ludwigskirche
The Ludwigskirche in Neuburg, a district of Freiburg im Breisgau, is the church of the Protestant Ludwigsgemeinde. The church, located in Starkenstraße, is directly adjacent to the Old Cemetery and is named after Grand Duke Ludwig I, who had the old Ludwigskirche built, which was destroyed by bombs in 1944 and was located on today's Habsburgerstraße/corner of Rheinstraße. The district of Neuburg is often mistakenly assigned to Herdern, as the term Neuburg is not very well anchored in the population.
8. Johanneskirche
The Johanneskirche is a Roman Catholic church located in Freiburg im Breisgau. It was first opened in 1899 and is currently located in the Wiehre district. Around the church, further historic buildings were built. On the western side is the presbytery of the community next to a vocational school and to the north is the Lessingschule. At the same time as the Johanneskirche was being completed, the Protestant Christians built their own church near to Johanneskirche, the Christuskirche.
9. Skulpturenpfad WaldMenschen
The Sculpture Trail Forest People is an installation by the sculptor Thomas Rees in the Arboretum Freiburg at the WaldHaus Freiburg. It begins in the open space behind the forest house and leads from there into the forest, the figures integrate into the forest to the right and left of the path, so that they are sometimes difficult to spot or appear completely unexpectedly, the path ends at the Wonnhaldenrundweg. In the open space are the The Root Head, Lumbago and the Tree World.
10. Die Spur
Robert Schad created the sculpture Die Spur in 2018 for the Institute for Disease Modelling and Targeted Medicine (IMITATE) at the University Medical Center Freiburg. It was erected in the presence of the artist at the end of April 2021 between the institute building and the sidewalk of Breisacher Straße 113 in the Stühlinger district of Freiburg im Breisgau. The institute, which is scheduled to be moved into in 2021, wants to use data analysis to develop individual therapies.
11. Stadtgarten
The Stadtgarten of Freiburg is a 2.6 ha park within the Neuburg district. It has an old tree grove and a large rose garden, and lies between the Leopoldring, Jackob Burckhardt, Ludwig and Mozart streets near Freiburg's city centre. It is connected to Karlsplatz via the Karlssteg footbridge, which is made from pre-stressed concrete. Since 2008 the Schlossberg Tram, an inclined elevator, leads up to Schlossberg. It replaced the Schlossberg Cable Car built in 1968.
12. Seeparkturm
The lake park is a 15-metre high viewing tower in a wooden construction in the Seepark in Freiburg im Breisgau. It offers a good overview of the entire parking area, the city of Freiburg with the Black Forest in the background and towards the west to the Kaiserstuhl and the Vosges. It was built in 1986 on a small elevation on the northern shore of the lake according to plans by architects Heinz Hilmer and Christoph Sattler, which was then 100,000 DM.
13. Lorettokapelle
The Loretto Chapel on Freiburg's Loretto Hill is one of many replicas of Santa Casa within the Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto in the Italian pilgrimage town of Loreto. The ensemble includes the Brothers' House next to the chapel, the Stations of the Cross originally leading up from Lorettostraße and the Hilda Tower above the chapel, which was built in 1886 and named after the last Grand Duchess of Baden, Hilda of Nassau.
14. Auferstehungskirche
The Church of the Resurrection in the Littenweiler district of Freiburg im Breisgau is a Protestant church and preaching church in the parish of Freiburg-Ost. It was built in 1961/62 according to plans by the architects Herbert Dörr (1924–2002) and Klaus Gottschall (1923–1995). It is registered in the list of cultural monuments in Baden-Württemberg and is also one of the reliably open churches.
15. Archäologisches Museum Colombischlössle
The Colombischlössle Archeological Museum is a museum in Freiburg im Breisgau in southwest Germany which features the prehistoric inheritance of the High and Upper Rhine. It was founded as the Museum of Prehistory and Early History in 1983. The focus of the museum is on the human development of the High and upper Rhine from the Paleolithic Age to the Early Middle Ages.
Wikipedia: Colombischlössle Archeological Museum (EN), Website
16. Schauinsland
The Schauinsland is a mountain in the Black Forest with an elevation of 1,284 m (4,213 ft) above sea level. It is a popular destination for day trips. Due to the high amount of silver mining, it was previously known as "Erzkasten" ; the name "Schouwesland" first appeared in 1347. The mountain is located roughly ten kilometres south-east of Freiburg's city centre.
17. Holbeinpferdchen
Holbeinpferd is the colloquial name of the sculpture of a horse in the suburb Wiehre in Freiburg im Breisgau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany which is standing at the corner of Günterstal and Holbein streets. The concrete sculpture of a foal was created in 1936 by the sculptor Werner Gürtner. It is 1.90 m both long and high and weighs nearly 1 tonne.
18. Freiburg Minster
Freiburg Minster is the cathedral of Freiburg im Breisgau, southwest Germany. The last duke of Zähringen had started the building around 1200 in romanesque style. The construction continued in 1230 in Gothic style. The minster was partly built on the foundations of an original church that had been there from the beginning of Freiburg, in 1120.
19. St. Hilarius
St. Hilarius is the Roman Catholic church in the Freiburg district of Ebnet. The patron saints of the church are St. Hilary and St. Remigius. It is elevated on a slope and is considered to be the oldest baroque country church in Breisgau. Together with the Ebnet Castle, it is one of the sights of Freiburg and the Dreisamtal.
20. Martin's Gate
The Martinstor, a former town fortification on Kaiser-Joseph-Straße, is the older of the two gates of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, that have been preserved since medieval times. Both gates, the Martinstor and the Schwabentor, are located in the city centre. In medieval times the Martinstor was also known as Norsinger Tor.
21. Siegesdenkmal
The Siegesdenkmal in Freiburg im Breisgau is a monument to the German victory in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. It was erected at the northern edge of the historic center of Freiburg im Breisgau next to the former Karlskaserne (barracks). After World War II it was moved 100m to the west. Today it is located on Europaplatz.
22. Europa-Park Stadion
The Europa-Park Stadion, also known as the Mooswaldstadion by fans, is a football stadium in Freiburg, Germany. It primarily serves as the home stadium of SC Freiburg, replacing the club's former home, the Dreisamstadion. It is located in a part of the city called Brühl, immediately to the west of Freiburg Airport.
23. Markuskirche
The Protestant St. Mark's Church in Freiburg im Breisgau is a modern, octagonal hall church made of concrete with a free-standing 35-metre-high church tower in the Mooswald district on the edge of the Seepark. It serves the Protestant parish of Freiburg-West, which is a member of the Evangelical Church in Baden.
Wikipedia: Markuskirche (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE), Website
24. Heroischer Rhythmus IX
Roberto Lardera, informally known as Berto Lardera, was an Italian sculptor of the 20th century. He was born in La Spezia, Italy, the son of a naval engineer. He was self-taught and his leanings towards monumental, metallic sculptures may have been influenced by the sights he grew up with in the naval dockyards.
25. Maria-Hilf
The Roman Catholic parish church of Mary Help of Christians, abbreviated Maria Hilf, is the church of the parish of the same name in the district of Oberwiehre in the Freiburg district of Wiehre. She belongs to the pastoral care unit Wiehre-Günterstal of the Deanery of Freiburg in the Archdiocese of Freiburg.
Wikipedia: Maria Hilf (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE), Website, Old_website
26. Wasserschlössle
The Freiburger Wasserschlössle is located in the Sternwald forest above the district of Wiehre. It is an elevated water tank with a distinctive front in the style of a castle. The elevated water tank has been partially installed in the mountainside and is operated by the Freiburg water supplier Bn Netze.
27. Schlossberg
The Schlossberg is a tree-covered hill of 456 metres (1,496 ft) located in the area of the city of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is directly to the east of Freiburg's Old Town and is part of the Black Forest. The main geological fault is at the western edge of the Schlossberg, towards the Upper Rhine Graben.
28. Sankt Thomas Kirche
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Thomas is located in the Freiburg district of Betzenhausen and is a subsidiary church of the Catholic parish of the Holy Family. It was built in 1767/68 by the baroque master builder Johann Baptist Häring and is under the patronage of the Apostle Thomas.
29. Christuskirche
The Christuskirche is a Protestant church in Freiburg im Breisgau in the district of Wiehre. It was built between 1889 and 1891 according to designs by the architect Ludwig Diemer and inaugurated on 31 May 1891. It belongs to the parish of Freiburg Ost of the Evangelical Church in Baden.
30. Adelhauser Kirche
The Church of the Annunciation and St. Catherine in Adelhausen is a Roman Catholic church in the Altstadt-Ring district of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. It was originally the church of the Dominican convent of Adelhausen and is now a subsidiary church of the Freiburg cathedral parish.
Wikipedia: Adelhauser Kirche Mariä Verkündigung und St. Katharina (DE)
31. Sankt Cyriak und Perpetua Kirche
St. Cyriak and Perpetua is a Roman Catholic church in the Wiehre district of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The small baroque church is located on Annaplatz on Kirchstraße and is therefore also called Annakirchle. It is part of the pastoral care unit Freiburg Wiehre-Günterstal.
Wikipedia: St. Cyriak und Perpetua (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE)
32. Heilig Geist
The Klinikkirche Heilig Geist is a Roman Catholic church building on the grounds of the University Medical Center Freiburg im Breisgau in the district of Stühlinger. It belongs to the pastoral care unit Freiburg-Mitte in the Freiburg deanery of the Archdiocese of Freiburg.
33. Universitätskirche
The University Church, or Universitätskirche, is a Catholic church at the University of Freiburg. Located on Bertoldstrasse amongst the university buildings, the former Jesuit church (Jesuitenkirche) has been part of the university since the 18th Century.
34. Sankt Urban
St. Urban is the Catholic parish church in the Herdern district of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The current building dates back to 1935/36. It is named after the canonized Pope Urban I, who is considered the patron saint of winegrowers.
35. Sankt Martin
The Church of St. Martin is a Roman Catholic parish church on the Rathausplatz in Freiburg's Old Town and convent church of the Dominicans. It is dedicated to St. Martin and was built as a monastic church of a Franciscan convent.
36. Jüdischer Friedhof
The Jewish Cemetery Freiburg im Breisgau was established in 1870 on the corner of Elsässer Straße and Rosbaumweg in Freiburg im Breisgau in Baden-Württemberg and is still occupied today. It is a protected cultural monument.
37. Schauinslandturm
Eugen-Keidel Tower is a 31-metre-high observation tower location on the Schauinsland mountain near Freiburg, Germany. It was built in 1981. The Eugen-Keidel Tower has an extraordinary design with a triangular cross section.
38. Historical Merchants' Hall
The Historical Merchants' Hall is one of the most outstanding buildings in Freiburg im Breisgau. It is situated on the south side of the Minster Square. It stands out clearly due to its dominant red facade.
Wikipedia: Historical Merchants' Hall (Freiburg) (EN), Website
39. Herz-Jesu-Kirche
The Church of Jesus is a Catholic Church in Freiburg, in the district of Stühlinger, in 1897. It is a construction of historicism, which reminds us of the Limburg Cathedral with its double tower facade.
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