7 Sights in Fulda, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Fulda, Germany! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Fulda. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Fulda1. Stadtpfarrkirche St. Blasius
The Catholic parish church of St. Blasius in Fulda was built in the Baroque style between 1771 and 1785 according to the plans of the Jesuit brother Johann Andreas Anderjoch. It is the home of the inner city parish of St. Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix, founded in 2015.
2. Deutsches Feuerwehr-Museum
The German Fire Brigade Museum (DFM) in Fulda-Neuenberg shows the history of German fire extinguishing on 1600 m² of exhibition space. The sponsor is the German Fire Brigade Museum Fulda e. V. The museum is visited by an average of 25,000 people a year.
3. Dom St. Salvator
Fulda Cathedral is the former abbey church of Fulda Abbey and the burial place of Saint Boniface. Since 1752 it has also been the cathedral of the Diocese of Fulda, of which the Prince-Abbots of Fulda were created bishops. The abbey was dissolved in 1802 but the diocese and its cathedral have continued. The dedication is to Christ the Saviour. The cathedral constitutes the high point of the Baroque district of Fulda, and is a symbol of the town.
4. Heilig Geist
The baroque Holy Spirit Church in Fulda was built from 1729 to 1733 as a hospital church on the site of its Gothic predecessor from the 13th century. The high altar is dedicated to the Holy Spirit, the right side altar of the church patron Margareta of Pisidien and the left side altar to St. Josef. The church was intended as the meeting place for the 32 arms lived in the affiliated hospital. The first hospital pastor was Johann Adam Henckel. In 1803, the magistrate of the city of Fulda showed the Marian men's and young men's modality, which holds its last meeting on Passion Sunday 1803 in the Mary's University Church, the Holy Spirit Church as meeting place, hence the old name Sodality Church. Michael Henkel acts as an organist of sodity until 1851. In 1835, the merciful sisters from the Holy Vinzenz von Paul take over the hospital and the sacristy service. As of January 1, 1906, it became the church of the (territorial) parish of Heilig Geist Fulda, before becoming a branch church of the inner city parish of St. Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix in 2015.
5. Bischöfliches Priesterseminar
The Episcopal Seminary of Fulda is the training centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda for candidates for the priesthood who do not belong to a religious order. Since August 1, 2014, Dirk Gärtner has been the regent.
6. Hans-Nüchter-Sternwarte
The Hans Nüchter Observatory is a public and school observatory in Fulda, Hesse, Germany. In accordance with its statutes, it fulfils scientific and, in particular, pedagogical tasks and is accessible to the general public within the framework of popular education. It is located on the roof of the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium. The observatory is operated by the "Fördergemeinschaft Volks- und Schulsternwarte Fulda e. V." and is used for the most part by students from several schools in Fulda, who are organized in the astronomy club. But adults – especially from the "Verein für Naturkunde in Osthessen e. V." – also carry out astronomical activities here.
7. Floravase
The Flora Vase is a baroque garden sculpture in the castle garden in Fulda on the steps to the Orangery. It was created by the Bamberg sculptor Daniel Friedrich Humbach in 1728 according to a design by Friedrich Joachim Stengel.
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