13 Sights in Worms, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Worms, 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 13 sights are available in Worms, Germany.
Sightseeing Tours in Worms1. Lutherdenkmal
The Luther Monument is a group of statues that was erected in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, to commemorate the Protestant reformer Martin Luther. It was designed and partly made by Ernst Rietschel, and unveiled on 25 June 1868. The monument includes a group of bronze statues on stone plinths centred on a statue of Luther, surrounded by statues of related individuals and allegorical statues representing related towns. The elements are arranged in the shape of a castle, reflecting Luther's hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God".
2. Tiergarten Worms
The Worms Tiergarten is a zoo in the local recreation area Bürgerweide in the city of Worms. It was opened in 1972 and is about 8.5 hectares in size. 80 species with over 500 animals are shown. The focus of the zoo is the posture and breeding of old pet breeds, such as glan cattle, colorful Bentheim pigs, Thuringian forest goats and southern German cold blood horses, which are housed in a walk -in Schaubauerhof. Exotic representatives can also be seen in the zoo.
3. Raschi-Haus
The Rashi House is a historic building in the Jewish quarter of the city of Worms. It is located in the south of the synagogue district and has always been an important part of Jewish Worms. In its approximately 800-year history, it has been used in various ways: as a Talmud school, hospital, dance and wedding house, rabbi's apartment and retirement home. Today it houses the Worms City Archive and the Jewish Museum Worms.
4. Das Wormser
The Städtische Spiel- und Festhaus was a theatre and event building in Worms, Germany. It was inaugurated in 1889. The theatre hall was destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt in 1966 in modern forms. In the 2000s, the outbuildings with the catering wing were demolished to make way for the new construction of the Das Wormser culture and conference centre, and the listed theatre hall was integrated into it.
5. Wasserturm ehem. Schlachthof Worms
The site of the former municipal slaughterhouse in Worms forms a monument zone. The slaughterhouse was planned by city architect Georg Metzler and inaugurated on 12 August 1912. It was built south of the Rhine bridge on an area of 25,000 square meters. In the 1950s and 1960s, sheds and extensions were added to the Art Nouveau buildings on the east side of the site facing the Rhine, which were later demolished.
6. Synagoge
The Worms Synagogue, also known as Rashi Shul, is an 11th-century synagogue located in Worms, Germany. Situated in the northern part of the city center, the synagogue is one of the oldest in Germany. Because of its historical importance and its testimony to the European Jewish cultural tradition through millennia, the Worms Synagogue was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021.
7. Nibelungenmuseum
The Nibelungen Museum Worms in Worms, Germany, started in 2001 and is dedicated to the Nibelungensage. The museum integrates a part of the historical city wall of Worms as well as two towers from the 12th century. The audiovisual permanent exhibition examines the mythical character of the Nibelungensage. The premises of the museum are also used for cultural events, talks and symposiums.
8. St. Peter
St. Peter's in Herrnsheim is the Roman Catholic parish church of the village. It is dedicated to St. Peter and for centuries was the burial place of the branch of the Dalberg family, who lived in the neighbouring Herrnsheim Castle. Today, the church is mainly characterized by the Gothic construction phase of the 15th century and neo-Gothic conversions from the 19th century.
9. Simultankirche Mariä Himmelfahrt
The Simultaneous Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Worms-Pfeddersheim is a simultaneous church in the Pfeddersheim district of Worms, Germany, which is shared by Protestants and Catholics. The church is a cultural monument due to the Monument Protection Act of Rhineland-Palatinate.
10. Küchler-Denkmal
The Küchler monument in honour of the former Lord Mayor of Worms and honorary citizen Wilhelm Küchler stands on Küchlerplatz in the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Worms. It is the first monument erected in Worms in the 20th century that was erected without a military context.
11. Hagendenkmal
The Hagen Monument in Worms commemorates the sinking of the Nibelungen Treasure in the Rhine by Hagen von Tronje. It is considered the most important "testimony to the strengthening reception of the Nibelung in the early 20th century" in Worms and is a listed building.
12. Magnuskirche
The Magnuskirche is a small church in Worms, Germany, to the south of Worms Cathedral. It is the city's smallest church. Archaeological evidence and its dedication suggest it originated in the 8th century - part of that building survives in the nave's north wall.
13. Katholische Kirche St. Laurentius
The St. Laurentius branch church in Worms-Leiselheim is a Roman-Catholic church building consecrated to St. Laurentius of Rome. The hall building characterized by the home protection style was built in 1933/34 and is listed.
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