Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Erlangen, Germany
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2.4 km
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Experience Erlangen in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in ErlangenSight 1: Altstädter Friedhof
This list is a partial list of the List of monuments in Erlangen. The basis of the list is the Bavarian List of Monuments, which was first compiled on the basis of the Bavarian Monument Protection Act of 1 October 1973 and has since been maintained and updated by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments. The following information does not replace the legally binding information of the monument protection authority.
Sight 2: 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.
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Sight 3: Altstädter Dreifaltigkeitskirche
The Old Town Church is the baroque church building of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in the old town of Erlangen. Along with the Evangelical Lutheran Neustadt Church and the Evangelical Reformed Huguenot Church, it is one of the three large churches in Erlangen's city centre, whose towers still characterise the cityscape today.
Sight 4: Theater in der Garage
Theater Erlangen is a spoken theatre in Erlangen, Germany. The venues are the Markgrafentheater, the studio stage in the Theater in der Garage and the mobile stage in the Otokar theater bus.
Sight 5: Markgrafentheater Erlangen
Markgrafentheater Erlangen is a theater in Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany. It was opened in 1719, and celebrated its 300-year anniversary in 2019.
Sight 6: Schlossgarten Erlangen
The castle garden in Erlangen is considered one of the first baroque gardens in Franconia. In the garden, which has been open to the general public since 1849, the largest garden festival in Europe takes place every year with the Schlossgartenfest of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Sight 7: Herz-Jesu-Kirche
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The Sacred Heart Church is the oldest post-Reformation Catholic church in Erlangen. It was built from a house of prayer from 1790 in two construction phases in 1849/50 and 1895, and in 1963/66 and 2008 far-reaching changes were made to the interior and furnishings during renovation work. Since 2006, the parish, together with St. Bonifaz and St. Sebald, has belonged to the parish association Erlanger Mitte in the Erlangen deanery of the Archdiocese of Bamberg.
Sight 8: 3x9 Stolpersteine
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This is a list of the Stolpersteine in Erlangen that were laid by the artist Gunter Demnig. They are intended to commemorate those victims of National Socialism who lived and worked in Erlangen.
Sight 9: Aromatic Garden
The Aroma Garden Erlangen is a public garden designed with aromatic plants at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. 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 was opened in 1981 after two years of construction, it was the first garden of its kind in the world. Around 120 domestic and foreign aromatic plants grow on the 8,900 m² site, which form flavourings and are used as medicines, spices and cosmetic preparations.
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