Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 3.2 km
Ascend 60 m
Descend 138 m

Explore Esslingen am Neckar in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Esslingen am Neckar

Sight 1: Theodor Rothschild

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Theodor Rothschild

Theodor Rothschild was a publicist and reform pedagogue and from 1901 to 1939 the director of the Israelite orphanage Wilhelmspflege in Esslingen am Neckar.

Wikipedia: Theodor Rothschild (DE)

509 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Dicker Turm

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The so-called castle in Esslingen am Neckar is a preserved part of the medieval city fortifications, which is located above the former and current city centre.

Wikipedia: Esslinger Burg (DE)

419 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: A22 Coworking Faulhabersches Haus

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A22 Coworking Faulhabersches Haus

The house at Augustinerstraße 22 in Esslingen am Neckar is a listed building from the second half of the 18th century. After its first owner, the house is also known as the Faulhabersches Haus.

Wikipedia: Augustinerstraße 22 (Esslingen) (DE), Website

326 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Synagoge

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The synagogue in Esslingen is located in Heppächer 3 in Esslingen am Neckar (Baden-Württemberg). The former guild house of the Schneider was converted into a synagogue in 1819, desecrated in 1938 and has been used as a synagogue again since March 2012.

Wikipedia: Synagoge (Esslingen) (DE)

484 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Maille

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Maille André Karwath aka Aka / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Maille [ˈmaljə] is a park in the city centre of Esslingen am Neckar.

Wikipedia: Maille (Esslingen am Neckar) (DE)

249 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Postmichelbrunnen

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Postmichelbrunnen

The Postmichelbrunnen in Fischbrunnenstraße in Esslingen am Neckar is a fountain that illustrates the legend of Postmichel.

Wikipedia: Postmichelbrunnen (DE)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Altes Rathaus

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Esslingen am Neckar is one of the few cities in Germany that did not experience significant destruction during the Second World War. Thus, the architecture of the city has examples from over 1200 years of history.

Wikipedia: Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt Esslingen am Neckar (DE)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Neues Rathaus

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Neues Rathaus

The New Town Hall at Rathausplatz 2 in Esslingen am Neckar is an 18th-century building. After its first owners, the Barons of Palm, it is also known as the Upper Palm Building.

Wikipedia: Neues Rathaus (Esslingen) (DE)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Kielmeyerhaus

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The Kielmeyerhaus at Marktplatz 3 in Esslingen am Neckar is a former hospital wine press.

Wikipedia: Kielmeyerhaus (DE)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Münster St. Paul

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The Catholic Minster of St. Paul in Esslingen am Neckar is an early Gothic sacred building from the 13th century. The church of the former Dominican monastery is considered to be the oldest surviving mendicant order church in Germany. It stands on the western edge of the market square and, together with the Protestant town church of St. Dionys and the Frauenkirche on the hillside, is one of the most characteristic church buildings in the city centre.

Wikipedia: St. Paul (Esslingen am Neckar) (DE)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Stadtkirche St. Dionys

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Stadtkirche St. Dionys André Karwath aka Aka / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Evangelical Church of St. Dionys in Esslingen is a church from the Gothic period. The church stands on the south side of the market square and, together with the Catholic St. Paul's Cathedral and the Frauenkirche, forms an ensemble of buildings that characterizes the cityscape.

Wikipedia: Stadtkirche St. Dionys (Esslingen am Neckar) (DE)

115 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Stadtarchiv

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Stadtarchiv

The Stadtarchiv Esslingen is the archive of the city of Esslingen am Neckar.

Wikipedia: Stadtarchiv Esslingen (DE)

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Thermometer, Barometer, Hydrometer, Entfernungstafel

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Thermometer, Barometer, Hydrometer, Entfernungstafel

The weather column in Esslingen am Neckar is a weather station from 1895.

Wikipedia: Wettersäule (Esslingen) (DE)

90 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: C. Deffner

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C. Deffner

C. Deffner was a metal goods factory in Esslingen am Neckar, which existed from 1815 to 1969 and mainly produced equipment for tables and bars.

Wikipedia: C. Deffner (DE)

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege

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The Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (LAD) is a department of the Stuttgart Regional Council. It is responsible for overarching tasks of monument preservation in Baden-Württemberg. It is based in Esslingen am Neckar.

Wikipedia: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg (DE)

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Magdalene Maier-Leibnitz

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The list of stumbling stones in Esslingen am Neckar lists the existing stumbling stones in Esslingen am Neckar, which were laid as part of the project of the artist Gunter Demnig.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Esslingen am Neckar (DE)

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