Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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Number of sights 24 sights
Distance 7.3 km
Ascend 285 m
Descend 107 m

Experience Freiburg im Breisgau 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.

Activities in Freiburg im BreisgauIndividual Sights in Freiburg im Breisgau

Sight 1: Sankt Martin

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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 monastery church of a Franciscan convent.

Wikipedia: St. Martin (Freiburg-Altstadt) (DE), Website

437 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Archäologisches Museum Colombischlössle

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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

488 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Konzerthaus Freiburg

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Konzerthaus FreiburgFlorian K uploaded 2005-04-13 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Konzerthaus Freiburg (EN), Website

249 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Theater Freiburg

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Theater Freiburg is a theatre in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Wikipedia: Theater Freiburg (EN), Website

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Alte Synagoge

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Alte Synagoge Autor/-in unbekanntUnknown author / CC BY 3.0 de

The synagogue known as the Old Synagogue on today's site of the Old Synagogue in Freiburg im Breisgau was built in 1869/70 and destroyed in the Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938. During construction work on the redesign of the square in 2016, remains of the building foundation were discovered, uncovered and documented in several places before it was partially removed and filled in to cover it with a symbolic water basin. The fountain system, 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 conception and use, the memorial fountain is still the subject of controversy today.

Wikipedia: Alte Synagoge (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Universitätskirche

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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.

Wikipedia: University Church, Freiburg (EN), Website

163 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Uniseum

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The Uniseum is the university museum of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The name is a portmanteau of Universität and Museum. As a neologism, it is trademarked.

Wikipedia: Uniseum (EN), Website, Website

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Martin's Gate

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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.

Wikipedia: Martinstor (EN)

299 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Adelhauser Kirche

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The Adelhauser Church Mariä Announcement and St. Katharina is a Roman Catholic church in the district of Altstadt-Ring from Freiburg im Breisgau. It was originally the church of the Dominican monastery Adelhausen and is now a branch church of the Freiburg cathedral parish.

Wikipedia: Adelhauser Kirche Mariä Verkündigung und St. Katharina (DE)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Theater im Marienbad

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Theater im Marienbad is a theatre in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Wikipedia: Theater im Marienbad (EN), Website

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Museum für Neue Kunst

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The Museum of Contemporary Art is the Museum of Modern Art of the Municipal Museums in Freiburg im Breisgau, Marienstraße 10a.

Wikipedia: Museum für Neue Kunst (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE), Website

216 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Swabian Gate

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Swabian Gate Peter Cornelius / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Schwabentor (EN)

275 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Museum Natur und Mensch

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The Museum Natur und Mensch in Freiburg im Breisgau houses extensive natural and ethnological collections. It is located on the edge of the old town, directly on Augustinerplatz.

Wikipedia: Museum Natur und Mensch Freiburg (DE), Website

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Historical Merchants' Hall

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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

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Freiburg Minster

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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.

Wikipedia: Freiburg Minster (EN), Website

162 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Fischbrunnen

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The Fish Fountain, which today stands in the northwest corner of the Münsterplatz in front of the Kornhaus, is the oldest and most magnificent fountain in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau.

Wikipedia: Fischbrunnen (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE)

281 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Siegesdenkmal

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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.

Wikipedia: Siegesdenkmal (EN)

573 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 18: St. Michaelskapelle

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The St. Michael's Chapel is the cemetery chapel of the Old Cemetery of Freiburg im Breisgau. It belongs to the cathedral parish of Freiburg.

Wikipedia: St.-Michaels-Kapelle (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE)

359 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Ludwigskirche

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The Ludwigskirche in Neuburg, a district of Freiburg im Breisgau, is the place of worship 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 and Rheinstraße. The district of Neuburg is often mistakenly assigned to Herdern, as the term Neuburg is not very well anchored in the population.

Wikipedia: Ludwigskirche (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE)

633 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 20: Stadtgarten

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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.

Wikipedia: Stadtgarten Freiburg (EN)

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Windspiel

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Windspiel

Roland Phleps was a German sculptor, neurologist and psychiatrist.

Wikipedia: Roland Phleps (DE)

40 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 22: Wartende

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Wartende

Richard Engelmann was a German sculptor.

Wikipedia: Richard Engelmann (Bildhauer) (DE)

1130 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 23: Schlossbergturm

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The Schlossbergturm is a 33.27-metre-high observation tower built in 2002 on the Schlossberg on the edge of the old town of Freiburg im Breisgau.

Wikipedia: Schlossbergturm (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE), Website

548 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 24: Schlossberg

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Schlossberg Michael Schmalenstroer / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Schlossberg (Freiburg) (EN)

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