Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 8.2 km
Ascend 430 m
Descend 232 m

Explore Freiburg im Breisgau 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.

Activities in Freiburg im BreisgauIndividual Sights in Freiburg im Breisgau

Sight 1: DR 85 007

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The Class 85 was a German goods train tank engine and standard locomotive (Einheitslok) with the Deutsche Reichsbahn.

Wikipedia: DRG Class 85 (EN), Website

1266 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 2: Fünfwundenkreuz

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A special historical event is commemorated by five-wound crosses in the Freiburg district of Stühlinger and God's protection is invoked in the Herdern district.

Wikipedia: Fünfwundenkreuz (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE)

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Herz-Jesu-Kirche

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The Church of Jesus is a Catholic Church in Freiburg, in the district of Stühlinger, in 1897. It is a construction of historicism, which reminds us of the Limburg Cathedral with its double tower facade.

Wikipedia: Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE)

534 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: 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

522 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: 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 6: 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)

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Museum Natur und Mensch

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The Museum of Nature and Man in Freiburg im Breisgau houses extensive natural history and ethnological collections. It is located on the edge of the old town, right on Augustinerplatz.

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

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Adelhauser Kirche

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The Church of the Annunciation and St. Catherine in Adelhausen is a Roman Catholic church in the Altstadt-Ring district of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. It was originally the church of the Dominican convent of Adelhausen and is now a subsidiary church of the Freiburg cathedral parish.

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

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: 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

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: 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 11: 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 12: 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 13: 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)

847 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 14: Ludwigskirche

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The Ludwigskirche in Neuburg, a district of Freiburg im Breisgau, is the church 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/corner of 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)

665 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 15: Windspiel

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Windspiel

Roland Phleps was a German sculptor, neurologist and psychiatrist.

Wikipedia: Roland Phleps (DE)

40 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 16: Wartende

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Wartende

Richard Engelmann was a German sculptor.

Wikipedia: Richard Engelmann (Bildhauer) (DE)

694 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 17: Betonrelief - Allegorien

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Emil Wachter was a German visual artist. He worked mainly as a painter, sculptor and university lecturer.

Wikipedia: Emil Wachter (DE)

1173 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 18: Schlossbergturm

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The Schlossbergurm is a 33.27 meter 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 19: 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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