Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 7 km
Ascend 343 m
Descend 191 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: 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

1661 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 2: Johanneskirche

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The Johanneskirche is a Roman Catholic church located in Freiburg im Breisgau. It was first opened in 1899 and is currently located in the Wiehre district. Around the church, further historic buildings were built. On the western side is the presbytery of the community next to a vocational school and to the north is the Lessingschule. At the same time as the Johanneskirche was being completed, the Protestant Christians built their own church near to Johanneskirche, the Christuskirche.

Wikipedia: Johanneskirche (EN)

564 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Christuskirche

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The Christuskirche is a Protestant church in Freiburg im Breisgau in the district of Wiehre. It was built between 1889 and 1891 according to designs by the architect Ludwig Diemer and inaugurated on 31 May 1891. It belongs to the parish of Freiburg Ost of the Evangelical Church in Baden.

Wikipedia: Christuskirche (Freiburg im Breisgau) (DE)

581 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: 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 5: 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

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

631 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

415 meters / 5 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)

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: 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

275 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

398 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Betonrelief - Allegorien

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

Wikipedia: Emil Wachter (DE)

767 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: 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)

1174 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 13: 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

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