Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Halle (Saale), Germany
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2.4 km
17 m
Experience Halle (Saale) 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 Halle (Saale)Sight 1: Steinmühle
The Steinmühle in Halle (Saale) is a watermill on the Mühlgraben, a natural right branch of the Saale. The stone mill is a former oil and grain mill, and not, as the name suggests, a stone mill. It probably had the first stone mill building in the city.
Sight 2: Fontäne
The Halle Fountain is located on the Ziegelwiese, an inland island surrounded by the Saale to the west and the Mühlgraben to the east, located in the Saaleaue district of the city of Halle (Saale). It is the third highest in Europe.
Sight 3: Villa Lehmann
The Villa Lehmann, also known as the Lehmann Villa, is considered the most elaborate historicist villa in Halle (Saale) and was built in 1890–1892 in the Neo-Renaissance style according to plans by the architects Reinhold Knoch and Friedrich Kallmeyer for the banker Heinrich Franz Lehmann (II). In the monument register of the city of Halle, the villa is listed under the registration number 094 96744.
Sight 4: Kirche im Diakoniewerk
The Anstaltskirche der Diakonie or Kirche im Diakoniewerk was built in 1893 as part of the Deaconess Institute according to plans by Friedrich Fahro in Halle (Saale). Together with the Philippuskirche in Leipzig, the church is one of only two sacred buildings in Central Germany according to the Wiesbaden programme.
Sight 5: Adele Jastrowitz
The list of stumbling stones in Halle (Saale) contains all stumbling stones that were laid in Halle (Saale) as part of the art project of the same name by Gunter Demnig. They are intended to commemorate victims of National Socialism who lived and worked in Halle. By May 2024, a total of 288 stones had been laid at 131 addresses; further stones are being planned.
Sight 6: Emilie Oppenheimer
A Stolperstein is a ten-centimetre (3.9 in) concrete cube bearing a brass plate inscribed with the name and life dates of victims of Nazi extermination or persecution. Literally, it means 'stumbling stone' and metaphorically 'stumbling block'.
Sight 7: Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte
The State Museum of Prehistory in Halle (Saale) is the archaeological museum of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Wikipedia: Halle State Museum of Prehistory (EN), Website, Url
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