Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Kiel, Germany

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 45 m
Descend 24 m

Experience Kiel in Germany in a whole new way with our free 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 KielIndividual Sights in Kiel

Sight 1: Hindenburg

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The Hindenburg with the DGzRS registration KRA 101 is a former motor lifeboat of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS). The launch of the boat in steel construction took place in 1944 at the August Pahl shipyard on the Köhlfleet in Hamburg; the 17.5-metre-long ship was commissioned in the same year.

Wikipedia: Hindenburg (Schiff, 1944) (DE)

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Schifffahrtsmuseum

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Kiel Maritime Museum is a museum in the German city of Kiel. It was established in 1978 in what had been the fish-auction hall in the Sartorikai area of the city. It shows the maritime history of Kiel.

Wikipedia: Kiel Maritime Museum (EN)

320 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Sankt Nikolai zu Kiel

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St. Nikolai is the name of a Protestant parish and its church in Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the town's oldest building, at the Alter Markt. It was dedicated to Saint Nicholas. In the 19th century, it was remodeled in Gothic Revival style. Destroyed in World War II, it was rebuilt with a simpler contemporary interior. It features notable artworks such as a bronze baptismal font from 1340, an altar from 1460, a triumphal cross from 1490, a wood-carved pulpit from 1705, and outside a bronze by Ernst Barlach from 1928.

Wikipedia: St. Nikolai, Kiel (EN)

574 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Stadtgalerie

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The Stadtgalerie Kiel was founded in 1988. On around 1,000 square metres, it presents exhibitions on international art from the Baltic Sea region, national and regional contemporary art in thematic contexts.

Wikipedia: Stadtgalerie Kiel (DE), Website

555 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Rathausturm

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The Kiel Town Hall is the town hall of the Schleswig-Holstein state capital Kiel. It was built at the beginning of the 20th century and is a listed building. The 106 m high town hall tower is one of its landmarks.

Wikipedia: Kieler_Rathaus (DE)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Opernhaus

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Opernhaus Kiel is the major venue for opera, ballet, and orchestral performances in Kiel, and home to Theater Kiel. It is a Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: Opernhaus Kiel (EN), Website

132 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Sankt Nikolaus

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The Provost's Church of St. Nicholas in Kiel is the oldest Roman Catholic church in the city. The parish now belongs to the Archdiocese of Hamburg, founded in 1995, before that it was part of the Diocese of Osnabrück.

Wikipedia: St. Nikolaus (Kiel) (DE), Website

551 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Esther Glanz geb. Buchen

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Esther Glanz geb. Buchen Christian Michelides / CC BY-SA 4.0

The list of stumbling stones in Kiel gives an overview of the stumbling stones laid by the artist Gunter Demnig in the city of Kiel. The artist's actions are supported by the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation and the City of Kiel. The first 15 stumbling stones were laid on 15 June 2006. Since then, a total of 268 stumbling stones have been laid in Kiel in annual campaigns. Since 2008, the campaigns have been accompanied by various schools in Kiel. With the support of teachers, pupils research the lives of the victims as part of sponsorships.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Kiel (DE), Website

701 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: Vicelinkirche

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The Vicelin Church in Kiel is a Bartning emergency church of the Friedensgemeinde Kiel in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in northern Germany. It is located at Paul-Fleming-Straße 2 in the west of the city near the city monastery and is named after the German missionary Vizelin.

Wikipedia: Vicelinkirche (Kiel) (DE)

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