Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Kiel, Germany

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 4.5 km
Ascend 96 m
Descend 97 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: 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)

701 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: 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

724 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Theater Die Komödianten

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Die Komödianten is a private theatre in Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1984 by actor Markus Dentl.

Wikipedia: Die Komödianten (DE), Website

621 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: 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

164 meters / 2 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

661 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Kieler Kloster

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The Kiel Monastery is a historic building in the city center of Kiel. It stands on the site of a Franciscan monastery founded in 1242, which perished in the Reformation. After war destruction in the Second World War, it was rebuilt in a modified form as the Theological Study House Kiel Monastery.

Wikipedia: Kieler Kloster (DE), Website

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Warleberger Hof

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The Warleberger Hof is located at Dänische Straße 19 in the Schleswig-Holstein capital Kiel. The listed brick building is the last surviving aristocratic palace in the city and the only surviving private building from before 1864 in Kiel's old town. This house has housed the Kiel City Museum since 1970.

Wikipedia: Warleberger Hof (DE), Website

319 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Ostflügel

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Ostflügel

Kiel Castle in Kiel in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein was one of the secondary residences of the Gottorf dukes. The castle exhibited a very varied architectural history and in the more recent architectural period became one of the most important secular buildings in Schleswig-Holstein. The castle burned down during the Second World War and its ruins were largely carried away and replaced by a new building.

Wikipedia: Kiel Castle (EN), Website

417 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Medizinhistorisches Museum

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The Medical and Pharmacy History Collection of Kiel University is part of the Faculty of Medicine. It emerged from the former Institute for the History of Medicine and Pharmacy at the university. Since then, it has been led by Eva Fuhry.

Wikipedia: Medizin- und Pharmaziehistorische Sammlung der Universität Kiel (DE), Website

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Zoologisches Museum

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The Zoological Museum of Kiel University is a zoological museum in Kiel, Germany. It was founded by naturalist Karl Möbius, and architect Martin Gropius designed the building. The exhibitions display systematics, evolution, tropical and German fauna, butterfly ecology and history of zoology in Kiel. The museum is part of the University of Kiel and participates in the Museen am Meer association.

Wikipedia: Zoological Museum of Kiel University (EN), Website

173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Kunsthalle

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The Kunsthalle zu Kiel is an art museum in Kiel and, with 2,000 m² of exhibition space, the largest museum in the state capital. The Kunsthalle is located north of the city centre on Düsternbrooker Weg – close to the Schlossgarten and the Kiel Fjord. Since 25 September 2023, the Kunsthalle zu Kiel and the Collection of Classical Antiquities have been closed for renovation. A total of around 49.5 million euros will flow into the renovation of the historic building. Of this, around 30 million euros come from the IMPULS infrastructure modernization program of the state of Schleswig-Holstein and almost 19.5 million euros from the federal government's KulturInvest program.

Wikipedia: Kunsthalle Kiel (DE), Website

298 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Alter Botanischer Garten

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The Old Botanical Garden in Kiel, also known as the Old Botanical Garden on the Fjord, is a former botanical garden and arboretum located at Düsternbrooker Weg 19, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is open daily without charge.

Wikipedia: Old Botanical Garden, Kiel (EN)

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