Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Kiel, Germany

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.9 km
Ascend 65 m
Descend 34 m

Explore Kiel 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 KielIndividual Sights in Kiel

Sight 1: Hindenburg

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The Hindenburg with the DGZRS identifier Kra 101 is a former motorcycling boat from the German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecker (DGZRS). The stacking of the boat in steel construction took place in 1944 at the August Pahl shipyard at the Köhlfleet in Hamburg; The 17.5 meter long ship was put into service 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)

1211 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 4: Museumshafen

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The Germaniahafen in the Kai-City Kiel in the Schleswig-Holstein state capital Kiel is a harbour basin for guest sailors and traditional ships in Gaarden-Ost, which was completed in 1998. Germaniahafen is 28 metres wide and 130 metres long. It is located directly opposite the main train station, can be reached directly from there via the Hörnbrücke bridge and is practically a side arm of the Hörn. During the construction of the port, special attention was paid to environmental sustainability. In the immediate vicinity, the high-rise center at Germaniahafen was completed in 2007. It houses restaurants, music pubs, offices and apartments. At its southern end is the sculpture Adam and Eve by artist Bjørn Nørgaard.

Wikipedia: Germaniahafen (DE)

1301 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 5: Sankt Jürgen

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St. Jürgen is the name of a church built in 1954 in the Kiel district of Kiel-Südfriedhof. The registered cultural monument is located at Königsweg 78. It had several predecessor buildings and is located in the vicinity of the old Jewish cemetery.

Wikipedia: St. Jürgen (Kiel) (DE)

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