Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Meiningen, Germany

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.3 km
Ascend 112 m
Descend 41 m

Explore Meiningen 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.

Individual Sights in Meiningen

Sight 1: Johannes Brahms

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The Brahms monument in the art and culture city of Meiningen is dedicated to the composer and conductor Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) and was erected in 1899.

Wikipedia: Brahms-Denkmal (Meiningen) (DE)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Bechsteinbrunnen

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Bechsteinbrunnen kramer96 / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Bechstein Fountain, also known as the Fairy Tale Fountain, is a fountain built in 1909 in the city of Meiningen. It is dedicated to the writer, archivist, collector of fairy tales and legends Ludwig Bechstein (1801–1860). The fountain, created by Robert Diez, is located on a main path in the English Garden.

Wikipedia: Bechsteinbrunnen (DE)

593 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: ehem. Meininger Landtag

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The Landtag building in Meiningen was the seat of the Landtag of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen and the Free State of Saxe-Meiningen. The listed building is located in the eastern part of the old town near the main post office.

Wikipedia: Landtagsgebäude (Meiningen) (DE)

375 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Stadtkirche Unserer lieben Frauen

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Lady, also known as St. Mary's, is a three-nave hall church and a landmark of the city of Meiningen. The town church is the most important sacred building in Meiningen and fulfils the function of a parish church for the Protestant congregations of the region.

Wikipedia: Stadtkirche Meiningen (DE), Website, Youtube

266 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Unsere Liebe Frau

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The Roman Catholic parish church of Our Lady is located in Meiningen in the Thuringian district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. It is the parish church of the parish of St. Marien Meiningen in the deanery of Meiningen in the diocese of Erfurt. She bears the patronage of Our Lady.

Wikipedia: Unsere Liebe Frau (Meiningen) (DE), Website

1004 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 6: Goetz-Höhle

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The Goetz cave is a demolition column cavity in Thuringia. It is located on the western outskirts of Meiningen am Dietrichsberg in the middle of the mountain slope to the Werra. The cave is a natural and ground monument and is considered the largest cave of this type in Germany. It is also the only developed and accessible gap and column cavity in Europe. The fissures and columns were created about 25,000 years ago by slipping the slope to the Werra, which is still going on.

Wikipedia: Goetz-Höhle (DE)

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