Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Meissen, Germany

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.5 km
Ascend 76 m
Descend 86 m

Experience Meissen 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 Meissen

Sight 1: Haus A

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Haus A

The Gymnasium Franziskaneum is located on the Ratsweinberg above the historic city of Meissen and can be seen from afar.

Wikipedia: Gymnasium Franziskaneum Meißen (DE)

429 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Bahnhof Meißen

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Bahnhof MeißenDerHexer, Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

Meißen station is the largest railway station in the town of Meissen in the German state of Saxony. The station was opened in 1860 in the district of Cölln. Its entrance building, which was built in 1928, is a heritage-listed building and along with the Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof it is considered an architecturally significant transport complex of the interwar period. After the ending of long-distance traffic in the 1960s, the station is now a station of the Dresden S-Bahn with only regional significance.

Wikipedia: Meißen station (EN)

333 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Karl-Richard-Hirschberg-Brücke

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The Elbe Bridge Meissen is a railway bridge with a total length of about 256 m, which spans the Elbe in Meissen between the district of Cölln and the Triebischvorstadt at river kilometre 81.85.

Wikipedia: Elbebrücke Meißen (Eisenbahn) (DE)

618 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: city museum meissen

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The Meissen City Museum is a museum in Meissen, Germany.

Wikipedia: Stadtmuseum Meißen (DE), Website

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Frauenkirche

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The Protestant Frauenkirche in the old town of Meissen is a late Gothic hall church. It belongs to the parish of St. Afra Meissen in the church district of Meißen-Großenhain of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony.

Wikipedia: Frauenkirche (Meißen) (DE)

875 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Nikolaikirche

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St. Nicholas' Church, first mentioned in a document in 1220, is a place of worship of the Evangelical Lutheran parish of St. Afra and Meissen's oldest building. With furnishings made of Meissen porcelain, it has been a memorial to the Meissen victims of the First World War since 1929.

Wikipedia: Nikolaikirche (Meißen) (DE)

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