Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany
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1.5 km
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Explore Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz 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 Neumarkt in der OberpfalzSight 1: Museum Lothar Fischer
The Museum Lothar Fischer is a museum in Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate, Germany, which focuses on the work of the artist Lothar Fischer. The artist and the Pilsach architectural firm Berschneider + Berschneider were in close contact for the planning of the museum. In 2005 it was awarded the BDA Regional Prize Lower Bavaria / Upper Palatinate for high-quality architecture.
Sight 2: Hofkirche
The Court Church of Our Lady as a Catholic castle church, together with the Palatine Count's Castle and the Riding Stables, forms the castle district in Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate. It belongs to the deanery of Neumarkt in the diocese of Eichstätt.
Sight 3: Pfalzgrafenschloß
The Palatine Castle Neumarkt, also known as the Neumarkt Residence, forms the centre of the castle district in the old town of Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate and today houses the district court of Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate. In its present form, it was built by Count Palatine Frederick II in the middle of the 16th century. It is listed as a listed building under the file number D-3-73-147-45. The complex is also part of the ground monument with the file number D-3-6734-0087 and the description "archaeological findings of the Middle Ages and the early modern period in the area of the former castle and the Catholic court church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Neumarkt i.d. Opf., including the traces of predecessor buildings or older construction phases".
Sight 4: Hitzhaus
On this page you will find a list of monuments in the Upper Palatinate town of Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate. This table is a partial list of the list of monuments in Bavaria. It is based on the Bavarian List of Monuments, which was first drawn up on the basis of the Bavarian Monument Protection Act of 1 October 1973 and has since been maintained by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments. The following information does not replace the legally binding information provided by the monument protection authority.
Wikipedia: Liste der Baudenkmäler in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (DE)
Sight 5: Münster St. Johannes
St. John's Cathedral is a Gothic hall church and the most important and largest church in Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate. As a Catholic church, it belongs to the deanery of Neumarkt and thus to the diocese of Eichstätt. The church is dedicated to John the Baptist and celebrates its patron saint on 24 June. The 72-metre-high tower dominates the silhouette of the old town. On 24 June 2015, St. John was elevated to the rank of a cathedral.
Sight 6: Schreiberhaus
The Schreiberhaus is a former residential building in Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate. It was built around the year 1430 and is therefore considered the oldest town house in Neumarkt. The Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments has designated the house as an architectural monument.
Sight 7: Berliner Bär
The Berlin bear is a bear sculpture created by Hildebert Kliem. A bronze cast has been in Reykjavík since 1967. A total of six bronze bears were set up during Hildebert Kliem. Some are among the most distant Berlin milestones away from Berlin. One of the milestones is under monument protection.
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