Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Würzburg, Germany

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 3.8 km
Ascend 44 m
Descend 46 m

Experience Würzburg 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.

Activities in WürzburgIndividual Sights in Würzburg

Sight 1: St. Elisabeth / Heiligkreuz

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The parish church of Heiligkreuz Würzburg is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Zellerau district of Würzburg. It stands on Sedanstrasse, corner of Friedrichstrasse and is a protected monument with the file number D-6-63-000-165 of the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments.

Wikipedia: Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (Würzburg) (DE), Website

1473 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 2: Alte Mainbrücke

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The Old Main Bridge is the oldest bridge over the Main in Würzburg and a landmark of the city. The construction, which began in the 15th century, was Würzburg's only river crossing until 1886. The bridge, part of the East-West Passage, connects the old town on the right bank of the Main with the Marienberg Fortress opposite at kilometre 252.32 on the Main. It is used by pedestrian and bicycle traffic. With its stone figures that characterise the cityscape, the Old Main Bridge in the 18th century, like Prague's Charles Bridge, continued a tradition begun in Rome with the Angel Bridge.

Wikipedia: Alte Mainbrücke (DE), Website

469 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Alter Kranen

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Alter Kranen Welleschik / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Old Crane is a baroque harbour crane with double boom built in 1773 on the crane quay in Würzburg on the right bank of the Main west of the Juliuspromenade.

Wikipedia: Alter Kranen (Würzburg) (DE)

265 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Agnes Messelberger

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This list of stumbling stones in Würzburg contains the stumbling stones that were laid in Würzburg, the capital of the administrative district of Lower Franconia, as part of Gunter Demnig's art project of the same name. On each of the concrete blocks with an edge length of ten centimeters, which are embedded in the sidewalks in front of the former homes of the victims, a brass plaque is anchored on the top. This provides information about the names, year of birth and fate of the people who are to be commemorated.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Würzburg (DE), Website

548 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Röntgen-Gedächtnisstätte Würzburg

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The Röntgen Memorial Site in Würzburg, Germany, is dedicated to the work of the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923) and his discovery of X-rays, for which he was granted the Nobel Prize in physics. It contains an exhibition of historical instruments, machines and documents.

Wikipedia: Röntgen Memorial Site (EN), Website

532 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Universelles Leben

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Universelles Leben

Universal Life is the name of a controversial new religious movement based in Marktheidenfeld, Germany, which is described by members as a part of the new revelation movement. The group was originally called Heimholungswerk Jesu Christi, but has been known as Universal Life since 1984.

Wikipedia: Universal Life (EN), Website

469 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Stift Haug

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Haug Abbey is the name given to the parish church of St. Johannes in Würzburg located in the district of Haug, and the associated parish is St. Johannes in Haug Abbey. The former collegiate church belonged to the collegiate monastery of Haug until secularization in 1803. The church, dedicated to John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, was completed in 1691 according to plans by Antonio Petrini. The two towers of Haug Abbey are the second highest church towers in Würzburg with a height of 75 meters.

Wikipedia: Stift Haug (DE)

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