Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Witten, Germany
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2.9 km
63 m
Explore Witten 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 WittenSight 1: Germaniadenkmal
The Germania war memorial in Witten was ceremoniously unveiled on 30 September 1877. In particular, the Guard Warrior Association, founded in 1854 and merged with the Witten Landwehr and Warrior Association in 1858, campaigned for the erection of this monument. On 3 July 1877, the foundation stone was laid on Königsplatz. The monument was designed by the Witten-born architect Heinrich Klutmann, who worked as a high-ranking Prussian building official in Berlin. Its construction cost the city of Witten 18,801.97 marks, which were mainly provided by collections of voluntary donations. The entrepreneur Louis Berger, who had also initiated the construction of the war memorial, donated 100 thalers.
Sight 2: Witten Central Station
Witten Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the town of Witten in western Germany. It is situated southwest of the town.
Sight 3: Saalbau Witten
The Witten Saalbau is a multifunctional event hall for events up to 1000 people. With over 250 events such as concerts, acting and conferences, the hall building reaches around 100,000 visitors. It is centrally located on the edge of the city center of Witten.
Sight 4: Nordoff/Robbins-Zentrum
The Villa Albert Lohmann is located at Ruhrstraße 70 in Witten and is part of the Route of Industrial Heritage.
Sight 5: Villa Eichengrün
The Villa Eichengrün is a bourgeois villa built in 1922-1924 in Witten, Husemannstraße 17, which has been a listed building since 1984.
Sight 6: Märkisches Museum
Das Märkische Museum Witten ist ein Museum in Witten. Es präsentiert vor allem moderne deutsche Malerei.
Sight 7: Villa Berger
Villa Berger is a neoclassical villa in Witten at Ruhrstraße 69. It is part of the Route of Industrial Heritage.
Sight 8: Villa Hanf
Villa Hanf is located at Parkweg 14 in Witten. The banker Moritz Hanf and his wife Rebecca Hanf built the house, which is characterized by Art Nouveau, and moved in here in 1903. During Kristallnacht from 9 to 10 November 1938, Mr. and Mrs. Hanf hid in the basement of their house while the Nazis vandalized the house. Two months later, they fled to the Netherlands. Moritz Hanf died in the Netherlands in 1943, Rebecca Hanf was murdered in Auschwitz in 1944. Since April 4, 2014, stumbling stones have been erected in front of the house to commemorate the family. The villa has been a listed building since April 19, 1983.
Sight 9: Villa Friedrich Lohmann jun.
The Villa Friedrich Lohmann Jr. is located at Ruhrstraße 75 in Witten and is part of the Route of Industrial Heritage.
Sight 10: Villa Gustav Lohmann
The Villa Gustav Lohmann is one of the representative entrepreneurial villas of the Lohmann family on the Ruhrstraße in Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Sight 11: Villa Friedrich Lohmann sen.
The Villa Friedrich Lohmann senior is one of the restored entrepreneurs' villas on the Ruhrstraße in Witten.
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