Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Worms, Germany
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Experience Worms 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 WormsSight 1: Magnuskirche
The Magnuskirche is a small church in Worms, Germany, to the south of Worms Cathedral. It is the city's smallest church. Archaeological evidence and its dedication suggest it originated in the 8th century - part of that building survives in the nave's north wall.
Sight 2: Dom St. Peter
St Peter's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Worms, southern Germany.
Sight 3: Siegfriedbrunnen
The Siegfried Fountain is a listed fountain in the city of Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is reminiscent of Siegfried the Dragon Slayer, one of the main characters of the Nibelungen saga.
Sight 4: Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen
The Fountain of Justice is a listed fountain in the city of Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Sight 5: Mahnmal für die Opfer des Faschismus
The memorial for the victims of fascism stands on Otto-Wels-Platz in the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Worms.
Wikipedia: Mahnmal für die Opfer des Faschismus (Worms) (DE)
Sight 6: Raschi-Haus
The Rashi House is a historic building in the Jewish quarter of the city of Worms. It is located in the south of the synagogue district and has always been an important part of Jewish Worms. In its approximately 800-year history, it has been used in various ways: as a Talmud school, hospital, dance and wedding house, rabbi's apartment and retirement home. Today it houses the Worms City Archive and the Jewish Museum Worms.
Sight 7: Synagoge
The Worms Synagogue, also known as Rashi Shul, is an 11th-century synagogue located in Worms, Germany. Situated in the northern part of the city center, the synagogue is one of the oldest in Germany. Because of its historical importance and its testimony to the European Jewish cultural tradition through millennia, the Worms Synagogue was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021.
Sight 8: Mikwe
The mikveh in Worms dates back to the High Middle Ages.
Sight 9: Küchler-Denkmal
The Küchler monument in honor of the former Mayor of Worms and honorary citizen Wilhelm Küchler is on Küchlerplatz in the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Worms. It is the first monument built in Worms in the 20th century, which was built without a military context.
Sight 10: Hagendenkmal
The Hagen monument in Worms commemorates the sinking of the Nibelungen treasure in the Rhine by Hagen von Tronje. It is considered the most important "testimony to the Nibelungen reception that grew stronger in the early 20th century" in Worms and is a listed building.
Sight 11: Nibelungenturm
The Nibelungen Bridge connects the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Worms over the Rhine with the Hessian cities of Lampertheim and Bürstadt.
Sight 12: Wasserturm ehem. Schlachthof Worms
The site of the former municipal slaughterhouse in Worms forms a monument zone. The slaughterhouse was planned by city architect Georg Metzler and inaugurated on August 12, 1912. It was built south of the Rhine bridge on a 25,000 square metre site. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Art Nouveau buildings on the east side of the area facing the Rhine were supplemented by sheds and extensions, which were later demolished.
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