Nuremberg (often Närmberch in Nuremberg) is a Franconian city in
the district of Middle Franconia in the Free State of Bavaria. With
around 520,000 inhabitants, Nuremberg is the second largest city in
Bavaria after Munich, showing significant growth and making it one
of the 15 largest cities in Germany. Together with the direct
neighboring cities of Fürth, Erlangen and Schwabach, Nuremberg forms
one of the three metropolises in Bavaria with around 800,000
inhabitants. Together with the surrounding area, these cities form
the Nuremberg metropolitan area, with over 1.3 million people, and
the economic and cultural center of the European metropolitan region
of Nuremberg, one of the eleven metropolitan regions in Germany,
which has almost 3.6 million inhabitants.
The city of
Nuremberg was mentioned for the first time in the Sigena document
from 1050, and it experienced its first heyday as an independent
imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire from 1219. Before the severe
destruction in the Second World War and the very simplified
rebuilding of the post-war period, it was medieval Nuremberg old
town as one of the most important in Europe. However, some landmarks
have been faithfully rebuilt, especially the city's churches. In
addition, some architectural monuments have been preserved. The most
important landmarks include some buildings along the historic mile,
especially the Nuremberg Castle. In addition, other noble buildings
and castles of the old HRR imperial city have been preserved.
Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt, the Germanic National Museum and
several other museums are also of national importance. The city
achieved global recognition in the 20th century during the Nazi era,
when the annual Nazi party rallies took place on the Nazi party
rally grounds and the Nuremberg Laws were passed. After the Second
World War, however, with the Nuremberg trials, the city became the
scene of the first judgments based on international criminal law and
acquired the title city of human rights. Economically, the service
industry, cutting-edge technology, industrial production (including
electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and automotive parts)
and the Nuremberg Exhibition Center (including Spielwarenmesse,
Consumenta, GaLaBau, BIOFACH) are of great importance. Nuremberg is
also the seat of the state authorities, the Federal Employment
Agency and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.
The Pegnitz divides Nuremberg's old town in two. The north side is
called Sebalder and the south side Lorenzer old town after their main
churches. Both parts of the old town are enclosed by the city wall.
Lorenzer old town south of the Pegnitz, near the main station
Sebalder old town north of the Pegnitz with the castle
Other
districts are grouped around the old town. Clockwise, starting from the
western Pegnitz, these are in the north:
St. Johannis: famous for its
cemetery
The villages north of the city are called Knoblauchsland
(including Schniegling, Wetzendorf, Thon, Buch, Kraftshof, Neunhof,
Boxdorf and Großgründlach
Nordstadt: the districts of Gardens behind
the Veste and Maxfeld
Brick with Buchenbühl and Herrnhütte
Schoppershof and Rennweg
Woehrd
alder bridges
And in the
south:
Mögeldorf, Zabo, Laufamholz with the zoo
Südstadt: the
districts of Gleißhammer, St. Peter, Lichtenhof, Steinbühl and
Gibitzenhof
Langwasser with the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds, the
exhibition center and the stadium
Fischbach and Altenfurt
Southern
suburbs from Eibach to Kornburg
Schweinau and Roethenbach
Gostenhof and the other parts of the city on Fürther Strasse
By plane
Nuremberg International Airport (IATA: NUE) offers
numerous scheduled connections to European destinations and many charter
connections. The airport has a direct subway connection with line 2 to
the main train station (12 minutes travel time). However, there is no
connection to the Deutsche Bahn network. Especially if you fly to or
from further away, it is also a good idea to fly from Frankfurt Airport
(IATA: FRA) or Munich Airport (IATA: MUC) and use "rail&fly". It should
be noted, however, that only Frankfurt am Main Airport can be reached
directly by ICE.
There are the following direct flights to
Nuremberg from German-speaking countries: (Status: 2022)
from Vienna
with Austrian Airlines
from Hamburg with Eurowings
from Zurich
with SWISS
The connection from Berlin was discontinued due to the
improved ICE connection, and the short route to Munich was replaced by a
Lufthansa bus.
By train
Nuremberg Central Station is located
right outside the gates of the old town and is a public transport hub
with three underground and five tram lines as well as the hub of the
Nuremberg S-Bahn lines. The station is also an important hub in the
German long-distance transport network with connections on many axes at
least every hour. The most important are the high-speed routes to Munich
and via Erfurt to Berlin, via Frankfurt to Cologne and the Ruhr area,
via Hanover to Hamburg and via Regensburg to Vienna.
In 2017, the
new high-speed line was opened in the direction of Erfurt, Halle/Saale,
Leipzig and Berlin. The ICE Sprinter between Munich and Berlin reaches
the federal capital at up to 300 km/h and only two intermediate stops
from Nuremberg in less than three hours.
Long-distance traffic on
the Nuremberg – Hof – Chemnitz – Dresden route has been discontinued,
but instead there are hourly local RE trains with a change in Hof. The
route to Prague is only served by individual trains. As a replacement,
the DB offers express buses at the DB tariff.
The travel time on
the important axis from Munich to Nuremberg is a good hour with the ICE,
which can reach speeds of up to 300 km/h (usually half-hourly), with the
fastest German regional train Munich-Nuremberg-Express with 190 km/h
approx. 1:40 (every two hours). There are other non-transfer RE and RB
trains between the two cities via Treuchtlingen and Regensburg, but they
take much longer. The regional trains are sometimes heavily overcrowded
during commuter times in the mornings and evenings, as well as on the
summer weekends and at the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt.
By bus
Long-distance buses usually head for the central bus station, which is
about 200m east of the main train station (on Bahnhofstrasse and
Willy-Brandt-Platz). In the topic article long-distance buses in Germany
there is an overview of the long-distance bus line operators in Germany
and also further information on long-distance buses and long-distance
bus lines.
ZOB (central bus station), Käte-Strobel-Straße, 90402
Nuremberg, (near the main train station).
In the street
The
city is conveniently located at the intersection of important federal
motorways:
To the east of the city, the A3 Cologne - Frankfurt am
Main - Passau (-Vienna) and the A9 Munich - Berlin autobahns intersect.
Both autobahns are crossed in the southeast of the city by the A6
Saarbrücken - Mannheim - Amberg (-Prague).
Furthermore, the
so-called “Frankenschnellweg”, the A 73 via Bamberg to Suhl, begins
south of the city as a junction of the A 9 near Feucht, via which you
can also get to Erfurt.
The federal highways B 2, B 4, B 8 and B
14 lead through the urban area in all directions. The B 4R runs in a
large ring around the city center.
The Castle Road leads through
the city.
By boat
The Main-Danube Canal with its port in
Nuremberg opens up the waterway to south-eastern Europe and to northern
and western Europe.
Port of Nuremberg-Roth
By bicycle
The Five Rivers Cycle Route, designed as a circular route, begins and
ends in Nuremberg. It first leads east on the Pegnitz, then to
Sulzbach-Rosenberg and on to Amberg, from where it goes south on the
Vils to Kallmünz. The cycle path now follows the Naab southwards to
where it flows into the Danube. Follow the Danube south-west to Kelheim
and then follow the Altmühl, which has been expanded here to form the
Main-Danube Canal, north again to Berching via Beilngries. The last
section of the 280km long cycle path back to Nuremberg is on narrow,
very quiet cycle paths on the Old Canal or King Ludwig Canal with its
many locks that have been preserved to this day. GPS track and
directions can be found in the bike travel wiki.
Not an official
long-distance cycle path, but still very interesting for cyclists
traveling in a north-south direction are the signposted cycle paths to
the right and left of the Main-Danube Canal, which enable a quick and
traffic-free arrival from Bamberg. GPS track in the bike travel wiki.
On foot
Nuremberg is on the Hus-Weg, which leads from Prague via
Bärnau to Konstanz.
Nuremberg's old town is best explored on foot. The distances in the
old town are not so great that it is worth taking the bus, subway or
car.
The old town can be reached on foot from the main train
station.
In the street
The old town is divided into five areas
for car traffic ("loop solution"). If you want to drive from one area to
the other, you have to drive out of the old town and back in through
another gate. There is a night driving ban in the area of the castle.
Many parking spaces are reserved for residents. However, there are
various multi-storey car parks and a parking guidance system that shows
the number of free spaces before entering the old town. You can also use
“Park and Ride” car parks just outside with a subway connection. (e.g.
Herrnhütte on Äußere Bayreuther Straße)
By bicycle
The old
town is only conditionally suitable for cycling because of cobblestones
and the large pedestrian zone. In the evening, however, the pedestrian
zone is open to bicycle traffic. The cycle paths in the Pegnitztal
(west-east direction) are well developed. For a longer stay, it is worth
buying a “bicycle city map”. This is available from the tourist
information offices.
In Nuremberg, the nextbike (norisbike)
bicycle rental system can be used.
bus and train
The public
transport in the city and region are combined in the transport
association Greater Nuremberg, on whose website you can also find
timetable information. There are four S-Bahn, three U-Bahn, five tram
and numerous bus lines in Nuremberg. The main transfer hubs,
Hauptbahnhof and Plärrer, are served by all three underground lines (U1,
U2, U3). Line 1 goes to the trade fair and the neighboring city of
Fürth, among other things, and line 2 to the airport.
The best
way to get to the northern old town (Sebalder Altstadt) is to take bus
line 36 (between the underground stations Plärrer and Rathenauplatz,
east-west direction) and bus lines 46/47 from
Heilig-Geist-Spital/Lorenzkirche (north-south Direction). The southern
old town (Lorenzer Altstadt) is easily accessible by underground
(Lorenzkirche (U1), Weißer Turm (U1) and Opernhaus (U2) stations).
A trip on line 36 (Plärrer - Rathenauplatz - Doku-Zentrum) provides
a first overview of the sights in Nuremberg. A leaflet with 36 sights
along the route is available in the buses.
Subway stations worth
seeing
The underground stations of the U2 and U1 between
Fürth-Rathaus and Fürth-Klinikum are particularly worth seeing,
especially the mosaics on Rathenauplatz, the graffiti on Rennweg, the
distorted panoramic photography in Fürth-Rathaus and the
larger-than-life DNA double helix in the Fürth-Klinikum.
The
underground line U1 runs between the stations Plärrer and city limits on
(or under) the route of the first German railway, the Ludwigseisenbahn.
The Nuremberg station of the Ludwigsbahn was on the Plärrer, where the
"EWAG high-rise" is today. The Fürth station of the Ludwigsbahn was
located at the Fürth town hall.
Price level A applies
to journeys within Nuremberg. There is a short-distance tariff (price
level K) for journeys to the next but one stop. Tickets are valid for
the purchased route in all means of transport (bus, tram, underground,
S-Bahn, local trains (not IR/IC/ICE)), no new ticket has to be purchased
when changing trains. Single tickets, stripe tickets and some day
tickets must be validated (stamped) before the journey (day tickets
cannot, these can only be used on the day printed on them). There are
validators for stamping the tickets in all trams, buses and at the
entrances to the U-Bahn, S-Bahn and Deutsche Bahn stations. Tickets are
sold at ticket machines and from bus drivers (only single and day
tickets on the bus). Attention: You cannot buy tickets in the trams and
the trains of the underground, the S-Bahn and the DB, but there is a
machine at every stop. A valid ticket is required to enter the platforms
of the subway.
Dogs and bicycles always need a children's ticket.
The MobiCard is ideal for longer stays.
Schönes-Wochenende-Tickets
and Bayerntickets are valid as day tickets in the entire transport
network and can be used on all means of transport.
Accessibility
in bus and train
Wheelchair users
All underground stations can be
reached steplessly via elevators. The current operating status of the
elevators can be viewed here and can be subscribed to as an SMS or
e-mail. The dimensions of the elevators can be seen here. Only modern
vehicles with automatically extending ramps at all doors operate on the
U2 and U3 lines, which means that boarding with a wheelchair is
relatively easy. There is enough space inside the trains. The U1 line is
mainly used by older vehicles with a small difference in height at the
doors (approx. 8 to 13 cm). Here it is advisable to get in at the first
door with the driver, who can help you if necessary. With a few
exceptions, the exit side is on the left. If the exit is on the right,
this will be announced. In the newer vehicles, the exit side is also
visually represented by a red arrow. A list of the wheelchair-accessible
toilets in the subway area can be found
here.
Only low-floor trams operate in Nuremberg. These have a
ramp that is created/actuated by the driver as required. Many stops
(January 2013: 75%) have barrier-free platforms with a curb height of up
to 25 cm, which means that only a remaining step of 5 to 10 cm has to be
climbed. Precise information on which doors should best be used for
entry, depending on the connection and vehicle type, can be found
here.
All buses operating in the Nuremberg city area also
have a manual ramp on the second door, which is operated by the driver.
A network map with information about the accessibility of the
Nuremberg S-Bahn stations as well as information on pre-registering
spontaneous trips is available here. Modern vehicles (Talent 2 BR 442)
operate on lines S1, S3 and S4, which offer barrier-free entry at the
first and last door with an automatically extending ramp and parking
spaces for wheelchair users with an intercom. A floor plan of these
vehicles can be found here. In addition, a manual ramp is installed in
each end car (for boarding and alighting at the wrong platform height),
which can be requested from the driver using the blue button on the
outside and inside. If the ramp is required to exit, the driver should
also be informed via the intercom. Vehicles with level access (x-cars)
also operate on the S2 line, but here a comparatively large gap has to
be overcome at some stops. These vehicles also have mobile ramps in the
control car that can be set up by the driver.
Deaf and hard of
hearing
In all means of transport except the S2 and some of the U1,
the next stop is also displayed visually on screens in the vehicles. At
the stations of the U2 and U3, almost all S-Bahn stations and important
bus and tram stops, displays are installed that provide visual
information about traffic disruptions. All underground trains as well as
the S1, S3 and S4 also have an optical door closing signal (red flashing
light).
Blind and visually impaired
All VAG ticket machines
can also be operated by the blind and visually impaired thanks to a
special mode. This is started by pressing the lower right corner of the
touchscreen. All platforms of the main train station, all underground
stations and most of the S-Bahn stations and tram stops have guide
strips for the blind on the platform edges. All passenger information
monitors at bus and tram stops have a read-aloud function.
The Pegnitz divides Nuremberg's old town in two. After their main
churches, the north side is called Sebalder Altstadt and the south side
Lorenzer Altstadt. Both parts of the old town are enclosed by the city
wall.
city wall
The Nuremberg city wall was originally five
kilometers long and had five gates: Laufer, Spittler, Frauen, Neu and
Tiergärtner Tor. From the 13th to the 16th century, the fortifications
were constantly expanded and contributed to the city being able to
withstand all enemy attacks during this time. Today there are almost
four kilometers of wall left. There are larger gaps, especially on the
east side between Frauentor (main station) and Laufer Tor
(Rathenauplatz). The city moat, which was never filled with water, is
still a little over two kilometers wide and accessible. Between the
Färbertor and the Spittlertor (Plärrer) you should avoid the inside of
the wall, this is where Nuremberg's red light district is located. About
half of the city wall can be viewed from the tram: line 4 between
Plärrer and Tiergärtnertor and line 8 between Hauptbahnhof and
Rathenauplatz. The Opernhaus underground station (U2) is built into the
former city moat and is designed in the style of the city wall with
sandstone and wrought-iron bars.
Sebalder old town
Nuremberg Castle,
Auf der Burg 13, 90403 Nuremberg (via tram 4 "Tiergärtnertor" or bus 36
"Burgstraße" or underground "Lorenzkirche", for drivers: there are no
visitor parking spaces at the castle!). Tel.: +49 (0)911 244659-0, fax:
+49 (0)911 244659-300, e-mail: burgnuernberg@bsv.bayern.de
wikipediacommons. In the north-west corner of the old town, the
Kaiserburg rises up on a rock. In the west, the complex begins with the
Luginsland tower. Between this and the pentagonal tower is the Imperial
Stables. It was built in just one year in 1495, originally used as a
granary and today as a youth hostel. The pentagonal tower was built
before 1050 and is the oldest building in the castle and town. Further
east is the entrance to the Burggarten and the Vestnertor. The
Vestnertor leads to the Freiung, which offers one of the best views of
the city. If you want to see more, you can climb the Sinwell Tower in
the adjoining forecourt of the castle. There is also the Deep Well. Next
to the gate to the main courtyard is the Heidenturm with the Romanesque
double chapel. The bower is on the right in the main courtyard, and the
Palas with the Imperial Castle Museum is on the left. Other rooms of the
palace and the double chapel can be visited as part of a guided tour.
For people with walking difficulties: The Knights' Hall in the Palas can
be reached via a lift; all other rooms only via stairs. It is possible
to visit the inner courtyard. Open: Kaiserburg Apr-Sep daily 9am-6pm,
Oct-Mar: 10am-4pm, closed at Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
and Mardi Gras; Burggarten Apr-Oct at the earliest from 8:00 a.m. until
dusk (max. 8:00 p.m.), closed in winter; Maria Sibylla Merian Garden
Apr-Oct Sun/Mon 2 p.m.–6 p.m.; also closed in winter. Price: Complete
ticket including the Deep Well and Sinwell Tower €7/€6.
Dürerhaus,
Albrecht-Dürer-Straße 39 (tram line 4: "Tiergärtnertor" stop, bus 36:
"Weintraubengasse" stop, U1: "Lorenzkirche" stop). Phone: +49 (0)911
2312568, email: albrecht-duerer-haus@stadt.nuernberg.de. The painter
Albrecht Dürer lived in this house from 1509 to 1528. Here you will find
an exhibition about life in the house and Dürer's working methods. Open:
Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00, Sat/Sun 10:00–18:00 (July–Sep and during the
Christkindlesmarkt also Mon 10:00–17:00). Price: adults €6, reduced
€1.50.
St. Sebald, Winklerstrasse 26. The Gothic church was built in
the 13th-15th centuries. century built. In the center of the church is
Peter Vischer's grave of Sebaldus. The tomb shows scenes from the life
of the city saint. Open: daily Jan-Mar 9:30am-4pm, Apr-May 9:30am-6pm,
June-mid Sept 9:30am-8pm, mid Sept-Dec 9:30am-6pm. Price: adults €1,
children €0.50; Tour of the tower: Adults €3, children €1.50 (prices
differ from the Christmas market).
In the castle district, only a few
old houses survived the Second World War, some were rebuilt. The 3 Füll
commons is a typical merchant street with its sandstone houses. The
craftsmen at 4 Weißgerbergasse, on the other hand, lived in
half-timbered houses. More restored half-timbered houses can be found in
the Krämergassen. At 5 Untere Krämersgasse 16 you can often take a look
into the small inner courtyard.
The construction of the town hall,
which began in the 14th century, took several centuries. The oldest part
is the Gothic town hall. Replicas of the medieval imperial sodies can be
viewed in the Hall of Honour.
The medieval hole prisons are located
under the old town hall. Guided tours: Daily on the hour from 11 a.m. to
5 p.m. (duration approx. 45 minutes) Admission: Adults €8.00,
concessions €6.00. Tickets are only available in advance. In the Middle
Ages they served as a detention center and torture chamber. Visiting the
cellar vaults and torture chambers is only possible as part of the
guided tour.
Main Market and Beautiful Fountain
The rock passages
are a widely ramified labyrinth, consisting of partly multi-storey
cellars below Nuremberg's old town. Their construction began as early as
the 14th century, and for a long time they served as storage space for
beer. Meeting point and advance ticket sales: Brewery shop, Bergstraße
19, guided tours: Mon-Fri 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm,
Sat-Sun on the hour (duration of the tour approx. 75 minutes) Admission
€5
The historic art bunker is a bomb-proof rock cellar near the
Dürerhaus built by prudent Nuremberg residents during the Second World
War. Art treasures from Nuremberg's museums and churches were kept in it
and thus saved from destruction by the bombing raids. Veit Stoss's
world-famous altar of Mary, which the Nazis stole from Kraków in 1939,
was also kept here. Guided tours: daily at 2.30 p.m., also on Saturdays
at 5.30 p.m. (except 24.12. and 31.12.) by the Nürnberger Felsengänge
association.
Around the flea market (which is on an island in the
Pegnitz) there are many small alleys, bridges and cafés that offer a
beautiful view of the Pegnitz and the surrounding houses. You can reach
the flea market from the main market if you walk down the small
staircase under the ox in front of the meat bridge past the former
slaughterhouse - now a coffee house. There is then a circular route
where you can enjoy the view of the Pegnitz and the surrounding
half-timbered houses via the Henkersteg and the Kettensteg.
St. Lorenz, Lorenzer Platz 1. The Gothic church was built in the
13th-15th centuries. century built. Among the numerous art treasures,
the tabernacle by Adam Kraft and the English greeting by Veit Stoss
should be highlighted. Open: Mon–Sat 9:00–17:00, Sun 13:00–16:00. Price:
optional 1€.
Nassauer Haus, Karolinenstraße 2. This is a tower house
opposite the Lorenzkirche. It is one of the oldest buildings in the
city.
In front of the Lorenz Church is the Tugendbrunnen, whose
figures embody the seven virtues.
St. Johannis, the old suburb to the west of Sebalder's old town, is
best explored with a half-hour walk from Tiergärtnertor to Hallertor.
(Tram line 4, stop "Tiergärtnertor". Tram line 6 runs through Johannis
with the stops "Hallertor", "Hallerstraße" and "Brückenstraße"). The
so-called Pilatushaus is located in the old town opposite the Dürerhaus.
This is where Adam Kraft's Way of the Cross begins, which we follow to
the Johannesfriedhof. First we go through the gate and along the main
road, which we follow a short distance to the left. Then we turn right
into Burgschmietstraße. After some time we come to Johannisstraße, where
a few half-timbered houses are still preserved. It leads us to the
Johannisfriedhof wikipediacommons, where numerous famous Nuremberg
residents are buried. After a tour of the cemetery, we walk down the
Lindengasse and turn left into the giant step. From here we have access
to the Hesperides Gardens. At the lower end of the giant step you can
still stroll through the romantic alleys of Groß- and Kleinweidenmühle.
Through the park 1 Hallerwiese wikipediacommons you finally get back to
the old town.
Reichstag Party Grounds Documentation Center,
Bayernstraße 110 (tram 8 (from the main station) or 6 (from Plärrer) or
bus 36 (from the main market) to the documentation center). Tel.: (0)911
2317538, email: dokumentationszentrum@stadt-nuernberg.de. Between 1933
and 1938 the Nazi Party Rallies were held in Nuremberg. For the staging
of these propaganda shows, large buildings were erected in an area in
the south-east of Nuremberg. Most of these were not completed. In 2001,
the documentation center opened in the former congress hall. The house
is currently being renovated, the permanent exhibition is closed.
Instead, the interim exhibition Nuremberg - Place of the Nazi Party
Rallies provides information. Staging, experience and violence in
compact form about the history of the Nazi Party Rallies and the site
(duration of visit approx. one hour, registration on the website
required). The former Nazi Party Rally Grounds are freely accessible. It
is advisable to plan one to two hours for a visit. The documentation
center offers a good starting point, the boards of the bilingual site
information system guide those who are interested. Open: Mon-Sun 10:00 -
18:00. Price: adults €6, reduced €1.50.
Tiergarten Nuremberg, Am
Tiergarten 30, 90480 Nuremberg (tram 5 from the main station). Tel.: +49
(0)911 54546, e-mail: tiergarten@stadt.nuernberg.de. The Nuremberg Zoo
is located in old quarries in the Reichswald. With an area of almost 70
hectares, it is one of the largest zoological gardens in Europe and was
created as a landscape zoo. One of the many attractions is the
dolphinarium and, since 2011, the dolphin lagoon with daily shows.
Feature: No dogs allowed. Open: late Mar - early Oct 8am - 7:30pm, early
Oct - late Mar 9am - 5pm. Price: Tiergarten: adults €13.50, reduced
€11.50, children (4-13) €6.50 (group prices, family tickets) including
admission to the dolphin lagoon.
Wehrkirche St. Georg Kraftshof,
Kraftshof (tram 4 to Thon. Continue with bus 31. Or by bike: From the
castle follow the signs towards Almoshof/Erlangen. In Almoshof via
Irrhainstraße to Kraftshof). In the Middle Ages, only cities had the
right to protect themselves with a wall. Numerous villages therefore
erected walls around the church and cemetery. Kraftshof is a good
example of this (with a battlements and small turrets). From Kraftshof
you can walk to Neunhof in half an hour.
Schloss Neunhof, Neunhofer
Hauptstraße (tram 4 to Thon. Continue with bus 31). Beautiful example of
a Nuremberg patrician palace with a small baroque garden. Closed for
renovation until probably 2023!
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Kartäusergasse 1 (U1 stop Lorenzkirche,
U2/U3 stop Opernhaus). Phone: +49 (0)911 133 10, email: info@gnm.de .
One of the largest museums for art and handicrafts in Germany. The term
Germanic indicates that the museum's collection area includes all
German-speaking countries. Outside the museum, the Human Rights Road
sets a sign of reconciliation. Open: Tue-Sun 10am-6pm, Wed 10am-9pm.
Price: Adults €8, concessions €5 (group prices, family tickets,
different prices during larger special exhibitions).
Historical tram
depot St. Peter, Schloßstr. 1, 90478 Nuremberg (tram 6 and bus line 36,
stop Peterskirche). Tel: (0)911 2834654. The museum shows tram vehicles
since 1881 and tells a lot about the history of Nuremberg trams. Open:
Every first weekend of the month 10:00 - 17:30 (closed in January).
Price: 4 €,.
Children's Museum Nuremberg, in the tiled building,
Michael-Ende-Str. 17, 90439 Nuremberg. Tel.: +49 (0)911 600 040. A
hands-on museum - with two permanent exhibitions: everyday life of
great-grandparents and Treasure Chamber Earth. Open: Sat 2:00 p.m.–5:30
p.m., Sun + public holidays 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., separate opening times
on the website during the holidays. Price: €7,
Kunsthalle, Lorenzer
Straße 32 (Tram 8 (stop Marientor)). Tel.: (0)911 2312853, e-mail:
kunsthalle@stadt.nuernberg.de. Changing art exhibitions take place in
the art gallery. Open: Tue, Thu-Sun 10:00 - 18:00 Wed 10:00 - 20:00.
Price: Adults €4, concessions €2 (group prices, family ticket).
Museum of Industrial Culture, Äußere Sulzbacher Straße 62 (Tram 8 stop
Tafelwerk). Tel.: +49 (0)911 231 38 75, fax: +49 (0)911 231 74 32,
e-mail: museum-industriekultur@stadt.nuernberg.de. Along the
Museumstraße it is shown how the industrial revolution changed living
conditions, social life and technology. Also various special
collections: motorcycle and bicycle museum, school museum, history of
the fire brigade, history of the gingerbread industry. Open: Tue-Fri
9am-5pm, Sat/Sun/Holidays 10am-6pm, Mon closed. Price: adults €6,
reduced €1.50.
Natural History Museum, Marientorgraben 8 (Norishalle)
(U2 stop Wöhrder Wiese, tram 8 stop Marientor). Phone: +49 (0)911 227
970, fax: +49 911 244 74 41, email: nhgnbg@t-online.de. The Museum of
the Natural History Society Nuremberg e.V. contains many individual
items (excavations) and vivid representations of prehistory and early
history in Franconia, as well as cave and karst science and geology.
There are also exhibits on ethnology (from the South Seas to Siberia)
and archeology from abroad. Open: Sun–Thu 10:00–17:00, Fri 10:00–21:00.
Price: adults €3.50, reduced €2.
Neues Museum, Klarissenplatz (5 min
walk from the main train station). Phone: (0)911 2402069, email:
info@nmn.de. State Museum for Art and Design in Nuremberg. Art and
design since 1945. Open: Tue-Sun 10am-6pm, Thu 10am-8pm. Price: Adults
€4, concessions €3 (different prices for exhibitions).
Toy Museum,
Karlstraße 13-15 (U1 (Lorenzkirche stop), Bus 36 (Weintraubengasse
stop)). Tel.: (0)911 2313164, e-mail:
Spielzeugmuseum@stadt.nuernberg.de. Nuremberg is one of the centers of
the German toy industry. The museum shows wooden and tin toys, dolls and
doll houses, model railways and modern toys. Open: Tue-Fri 10am-5pm,
Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. Price: adults €6, reduced €1.50.
Stadtmuseum
Fembohaus, Burgstraße 15. Tel.: (0)911 2312595, e-mail:
stadtmuseum-fembohaus@stadt.nuernberg.de. The city museum is located in
a patrician house built around 1600. After the Second World War, stored
room furnishings from destroyed houses were rebuilt here. The house
presents various eras of the city's history. Open: Tue-Fri 10:00
a.m.-5:00 p.m. Sat-Sun 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., during the Christmas market
Mon 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Price: adults €6, reduced €1.50.
Tower of
the Senses, west gate of the city wall, Spittlertorgraben / corner of
Mohrengasse (U1/U11 stop Weißer Turm, tram 4/6 stop Hallertor). Tel.:
+49 (0)911 944 32 81, fax: +49 911 944 32 69, e-mail:
info@turmdersinne.de. The Tower of the Senses is primarily aimed at
people who want to actively deal with the scientific aspects of human
perception. Already children from approx. 10 years he offers z. B.
through optical illusions "to touch" and hands-on stations interesting
experiences. Open: Tue-Fri 1pm-5pm, Sat-Sun/holidays 11am-5pm, during
the Bavarian school holidays daily 11am-5pm. Closed 24./25.12., 1.1.
Price: adults €6, reduced €4.50.
Transport Museum (DB Museum
Nuremberg), Lessingstraße 6, 90443 Nuremberg (U2/U21 Opernhaus stop).
Tel.: +49 (0)800 32 68 73 86, fax: +49 (0)911 219 21 21, e-mail:
dbmuseum@deutschebahnstiftung.de. Open: Tue-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm / Sat, Sun,
public holidays: 10 am - 6 pm. Price: adults €6, child. (6-17 years) €3,
family (2 adults + 4 children) €12.
Bratwurst Museum, Trödelmarkt 47,
90403 Nuremberg. Tel.: +49 (0)911 9373877. Open: Mon closed, Tue-Fri
10:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00.
Two museums in one house: The DB
Museum and the Museum for Communication. The 30 DB Museum is one of the
oldest history of technology museums in Europe. It is an anchor point of
the European Route of Industrial Heritage. Original vehicles are spread
over two vehicle halls. There are a number of important exhibits in the
exhibition of historic rail vehicles. The DB Museum building houses a
library with around 40,000 titles relating to the railway. The extensive
children's area makes it an interesting destination for families
(Kibala). The 31 Museum for Communication wikipediacommons shows the
development of the Bavarian postal service and various aspects of modern
telecommunications. Here, too, many stations attract younger children to
touch and try them out - but they are still interesting for the "mobile
phone generation".
The burial chamber of Anubis is new - a
replica of an Egyptian burial chamber.
German Museum Nuremberg,
Augustinerhof 4, 90403 Nuremberg. Tel.: +49911 21548880. The newest and
most modern museum in Nuremberg: How will we live in 10, 20 or 50 years?
How is technology evolving – and what challenges does this pose for us
as a society? Immerse yourself in the world of cyborgs, accompany us to
the smart city or perform a docking maneuver with the ISS in space.
Numerous installations, hands-on stations and bookable laboratory offers
make our way into the future tangible. Open: 10am - 6pm.
Architecture
In addition to the castle, Nuremberg offers a great
variety of interesting buildings scattered across the different eras.
The Nuremberg Architecture website offers an ideal opportunity to get an
overview.
playgrounds
Playground Archivpark, on Friedrich-Ebert-Platz,
swing, cable car, the climbing equipment has many elements at a great
height and does not always offer the possibility to hold on
Playground at Wöhrder Wiese, small climbing park for different age
groups
cultural events
There are numerous events in Nuremberg
throughout the year. The Tourist Office presents the highlights on the
following homepage.
sporting events
Bundesliga home games of
the Nuremberg club 1. FC Nuremberg in the Max-Morlock-Stadion,
Max-Morlock-Platz 1, 90480 Nuremberg.
DEL home games of the Nuremberg
Ice Tigers take place in the ARENA Nürnberger Versicherung,
Kurt-Light-Weg 11, 90471 Nuremberg. Access via Große Straße for the NAVI
at events. The Ice Tigers became German runners-up twice.
Nuremberg
Rams American Football GFL2 South - if there is such a thing in football
Germany - a traditional team that had to stop playing for a while after
financial difficulties. In the meantime, the team is playing
second-class again (as of 2015) and is always one of the competitors for
promotion. Home games mostly from May to September at Zeppelinfeld,
regular 8 home games per season
Nürnberger HTC is a hockey club that
has been represented in the Bundesliga since 2006 (field) / 2008
(indoor). The home games take place in the district of Zerzabelshof
(district in the east of Nuremberg) at Siedlerstr. instead of.
Airtime Tampoline Park If you don't just want to watch sports, but want
to do sports yourself, you can have fun with all kinds of trampolines at
Klingenhofstraße 70 in 90411 Nuremberg.
city tours
Various
organizations offer city tours through Nuremberg. In addition to the
tourist office, here History for All, the Old Town Friends, Eat the
World and the Nuremberg Tourist Guide Association are active with
regular tours, themed tours for groups and many special events.
The tours of the association of tour guides start at the tourist
information on the main market. The following daily tours will take
place in 2009 (information on tours in other languages is available on
the website):
Guided tour of the old town (German): daily 1.30
p.m. (except 24.12), Sat/Sun from May to October and during the Advent
season 10.30 a.m. (additional)
Guided tour of the old town
(English): daily from May to October 1 p.m. (except 24/25 December)
City tours through Nuremberg are offered by the bus company Neukam
Reba and take place daily at 9.30 am from May 1st to October 31st
(additionally from November 27th to December 24th). The tours start from
Hallplatz (toll hall) and last about 2.5 hours. The Nazi party rally
grounds, the courthouse, the St. Johannis cemetery (with a short
stopover) and some parts of the old town are approached. The last part
of the tour leads on foot from the Imperial Castle, via the Albrecht
Dürer House, City Hall, St. Sebald Church to the Main Market.
Dürer-Weg is a tour in the footsteps of Albrecht Dürer through his
hometown using a mini-computer. This guides you through the old town
with sound and images. Nuremberg is thus the first city to use an
audiovisual tour system outdoors. The devices are available from the
Albrecht Dürer House or the Germanic National Museum.
Admission:
adults €12, reduced €8; €20 deposit and presentation of an identity card
(incl. admission to the museums) Loan times: Tue-Sun 10:00 a.m.–3:00
p.m. Return: Albrecht-Dürer-Haus or Germanisches Nationalmuseum by 4:45
p.m
The city seductions take place one weekend a year, and
numerous groups then offer guided tours on various aspects of city life.
February
At the Panoptikum Children's Theater
Festival you can see children's theater from Bavaria and Europe.
The
Nuremberg carnival procession was first documented in 1397, making it
the oldest procession of this type in Germany. It always takes place on
Shrove Sunday.
March
At the Turkey/Germany wikipedia film
festival, top-class short, documentary and feature films from both
cultural worlds are presented.
Easter market on the main market,
Monday to Easter Monday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed on Good Friday
April
Nuremberg spring festival commons at the dozen pond
May
The Blue Night: Since 2000, the Blue Night has taken place every
year on a Saturday in mid-May, a cultural night with open museums, art
projects, performances and music throughout the city centre
International Puppet Theater Festival (biennially)
The Rock im Park
rock festival takes place annually in May or June in the dozen pond
public park.
The Franconian Beer Festival is held at the end of May.
40 privately run breweries present over 100 different types of beer.
There is live music and a wide range of culinary delights.
June
City (se)tours
DTM - Norisring race: Every year (end of June) the
Norisring race of the DTM takes place at the dozen pond.
Irrhainfest
in the Neunhofer Schlossgarten is organized by the Pegnesische
Blumenorden.
International Organ Week Nuremberg in June or July.
July
Annual exhibition of the Academy of Fine Arts
The Organic
Festival Bio Experience takes place in mid-July on the main market.
St. Katharina Open Air, July/August
Bardentreffen: On the first
weekend of the Bavarian summer holidays (end of July), more than 50
bands and individual performers from Germany and all over the world play
on seven stages in the old town. Admission to all concerts is free. On
this weekend, street musicians usually play in all corners of the city
in the evenings, without this being part of the official program.
Classic Open Air: Every year (end of July/beginning of August),
Nuremberg's two major orchestras, the Nuremberg Philharmonic and the
Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, play on the Luitpoldhain. In the meantime,
the concert, which is referred to as the "Woodstock" of classical music,
has reached audience figures of around 100,000. The concerts are free
and you can bring picnic blankets etc. with you.
August
Summer
Night Film Festival
bridge festival
Boundless – Festival of twin
towns
Nuremberg folk festival, Aug./Sep.
September
Nuremberg Old Town Festival
Franconian Summer – Musica Franconia
Nuremberg Opera Ball
Around Nuremberg's old town is an international
cycle race with international cyclists around Nuremberg's old town.
October
Voice Catching Jazz Festival (Sep./Oct. biennially)
Nuremberg city run
City Open Day (biennial)
Human Rights Film
Festival
The Long Night of Science takes place every two years on a
Saturday in October from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. For young scientists from the
age of 4 there is a children's program between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. More
than 300 institutions in Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen are involved.
Visitors are offered guided tours through the facilities, exhibitions,
lectures and experiments. The entrance fee is €15, concessions €10, the
ticket can also be used as a travel ticket in the entire VGN network.
Next appointment on Saturday, October 19, 2019
The Consumenta is held
on the exhibition grounds, with a wide range of national and
international specialties and the chance to get hold of some samples.
December
The Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt is one of the most
famous Christmas markets in the world on the main market from the Friday
before the first Advent until December 23rd. Often overcrowded on the
weekends, but still atmospheric on weekdays, especially in the evenings
and then not so crowded. Opening hours: Mon-Thu 9:30 am - 8:00 pm, Fri -
Sat 9:30 am - 10:00 pm, Sun 10:30 am - 8:00 pm
Nuremberg's most important shopping streets are in the Lorenz old
town. Three shopping streets lead from the White Tower in the direction
of the Lorenzkirche: In the Breite Gasse you will find cheap shops but
also young fashion, in the Karolinenstrasse there are shops in the
medium price range and in the Kaiserstrasse you can find luxury goods.
In the east, the three streets are connected by Königstraße, which leads
from the main station via the Lorenzkirche to the main market. Here are
the largest department stores: Karstadt and Kaufhof.
In addition
to the old town, there are two larger shopping centers. The mercado
Nürnberg is located on Äußere Bayreuther Straße in the north-east of the
city (underground line U2, Nordostbahnhof). The Franken shopping center
is located in the satellite district of Langwasser (underground line U1,
Langwasser Mitte).
Souvenirs
Gingerbread (see kitchen).
Bratwurst (canned for longer trips)
Specialties
Nuremberg grilled sausages
Nuremberg grilled
sausages are mainly sold in the city, and Franconian ones in the
surrounding area. Real Nuremberg Rostbratwurst may only be produced
within the city of Nuremberg. Nürnberger are about half the size of
Franconian, but more heavily seasoned. In a restaurant, you eat three
Franconian sausages or six Nuremberg sausages with sauerkraut or
Franconian potato salad. Particularly hungry people can also order nine,
twelve, etc. pieces. Three in a bun (3 in a Weggla) are sold on the
street. The not-so-traditional bratwurst stands usually sell fine
("normal") bratwurst, Thuringian bratwurst and "Bauernseufzer" (a
smoked, heavily spiced Franconian bratwurst) in addition to 3 Nuremberg
sausages. All types of bratwurst are generally of excellent quality in
Nuremberg and should be tasted when visiting Nuremberg (or Franconia).
If you would like an alternative to the fried sausage, you can try
the "Sauren Zipfel". Here the Nuremberg bratwurst is marinated in a
broth of vinegar, onions and spices - which may seem a bit strange at
first, but the surprisingly delicious taste is convincing.
More
sausages
In addition to the Rostbratwurst, the Nuremberg Stadtwurst
is also very popular in Nuremberg. They are available as “smoked”,
“white” or “homemade” and are often eaten with Franconian farmhouse
bread and beer. Recommended: City sausage with music (city sausage cut
into large slices, dressed with vinegar and onions).
Don't forget the
Presssack (red & white), although there are big differences in taste.
The Presssack is eaten with mustard.
Schäufele
Not just a
Nuremberg specialty, but rather a first-class "Franconian institution".
To put it simply: A pork shoulder roasted with love in the oven with
crispy bacon rind - very tasty - is served with a dark beer sauce and
Nuremberg dumplings.
Gingerbread
Nuremberg is famous for its
gingerbread, which is made by several major manufacturers and numerous
small bakeries. Especially at the time of the Christkindlesmarkt, the
real Nuremberg Elisen gingerbread is very popular. They contain no
flour. Some manufacturers sell breakage (broken gingerbread cookies).
Don't underestimate the nutritional value of these sweet treats. By the
way, the jewelry boxes are a nice practical travel souvenir. When the
sweet content has been cleaned up, the tin boxes can be used as
decorative storage boxes.
More pasta & baked goods
"Nürnberger
Eierzucker" is a white, tender egg pastry, which gets its shape from
carved moulds. These "models" can have different forms such as
"Springerle" (little horse). They are usually "bite-sized", but can also
be designed into larger figures.
Kirschenmännla - A cherry casserole
with a fluffy dough.
Snowballs - In principle the same design as the
snowballs, which are now sold all over Germany. (Thin dough baked in
lard) - only that the Nürnberger have a diameter of about 20 cm and are
provided with powdered sugar. Are gladly distributed to the guests for
communion/confirmation/wedding/baptism etc. as a thank you.
Beer
Franconia has the highest concentration of breweries in the world.
Countless small private breweries produce excellent beers here. In
Nuremberg there are Tucher and other large breweries with good quality.
The tiny Altstadthof brewery in the historic old town, which produces
its red beer only for its own use (attached restaurant) and street sales
(brewery visits possible), is very popular.
Barefoot Brewery. In
medieval cellars with over 600 seats. A natural, unfiltered beer is
brewed in the copper brewhouse according to the German Purity Law.
Altstadthof brewery. Beer has been brewed by hand since 1984, according
to the organic standard. The restaurant offers Franconian cuisine.
orca brau, Am Steinacher Kreuz 24, 90427 Nuremberg - Schmalau. Tel.: +49
176 207 82677. Among other things, the brewery makes beer from old,
leftover bread to avoid food waste. Open: Fri 12:00 - 17:00, Sat 10:00 -
12:00.
Spirits
Echter Nürnberger Trichter is a herbal liqueur
with a blueberry note, 32% vol.
Nuremberg Peterles Drops is a herbal
liqueur with Calmus and mint notes, 43% vol
Eppelein von Geilingen is
a herbal liqueur with a strong orange note, 35% vol
Bratwurst
kitchens
When visiting Nuremberg, you should definitely try the
Nuremberg Bratwurst.
To the guilder star. Historical oldest bratwurst
kitchen in the world since 1419.
sausage bells. The tradition goes
back to the 14th century.
Bratwurst house. Next to the Sebaldus
Church, the original Nuremberg grilled sausages are grilled over a beech
wood fire.
Restaurants
Restaurants are described in the
district articles.
At night
If you still feel hungry at night,
the Restaurant Wacht am Rhein is recommended. The location opens at
midnight and only closes in the early hours of the morning.
Brezen Drive in, Ostendstraße 138, 90482 Nuremberg. Tel.: +49 (0)911 544
425 0. Various pretzels, from poppy seeds to multigrain to sweet
pretzels and also filled pretzels. Open: Monday to Friday from 2:15 am,
Saturday from 3:45 am, Sunday from 6:30 am.
Food truck
Nuremberg is the German capital of food trucks, no other city has more
rolling snack bars. The dishes offered are creative and the quality of
the food is high. The Franconian Food Truck Roundup is held in Nuremberg
several times a year, a meeting of food trucks from all over Germany and
Austria.
The food trucks are usually at different locations in
the Nuremberg area from Monday to Friday and often at events at the
weekend. Details on the locations can be found on the respective
homepage. There is also an app for the food trucks throughout Germany.
In downtown
Weißgerbergasse In the Weißgerbergasse one pub follows
the next. All styles are represented, from the rustic pub to the
modern-minimalist cocktail bar to the small disco bar. There are also
several bars and pubs in the streets above Weißgerbergasse. An Eldorado
for pub fans. Hallertor stop, tram lines 4 and 6, bus line 36
Mach 1
Anyone looking for a good mix of house, pop, R&B and hip hop music is in
good hands at Mach 1. Various events make this club even more
interesting. Audience between 20 and 26 years. Prices a bit more
expensive than other clubs.
Outside of downtown
Resi site On
the site of the former United Margarine Works in Nuremberg, at
Klingenhofstraße 56 to 60, there are several discotheques and
nightclubs. The site can be reached via the U2 station Nordostbahnhof or
Herrnhütte in just over 5 minutes.
Mississipi Queen Restaurant, bar
and club are offered on a boat near the harbor, Donaustrasse 40, 90451
Nuremberg. You can take the S-Bahn S2 to the Nürnberg-Eibach stop or the
60 bus to the Nürnberg Maiach stop.
Cinemas
You can get a good
overview of the Nuremberg cinema program with the weekly cinema magazine
filmtips, which is available everywhere in Nuremberg.
Cinecitta,
Gewerbemuseumsplatz 3 (underground station Wöhrder Wiese (U2)). Huge,
partly underground cinema complex located directly in the old town on
the Pegnitz, is called and is perhaps even Germany's largest cinema. 21
cinemas incl. Cinemagnum (formerly IMAX) with 5,000 seats, three
restaurants, 13 bars, outdoor terraces, film shop, open-air cinema.
Parking garages in the immediate vicinity. Those who want to go to the
cinema late in the evening or even at night at the weekend (shows start
at around 2 a.m. on the weekend!) will also find an offer here.
Admiral Filmpalast, Koenigstrasse 11 (underground station Lorenzkirche
(U1)). Nuremberg's second multiplex cinema, also ultra-modern with
interesting themed gastronomy, e.g. B. in the Skybar.
Casablanca,
Kopernikusplatz/Brosamer Straße 12. The arthouse cinema in Südstadt has
been run by an association since 2010 and shows a high-quality cinema
program in three halls.
Filmhaus, Koenigstr. 93. The municipal cinema
Nuremberg is also a program cinema and is located in the city center
opposite the main train station.
Metropolis, Stresemannplatz 8.
Programmkino, here you will find the popular program cinema rather than
the niche film.
Meisengeige, Am Laufer Schlagturm 3. This program
cinema with bistro is one of the very first in Germany and one of the
nuclei of this type of cinema. Two cinema halls.
Roxy Renaissance
cinema, Julius-Loßmann-Str. 116 (tram stop Nuremberg-Südfriedhof (line
8)). This foreign language cinema, which is not in the city center but
at the southern cemetery, has been open again since March 2013.
English-language original versions are predominantly shown.
Nuremberg is a trade fair city, during trade fairs the accommodation
options can be limited and prices increase compared to times when there
are no trade fairs. Those who have the opportunity should plan their
stay between the trade fairs.
Youth Hostel
Nuremberg Youth
Hostel, Burg 2, 90403 Nuremberg. Phone: +49 (0)911 230 936-0, fax: +49
(0)911 230 936-28, e-mail: nuernberg@jugendherberge.de. The imposing
youth hostel in the more than 500-year-old imperial stables next to the
castle is located above the old town. After a thorough renovation, the
impressive building was reopened in 2013. The rooms on the upper floors
have an excellent block over the old town and the dining room on the
ground floor of the old building has a very quaint character. All rooms
with shower/toilet.
Youth Hotel Nuremberg, Rathsbergstrasse 300,
90411 Nuremberg. Tel.: +49 (0)911 5 21 60 92, fax: +49 (0)911 5 21 69
54, e-mail: jugend-hotel-nuernberg@t-online.de.
Pension-Hostel-Nuremberg, Ottostrasse 6, 90402 Nuremberg. Tel: +49 911
89650132, Email: dany_hefner@yahoo.com.
A&O Nuremberg Central
Station, Bahnhofstrasse 13-15. Tel.: +49 911 30 91 68 - 44 00, email:
booking@aohostels.comfacebook. Features: free WiFi, 116 rooms. Check-in:
3:00 p.m. Check out: 10:00 am. Payment types accepted: debit card,
credit card.
Camping
KNAUS Camping Park Nuremberg,
Hans-Kalb-Str. 56, 90471 Nuremberg. Tel: (0)911 9812717.
Cheap
Hotel Advantage, Dallingerstrasse 5, 90459 Nuremberg. Tel: (0)911 94550.
Ibis Hotel Nuremberg Centrum, Steinbuehler Strasse 2, 90443 Nuremberg.
Tel: (0)911 23710.
B&B Hotel Nuremberg-City, Frauentorgraben 37,
90443 Nuremberg. Tel.: +49 911 37851-0, fax: +49 911 37851-444, e-mail:
nuernberg-city@hotelbb.com. Price: 56.00
Middle
InterCityHotel
Nuremberg, Eilgutstrasse 8, 90433 Nuremberg (at the main train station).
Tel: (0)911 24780. Clean rooms, friendly staff, good breakfast, trains
can be heard, parking at the theater €15 for 24 hours. Feature: free
WiFi.
Hotel Am Jakobsmarkt, Schottengasse 5, 90402 Nuremberg. Tel:
(0)911 20070.
Hotel Victoria, Koenigstrasse 80, 90402 Nuremberg. Tel:
+49 (0)911 24050, Email: book@hotelvictoria. Privately run traditional
hotel with over 120 years of history (built in 1896) in a central and
quiet location with 65 rooms. Feature: ★★★★. Open: 24/7. Price: Double
room from €88 BB.
SORAT Hotel Agneshof Nuremberg, Agnesgasse 10,
90403 Nuremberg. Tel.: (0)911 214440. Features: ★★★, Garni.
SORAT
Hotel Saxx Nuremberg, Hauptmarkt 17, 90403 Nuremberg. Phone: +49 (0)911
242700, fax: +49 (0)911 24270777, email:
saxx-nuernberg@sorat-hotels.com. Features: free wifi, garage, bar, café,
no animals. Check-in: from 3 p.m. Check-out: until 11:00 a.m. Price: SR
from €77/night, double room from €97/night, each plus breakfast €12/p.
Upscale
Sheraton Carlton Nuremberg, Eilgutstrasse 15, 90443
Nuremberg. Tel.: +49 (0)911 20030. Feature: ★★★★★.
Le Meridien Grand
Hotel, Bahnhofstrasse 1-3, Nuremberg 90402. Tel.: +49 (0)911 23220
wikipediacommons. Feature: ★★★★★.
Hotel Drei Raben, Koenigstr. 63,
90402 Nuremberg. Tel.: +49 (0)911 274380. Feature: ★★★★.
Landgasthof
Hotel Gentner, Bregenzer Strasse 31, 90475 Nuremberg. Phone: +49 (0)911
80070, fax: +49 (0)911 8007234, e-mail: info@landgasthof-gentner.de.
Feature: ★★★★. Check-in: 2:00 p.m. Check out: 11:00 am. Price: 95€.
Accepted payment methods: MasterCard, VISA, American Express, cash.
There are two faculties of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in
Nuremberg: Economics and Social Sciences and Educational Sciences.
The Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences is also located here,
where, in addition to various technical subjects, business
administration, social affairs, architecture and design can also be
studied.
Evangelical University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg
The Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg was founded in 1662 by Jacob von
Sandrart, making it the oldest of its kind in the German-speaking world.
In 1954, the academy moved into buildings designed by Sep Ruf in a
wooded area near Nuremberg Zoo. The transparent pavilion architecture in
the east of the city represents the first listed post-war architecture
in southern Germany.
The academy offers the following subjects:
architecture and interior design, fine arts, sculpture, free graphics
and painting/object art, free painting and art education, gold and
silversmiths, graphic design, art history, art and public space and
painting
The Nuremberg-Augsburg University of Music was formed on
August 1, 1999 through the merger of the Meistersinger Conservatory in
Nuremberg and the Leopold Mozart Conservatory in Augsburg.
School for
broadcasting technology In the SRT employees for radio, television and
other electronic media are trained and trained.
Anyone can continue
their education at the training center in Nuremberg. It offers courses
in the fields of languages, culture, health and professional
development.
Safety - basics: Nuremberg is a very safe city, which e.g. achieved
through the sometimes unpleasantly high police presence.
Red-light
district: As in every city, Nuremberg also has a red-light district
(even the oldest in Germany). The actual restricted area is in the area
of the "Frauentormauer" near the Plärrer. But the sex industry has also
spread to the neighboring streets and Luitpoldstrasse.
Xenophobic
violence: Right-wing extremist violence is relatively rare in Nuremberg,
despite the many buildings from the Nazi era, which inevitably also
attract right-wing extremists. Nuremberg is a foreigner-friendly city.
Thefts: Car break-ins and car theft are relatively rare. Naturally,
caution should be exercised during mass events (e.g. the
Christkindlesmarkt, where pickpocketing is more common).
Altogether there are around two dozen clinics in Nuremberg, covering
a wide variety of disciplines.
Nuremberg Clinic (maximum care
hospital), Prof.-Ernst-Nathan-Straße 1, 90419 Nuremberg (Nuremberg North
Clinic). Tel.: +49 (0)911 398-0 (information) wikipediacommons.
Emergency room: house 20.
Nuremberg South Clinic, Breslauer Str. 201,
90471 Nuremberg. Tel.: +49 (0)911 398-0 (information). Emergency room:
Building A, basement.
important phone number
Bavarian medical
on-call service outside office hours (Bavarian Association of Statutory
Health Insurance Physicians) Phone: 116 117;
Emergency doctor, rescue
service, 24h: +49 (0)911 / 19222
Dental emergency service for Middle
Franconia: +49 (0)911 / 5888 8355
Pharmacy emergency service in
Bavaria
Women's emergency number: +49 (0)911 / 28 44 00
Youth
phone: 0800/ 111 03 33;
Poison emergency call 0911 / 398 2451 or 398
2665
Never refer to Nuremberg and generally Franconia as Bavarians. It is
helpful to know something about the language. Hard consonants are
pronounced softly (t becomes d, p becomes b, etc.). Typical are
questions like "Schmidt with dd or dd?" or "Schrebbd mer des mid hardn D
or waachn D? (Do you write that with a hard D or a soft D?)” The works
of the dialect poet Fitzgerald Kusz can also be instructive for getting
used to the language (examples on the page).
The Franks are said
to have a certain reserve towards foreigners. However, once you break
the shell, you will usually find helpful and friendly people. Taking the
initiative and reaching out to people is beneficial. However, too much
openness is sometimes felt to be intrusive (Franconian people are not
used to this), so a well-measured approach is recommended.
Newspapers, magazines
Daily newspapers
Nürnberger Nachrichten -
the most important daily newspaper in Nuremberg with a relatively
extensive range of online services
Nürnberger Zeitung - Slightly more
conservative counterpart of the NN. NN and NZ are published by the same
publisher. The advertisements are identical in both newspapers.
City magazines
Plärrer - Nuremberg's oldest city magazine. Online
events calendar. Information about events, gastronomy
Curt -
information about events.
Colon - Free event and classifieds
magazine. Online events calendar.