City tour Freyburg

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Discover sights and historical places in Freyburg (Unstrut).

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Highlights of the tour:

1 Market
Around the market square are the town hall, hotels, restaurants, and the Freyburg Tourist Association. Formerly, the square was home to the gilded equestrian statue of Duke Christian of Saxe-Weissenfels. The torso of the destroyed monument in 1948 is now located in the courtyard of Neuenburg Castle. The former location is marked by a metal border with an inscription, as the market square was redesigned in 2003 as part of an architectural competition under the motto "Tuscany of the North".

2 Town Hall
The foundation stone for the town hall, which rests on Romanesque foundations and vaulted cellars, was laid in 1425. The present appearance is marked by renovations after the city fires of 1551 and 1682, which also severely affected the town hall.

Markt 1, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)

3 St. Marien Church
The construction of the late Romanesque church, also known as the "sister" of Naumburg Cathedral, dates back to the period between 1210 - 1230 and was probably commissioned by the Thuringian Landgrave Ludwig IV (reigned from 1217-1227). The church is fundamentally Romanesque. In the early 15th century, the apse was demolished and replaced by a Gothic choir. The southern side apse also fell victim to an attached sacristy. At the end of the 15th century, the nave was dismantled and replaced by a hall aisle.

Kirchstraße 8, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)
May - October: Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sat./Sun./Public holiday 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

4 Schlifter Vineyard
The vineyard with its historic vineyard cottage is one of the steepest terrace vineyards in the region with a slope of up to 54%. Due to the breathtaking views from the steep slopes, it is a popular photo spot for guests. It also houses a so-called "Celebrity Vineyard", where all German and local wine queens as well as important guests of the city of Freyburg were allowed to plant a vine.

5 Shooting House
The first documented news from 20.08.1603 "Order and Law" contains 28 shooting articles. In that year, the 1st shooting club of Freyburg was founded. In 1659, the shooting guild acquired the meadow "Hinterm Schlag" as a shooting place, where a "shooting house" already stood. The present shooting house was completely renovated in 1996 and is available to guests as an event venue. To this day, the Freyburg Shooting Club 1603 e.V. uses the cellar shooting range.

Schützenstraße 6, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)

6 Jahn Memorial Hall
The building, inaugurated in 1903, served as the first Jahn Museum and memorial to the German gymnastics festivals. The artistically designed, stained-glass windows were donated by the cities that hosted the gymnastics festivals. Today, it serves as a popular venue for events, conferences, and clubs.

Opposite Schützenstraße 9, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)

7 City Fortifications
The largely preserved city wall once had three city gates (Kirchtor, Obertor, Eckstädter Tor), a gate, and 14 towers and is about 1200 m long. The three gates connected the city with its former suburbs/villages. The petrification of the city fortifications took place piece by piece in the 14th and 15th centuries.

8 Jahn Memorial Gymnasium
It was built in the German Empire by the German Gymnastics Association (DT) as a mausoleum for Friedrich Ludwig Jahn and inaugurated in 1894 in the presence of 3,000 gymnasts from all over Germany. Later, it was given to the city of Freyburg with the condition that it be used exclusively for gymnastics. Today, it is a training facility for clubs and school sports.

Oberstraße 9, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)

9 Freyburg-Unstrut Winemaker Association e.G.
On December 28, 1934, a group of Freyburg winemakers joined forces to secure grape processing and cellar operations on their own. The 27 founding members contributed 31 hectares to the association. Today, there are 400 members managing around 400 hectares of vineyards. Guests are extensively advised on Saale-Unstrut wine at the "Freyburg Wine Gallery". Special wine tastings at ANISIUM, crowned with a tour of one of the most beautiful wooden barrel cellars in Germany, are something special.

Querfurter Straße 10, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)
Wine gallery: Mon. - Fri. 07:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

10 Rotkäppchen Sparkling Wine Cellars
Since 1856, Rotkäppchen Sparkling Wine Cellars has been producing sparkling wines of exceptional quality. Today, Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sparkling Wine Cellars is one of the leading sparkling wine producers in Germany. Particularly noteworthy in the historic sparkling wine cellars are the historical atrium built around the turn of the century, the five-story cellar system, and the mighty cathedral cellar with the largest cuvée wooden barrel in Germany.

Sektkellereistraße 5, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)

11 Eckstädter Gate
The gate with a tower and gate bastion is located in the southwest of the city and connected it with the Eckstädter suburb. The south side of the foregate is embedded in the residential building Eckstädter Platz 10. The Eckstädter Gate itself was built / petrified in 1385 and consisted of a foregate, a courtyard, and a main gate next to the tower. The northern part of the foregate (barbican) is still preserved.

12 Napoleon Gate
The gate was located in the south of the city wall towards the Unstrut until 1888. The gate tower was converted into a residential building. Since Napoleon's passage in 1813, it was called the "Napoleon Gate" because he is said to have directed the crossing of his troops over the Unstrut from this spot.

13 Castle Mill
The mill, which once belonged to Neuenburg Castle, was built at the end of the 11th century. In 1632, the Saxon Elector Johann Georg had a new mill building erected. It was used as a fulling mill, oil mill, sawmill, and grain mill. Turbines for electricity generation were installed at the end of the 19th century. Since 2015, electricity has been generated from hydropower here. In the restaurant, you can enjoy delicious food and wines from Saale-Unstrut.

Mühlstraße 10, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)

14 Ducal Vineyard
The terraced vineyard located below Neuenburg Castle, with its distinctive Rococo vineyard house, is a landmark of the region. In its current form, it represents a baroque vineyard as it appeared at the end of the 18th century.

Mühlstraße 23, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)
Wine tasting: April - October: Mon. - Thu. 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Fri. - Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

15 Neuenburg Castle
The castle was founded around 1090 by the Thuringian Count "Ludwig the Jumper" and splendidly expanded in the 12th/13th centuries under the Landgraves of Thuringia. The architectural highlight is the Romanesque double chapel. In the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the castle served as a hunting lodge for Saxon princes.

Schloß 1, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)

16 Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Museum
The museum, housed in the former residence of the "Father of Gymnastics Jahn" since the 1936 Olympics, documents the life of the founder of the German gymnastics movement. Jahn, who lived in Freyburg since 1825 (initially in political exile), was buried in the courtyard of the house in 1936.

Schloßstraße 11, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)
April to October: Tue. - Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
November to March: Tue. - Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Due to current construction work, opening hours may vary.

17 Kirchtor
The southeastern city gate of Freyburg, which connected the city with the church suburb, was demolished in 1861 to build a new school with an associated staircase. The court cellar and court staircase later received their names from the district court, which was established after 1880 in the school building.

Höhe Jahnplatz 1, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)

18 Rectorate and District Court
The original core building of the rectorate dates from the 2nd quarter of the 16th century. The first rector mentioned is Peter Leinewetter in 1555. He had an apartment on the upper floor. A boys' school was established on the ground floor. Shortly after, a "Magtleinschule" was also established. In 1834, due to lack of space, the boys' school relocated to new classrooms in the town hall. Over the years, the city needed significantly more space for all the curious children of the city. In 1861, the cornerstone for the new school and the future district court was laid to the right of the boys' school and inaugurated two years later. Not even 20 years later, the district court moved in, and the current Friedrich Ludwig Jahn School was opened. The Old Rectorate served as a residential building until the 1980s. Today, the building houses a library.

Hinter der Kirche 2, 06632 Freyburg (Unstrut)

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