Nuremberg Travel Guide
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Nuremberg may well be Bavaria's second largest city, but the locals prefer to think of it as the centre of Franconia. The town is usually associated with some of the darkest episodes in German history but contemporary Franconia will force you to see another side to the place. It has a distinctly cosmopolitan feel, and there is something exciting on offer for … Read Nuremberg introduction
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Nuremberg's biggest hotel offers comfortable and luxurious rooms, many of which boast splendid views of the Old Town. Located near the main station in the …
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Introduction
Nuremberg (Nürnberg) is Bavaria's second-largest city and a major tourist magnet. It woos visitors with a wonderfully restored medieval Altstadt (Old Town), a proud castle, major museums and the world-famous Christmas market.
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Beautiful Fountain Standing like a space probe on the northwest corner of the square is the 19m (62ft) Schöner Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain). A replica of the late 14th-century original, it is a stunning golden vision of 40 electors, religious heroes and other allegorical figures. The …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 500100 Area : 309.60km² Longitude / Latitude : 11.08 / 49.45 Currency : Euro (EUR) Weights & Measures system : Metric
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there Nuremberg airport (93 700), 7km (4.3mi) north of the centre, is served by regional and international carriers, including Lufthansa, Air Berlin and Air France. U-Bahn 2 runs every few minutes from Hauptbahnhof to the airport (12min). Trains run hourly to/from Frankfurt (2.5hr) …
History
Recent History One-third of all German farms are in Bavaria - hence the popular Nuremberg farmers markets - yet agriculture accounts for only 1% of its GDP; the engine of the economy is still in the manufacturing sector, which accounts for about 32% of the state's GDP. Nuremberg, together with …
Weather
Nuremberg has a random assortment of weather, day after day. It could be cold or warm, sunny or rainy, windy or tranquil - or every combination thereof. Meteorologists blame the area's changeable weather conditions on alternating maritime and continental weather masses. Other factors include …
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Overview of Nuremberg
169km (105 miles) NW of Munich, 225km (140 miles) SE of Frankfurt, 204km (127 miles) NE of Stuttgart When this city celebrated its 900th birthday in 1950, the scars of World War II were still fresh. Nurnberg was once the ideal of medieval splendor, but that legacy was lost in the ashes of war. With the …
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