Naumburg, Administrative district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Description
Naumburg is a district capital in Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, located in the Saale River valley with roughly 33,000 inhabitants. The townscape shows medieval residential towers, old fortification walls from different building periods, and a Romanesque-Gothic cathedral rising above the river valley.
History
The bishop of Zeitz moved his seat to Naumburg in 1028, turning the town into a religious center. Construction of the cathedral began soon after and shaped the town's growth through the Middle Ages.
Culture
Visitors today can see twelve life-sized founder figures inside the cathedral, carved in the 13th century by the Naumburg Master workshop. These sculptures show noble figures in secular clothing and represent some of the finest medieval stonework in Europe.
Practical
The town center can be explored easily on foot, with the main buildings located close together in the old core. Regional trains and the B87 highway connect the town to neighboring cities and larger centers in the region.
Did you know?
The annual Hussite Cherry Festival recalls a 1432 event when children gathered cherries outside the walls during a military siege. This festival today combines local tradition with an unusual moment from the town's past.
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Naumburg Cathedral
507 m
Rudelsburg
8.6 km
Landesschule Pforta
4.2 km
Goseck circle
6.4 km
City walls of Naumburg
374 m
Trams in Naumburg
433 m
Saaleck Castle
8.9 km
Friedenssteine
7 kmFamiliengräber von Eulau
3 km
Nietzsche-Haus
303 m
Stadtkirche St. Wenzel
45 m
Oberlandesgericht Naumburg
735 m
Burg Schönburg
4.2 km
Tote Täler
6.6 km
Pforta abbey
4.1 km
Naumburg Cathedral and the High Medieval Cultural Landscape of the Rivers Saale and Unstrut
507 m
Rudelsburg
8.6 km
Romanisches Haus
6.4 km
Friedenstein
3.4 km
Akademie Haus Sonneck
2.9 km
Nietzsche-Denkmal
200 m
Reichskrone
355 m
Saalebrücke Bad Kösen
6.5 km
Marientor
374 m
Berghotel Wilhelmsburg
7.1 km
Mutiger Ritter
6.4 km
Maria-Magdalenen-Kirche
305 m
Buchenhalle
6.6 kmDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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