Plärrer, square in Nuremberg, Germany

Plärrer is a large square and transport hub in Nuremberg, located just outside the old city walls to the southwest. It is surrounded by wide roads and modern buildings, with a tall office tower, the Plärrerhochhaus, standing at its edge.

In the Middle Ages, the area was a market ground outside the city walls. In 1835, the first German railway, the Ludwigsbahn to Fürth, started from here, and later the square became a major tram hub. It was rebuilt after World War II and took its current form with the arrival of the U-Bahn in 1980.

The name comes from an old German word for a free open space, where traders without a market license could sell their goods outside the city walls. Today, the square is a busy meeting point, and its underground station and tram stops are part of daily life for many locals.

The square is easy to reach on foot from the old town, and trams and buses stop right on it. Allow some time to find your way around, as the area is large and crossed by several roads.

The first German railway, the Ludwigsbahn, departed from this square in 1835, an event now remembered by a replica of the locomotive Adler that ran here in 1960. Also, the square once had a futuristic waiting hall called the Plärrer-Automat, which was demolished in 1977 for the U-Bahn construction.