Brunswick, Medieval city in Lower Saxony, Germany
Description
This city in Lower Saxony stretches along the Oker River, where half-timbered houses stand beside modern university buildings and research institutes. Wide green spaces run through the urban area, while the old center around Burgplatz displays several preserved medieval churches and squares.
History
Duke Henry the Lion made this place his residence in the 12th century and built Dankwarderode Castle, turning it into the center of his territories. Bombing during World War II destroyed large parts of the old town, though some quarters survived and were rebuilt in the following decades.
Culture
Locals gather in the cafes around Kohlmarkt, where a weekly market fills the square with regional produce on Saturday mornings. Students shape the daily rhythm of the streets, especially in the bookshops and pubs along Lange Straße, which stays busy from morning until late evening.
Practical
The main train station connects the city to high-speed and regional rail lines across Germany, making arrival straightforward from most directions. The center is easy to explore on foot, as most points of interest lie within a few hundred meters of Burgplatz.
Did you know?
Burgplatz displays a bronze lion sculpture from 1166, considered the oldest freestanding large sculpture north of the Alps, originally positioned in front of the castle. The figure seen today is a replica, while the original rests in a nearby museum to protect it from weather.
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Brunswick Palace
793 m
Brunswick Lion
523 m
Dankwarderode Castle
540 m
Braunschweig Central Station
2.3 km
Kemenate Reichsstraße 36
201 m
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
1 km
Happy RIZZI House
940 m
Liberei
131 m
Schloss Richmond
3.3 km
Riddagshausen Abbey
3.8 km
Bunker in Braunschweig
990 mRinggleis
2.3 km
Aegidienkirche, Braunschweig
1.1 km
Wendhausen Windmill
9.2 km
Villa Rimpau
1.5 km
Alte Waage
209 m
Jägerhof
4.8 km
St. Andreas
167 m
St. Martini
810 m
Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum
515 m
Quadriga of Brunswick
769 m
Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum Braunschweig
885 mJustizvollzugsanstalt Braunschweig
913 m
St. Magni
970 m
Bürgerpark
1.6 km
St. Katharinen
336 mGewandhaus
782 m
Altstadtrathaus
739 m
Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach
Hondelage
Volkmarode
Östliches Ringgebiet
Innenstadt
Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof
Stöckheim-Leiferde
Heidberg-Melverode
Südstadt-Rautheim-Mascherode
Weststadt
Timmerlah-Geitelde-Stiddien
Broitzem
Rüningen
Westliches Ringgebiet
Lehndorf-Watenbüttel
Veltenhof-Rühme
Wenden-Thune-Harxbüttel
Nordstadt
Schunteraue
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