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6 Würzburg door leads to a lovely small In AD 707 a church was built VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
courtyard; the remains of the here and, in 1201, work began
The bombing raid on Würzburg on 16 March 1945 lasted cloister date from the on a fortress that served as the Practical Information
for about 20 minutes and destroyed over 80 per cent of Hohenstauf period. Under a residence of the prince-bishops Road map C5. * 128,000.
n Falkenhaus, Marktplatz 9
the town’s buildings. Like Dresden, however, the town lime tree is the resting place until 1719. Within its fortifications (0931-372398). _ Afrikafestival
rose from the ashes to enchant visitors with its picturesque of a famous medieval minstrel stands the first original donjon (May), Würzburger Weindorf
Walther von der Vogelweide.
church dating from the 13th
position on the banks of the River Main, its rich cultural A procession is held each year century, and the Renaissance- (May/Jun), Mozartfest (Jun),
heritage, its interesting traditions and its music events – on St Kilian’s day (8 July) during Baroque palace. The museum Kilianifest (Jul), Bachtage (Nov–Dec).
both modern and classical. As well as being a popular which theological students exhibits illustrate the 1,200-year Transport
tourist destination, Würzburg is also an important carry the skulls of the martyrs, history of the town. The former k Frankfurt, 120 km (75 miles)
commercial and cultural centre for Lower Franconia contained in a transparent An old crane near Alte Mainbrücke over the arsenal now houses the west. £ Hauptbahnhof.
box, from the west crypt to
Franconian Museum with its
and home of the excellent Franconian wine.
the cathedral where they are river Main valuable collection of sculptures
put on public display. by Tilman Riemenschneider. city, this twin-towered Baroque
beautiful bridge was built in chapel is the work of Balthasar
a Bürgerspital 1473–1543. It is the oldest bridge R Käppele Neumann (1747–50). Its interior
Theaterstraße. over the Main. Mergentheimer Straße. is lavishly decorated with
The Bürgerspital was founded Standing at the top of a hill at beautiful wall paintings by
in 1319 by Johann von Steren. + Festung Marienberg the southwestern end of the Matthias Günther.
Hospitals like this originally Fürstenbau-Museum: Tel (0931) 355
provided charitable care for the 170. Open Apr–Oct: 9am–6pm Tue–
old as well as the infirm, and Sun. Closed: Nov–Mar. & ∑
today this institution provides schloesser.bayern.de
care for over one hundred Mainfränkisches Museum: Tel (0931)
elderly residents of Würzburg. 205 940. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–5pm
It operates as a self-financing Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm Tue–
foundation, its main source of Sun. & Castle tours: 8 16 Mar–Oct:
11am, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm Tue–Fri; 10am,
income being from vine- 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm (in English), 4pm
View over Würzburg, with Dom St Kilian in the foreground growing. Residents are given a Sat & Sun.
quarter of a litre (½ pint) of an
P Residenz the 11th century at the burial site excellent home-produced wine Built on the site of an old Celtic
See pp250–51. of St Kilian and his fellow Irish each day, with double the stronghold, the Marienberg
martyrs, St Kolonat and St Totnan. ration on Sundays. Visitors can Fortress towers above the town. Festung Marienberg, built on a hill overlooking the river Main
R Dom St Kilian The church’s imposing also sample various vintages.
Domplatz. Tel (0931) 38 66 29 00. Baroque dome and its red
Open 10am–5pm Mon–Sat, sandstone façade date from the a Juliusspital Würzburg
1–6pm Sun and holidays. 18th century. Featured in the Juliuspromenade. Tel (0931) 393 14 City Centre Hauptbahnhof
Next to the great cathedral interior are numerous works of 00. Open Apr–mid-Dec: guided tours Flughafen R Ö N T G E N R I N G
churches of Mainz, Speyer and art, including a late 15th-century by appointment. ∑ juliusspital.de 1 Residenz 7 km (4.5 miles) Congress HAUGERRING
Worms, this is Germany’s fourth Madonna and the Man of Founded in 1576 by Julius Echter, 2 Dom St Kilian Centrum KAISERSTRASSE BAHNHOFSTR.
largest Romanesque church. It Sorrow by the 15th-century Juliusspital was remodelled in 3 Neumünster Friedens- Juliusspital Stift Haug BERLINER
PLATZ
brücke
was built in 1045–1188, its patron German sculptor Tilman the 17th and the 18th centuries. 4 Bürgerspital HEIN ESTRASSE
saint an Irish monk who came to Riemenschneider. The north The Rococo pharmacy (1760–65) 5 Juliusspital GERBERSTR JULIUSPROMENADE SEMMELSTR. LUDWIGSTRASSE RENN W
Würzburg in AD 686. in the hospital arcades has 6 Rathaus DREIKRONENSTRASSE STRASSE THEATERSTR.
The three-nave basilica has a survived intact and is well 7 Alte Mainbrücke SCHONBORN- Bürgerspital
transept and a twin-tower façade. worth a visit. 8 Festung Marienberg Marienkapelle EICHHORNSTR. Mainfranken KAPUZINERSTR. EGER RING - L U THER-STRA S S E
HUSARENSTR.
Inside, the Romanesque main Neumünster Theater Würzburg
nave with its flat roof contrasts P Rathaus Rathaus MARKT KÜRSCHNE
sharply with the Baroque stucco Rueckermainstraße. R E N N W E G MARTIN
Alte
embellishments of the choir. Würzburg’s picturesque town Mainbrücke DOMSTRASSE R H O F Dom St Kilian BALTHASAR-NEUMANN-PROM. Residenz
The north nave has a group hall was built in several stages. Domschatz N G
of bishops’ tombs, two of which Begun in the 13th century, it Festung SCHÖNTHALSTR
are by Tilman Riemen schneider. was subsequently extended in Marienberg S AALG AS SE NEUBAUSTR Alte Hofgarten E B E RT- R I
At the end of the north tran- the 15th and 16th centuries. Universität
sept is a chapel, which was Particularly noteworthy are the St Burkard OTTOSTRASSE
built by Balthasar Neumann beautiful 16th-century paintings Main O B E R E R M A I N K A I F R I E D R I C H -
for the bishops of the House on the façade and the late- LEISTENSTRASSE SANDERSTRASSE
of Schönborn. Renaissance tower, Roter Turm, SANDERRING
which dates from around 1660.
R Neumünster MERGENTHEIMER STR. Ludwigs-
brücke
St-Kilians-Platz. P Alte Mainbrücke
Just north of the cathedral, the The beautiful red sandstone façade of Connecting the old town 0 metres 300 Käppele
Neumünster church was built in Neumünster-Kirche and Festung Marienberg, this 0 yards 300
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp496–7 and pp519–22 For additional map symbols see back flap
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