Small guide to Nuremberg city

Places

Dutzendteich
Dutzendteich is a statistical district in the south of Nuremberg.
Unschlittplatz
Unschlittplatz is a square and it is one of the most important historical sights of Nuremberg's southern Old Town.
Unschlitthaus
Unschlitthaus is an interesting historical property from the Middle Ages that is located in the Lorenzer Old Town.
Volkspark Marienberg
Marienberg Park
The Volkspark Marienberg is an English-style landscape garden which is located north of Nuremberg.
Schloss Faber-Castell
Faber-Castell Castle
The historical chateau from the 19th century is located in the city of Stein on the border with Nuremberg.
Meergott Brunnen
An imposing fountain with a statue of Neptune, god of the sea.
Stadtmauer
City Wall
The medieval defensive wall that surrounding the old city of Nuremberg.
Fabrikgut Hammer
The Hammer factory is one of the most important sites of the late medieval industrial settlement in Europe.
Das schlafende Nashorn
The Sleeping Rhino
The sculpture is located in the Egidienplatz square.
Mögeldorf
Mögeldorf has been a district of Nuremberg since 1899.
Ludwig-Donau-Main-Kanal
Ludwig Danube Main Canal
The Ludwig Danube Main Canal (also known as the Ludwigskanal or as the Der Alte Kanal) was a waterway between the Danube and the Main rivers in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Wasserschloss Oberbürg
Castle Oberbürg
Ruin of the castle Oberbürg that was destroyed in a bombing raid on Nuremberg in August 1943.
St. Johannis
Sankt Johannis
One of the oldest parts of Nuremberg is Sankt Johannis, which was first mentioned in 1234.
Schloss Unterbürg
Castle Unterbürg
Former manor Unterbürg Castle beside the river Pegnitz.
Nürnberger Reichswald
The Reich Forest
The Reichswald is a cultural forest area located in the north and southeast of Nuremberg.
Walberla (Ehrenbürg)
The Walberla is an impressive 532 meter high table mountain located just a few kilometers from Nuremberg. Officially is called Ehrenbürg and is the most famous mountain in Franconian Switzerland.
Zeltnerschloss
Zeltner Castle
The Zeltner Castle was first mentioned before before 1370 and is located on the outskirts of Nuremberg. The complex underwent numerous alterations and several destructions over the centuries. During the Second World War it burned down in 1943 and was rebuilt again in 1955.
Friedenskirche
The Friedenskirche is located in the St. Johannis district and it was built between 1925 and 1928. In 1944 the church burned down and was rebuilt and rededicated from 1950 to 1952.
Johanniskirche
Church of St. John
The medieval church with St. John's Cemetery.
Langwasser
Langwasser is a district in the southeast of Nuremberg and the name comes from a small stream that runs through the area.