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Freyburg | ||
federal state | Saxony-Anhalt | |
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Residents | 4832 (Dec. 31, 2013) | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 4656 ![]() ![]() | ||
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The small town Freyburg is located on the lower reaches of the Unstrut, about 8 km north of the city center of Naumburg (Saale) and in the middle of the Saale-Unstrut wine-growing region. The “gymnastics father” Friedrich Ludwig Jahn lived in the city until his death (1852).
getting there
By plane
By train
Freyburg is with the Unstruttalbahn, which runs between Naumburg and Cheeks (unstrut) above Nebra (Unstrut) Runs every hour, to the next larger railway junction Naumburg tied up. The station is on the other side of the Unstrut.
Since the Erfurt-Nuremberg high-speed line went into operation at the end of 2017, ICE trains to Munich or Leipzig and Hamburg Altona past Naumburg. The closest long-distance traffic stops are now Leipzig, Halle and Erfurt.
By bus
In the street
Freyburg is roughly 20 km from the nearest Highways, namely the Autobahn 9 Berlin – Munich and the A 38 Göttingen – Leipzig, away. Coming from the direction of Göttingen, leave the A 38 at exit 20 (Querfurt) and the B 180. For a purely tourist approach, the Romanesque Road.
By bicycle
The Cyclist uses the Unstrut cycle path for arrival. For the passionate Long-distance hikers The 230 km long Feengrotten-Kyffhäuser-Weg is ideal.
mobility
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The city extends on the left bank of the Unstrut, while the train station is on the right bank.
Tourist Attractions
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Freyburg-schloss.jpg/225px-Freyburg-schloss.jpg)
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It is worth seeing 1 Marienkirche in half Gothic, half Romanesque style with two towers. Immediately above the city rises the old one, built by Ludwig the Springer around 1062 and rebuilt by Landgrave Ludwig the Iron after its destruction by the Archbishop of Magdeburg (1139), but in its current form largely originating from the Dukes of Saxony-Weißenfels 2 Bergschloss Neuchâtel with Romanesque double chapel, banquet hall and watch tower.
In the district Zscheiplitz the former monastery church of the Benedictine convent of St. Bonifacius from the 12th century can be visited.
activities
Regular events
- Wine festival. Second weekend in September.
shop
- 1 EDEKA Wallek, Merseburger Str. 48, 06632 Freyburg. Tel.: 49 (0)34464 35735. Open: Mon - Sat 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
kitchen
- Freyburger wine and sparkling wine cellar, Schützenstrasse 9 (Northeast edge of the old town). Tel.: 49 (0)34464 27-506, Fax: (0)34464 27-506.
- Old Freyburg, Oberstrasse 39. Historic dining room in the heart of Freyburg.
- 1 Athos, Brückenstrasse 7, 06632 Freyburg. Greek restaurant.Open: daily 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - midnight.
- 2 Steakhouse and Pension zur Weintraube, Mühlstrasse 43, 06632 Freyburg. Tel.: (0)34464 27287.
nightlife
accommodation
Accommodation in the old town
- 1 Hotel "Unstruttal", Market 11. Tel.: 49 (0)34464 707-0, Fax: (0)34464 707-41, Email: [email protected].
- 2 Hotel Restaurant "Zur Traube", Oberstrasse 46. Tel.: 49 (0)34464 27742, Fax: (0)34464 36698, Email: [email protected]. Price per person. including breakfast: March to October single room € 55, double room € 39.50.
Accommodation outside the old town
- 3 Berghotel Zum Edelacker (Hotel Restaurant), Castle 25 (Vineyard hotel with a panoramic view of the Unstruttal). Tel.: (0)34464 35-0, Fax: (0)34464 35-333, Email: [email protected]. Price: Sun-Fri single 68 €, double 98 €, Fri-Sun single 72 €, double 105 €, extra bed possible for a surcharge, discount from 3 nights.
- 4 Hotel "Rebschule", Honor 33. Tel.: 49 (0)34464 3080, Fax: (0)34464 28036. Price: Mon-Fri single room € 52.50-54.50, double room € 73-77, Fri-Sun single room € 54-56, double room € 76-80.
- Hotel "Zur Sonnenuhr", Ehrauberge 13. Tel.: 49 (0)34464 26270, Email: [email protected]. Price: single 45, double 65-75 €; from two nights single room € 40, double room € 60-70.
security
health
- 1 Elisabeth pharmacy, Oberstrasse 54, 06632 Freyburg. Tel.: 49 (0)34464 29004, Fax: 49 (0)34464 29006, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon, Wed, Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Tue Thu 8 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- 2 Jahn pharmacy, Markt 3, 06632 Freyburg. Tel.: 49 (0)34464 27365, Fax: 49 (0)34464 27350, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon, Wed, Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Tue Thu 8 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Practical advice
- 3 Freyburger Tourist Association e.V., Markt 2, 06632 Freyburg. Tel.: (0)34464 27260, Fax: (0)34464 27376. Open: November - April: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., May - October Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Fri 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
trips
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- Naumburg (Saale) (8 km south, B 180 "Straße der Romanik") - if you haven't come from there, Naumburg is the next first-class destination. With its cathedral, the city has one of the most important sacred buildings in Europe.
- Laucha (8 km to the west) - located upstream of the Unstrut; old city fortifications and bell museum.
- Bad Kosen (13 km south, B 180 to Roßbach, drive around Naumburg west) - Sole springs, the Rudelsburg is not far away.
literature
Web links
- http://www.freyburg-info.de - Official website of Freyburg
- Official website of the Freyburger Tourist Association