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| Halberstadt | ||
| federal state | Saxony-Anhalt | |
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| Residents | 40.256 (2019) | |
| height | 119 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 3941 551815 http://www.halberstadt.de | |
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Halberstadt is a city in Saxony-Anhalt. It is located on the Holtemme in the northern Harz foreland and borders in the east on the Magdeburg Börde.
background
Charlemagne made Halberstadt a bishopric, which it remained until the Thirty Years' War. That is why Halberstadt has other splendidly furnished churches in addition to the cathedral. The Halberstadt Cathedral Treasure is one of the most valuable legacies of the Middle Ages in Germany. Later attached to Prussia, Halberstadt became a flourishing industrial city with numerous valuable buildings.
Even in the last days of the Second World War, Halberstadt was badly destroyed by an air raid. This destruction and the subsequent neglect of old buildings in the GDR have massively changed the cityscape and not always to the advantage of the city. At least the Domplatz with cathedral and Church of Our Lady gives an impression of the original beauty of the cityscape.
getting there
| Distances | |
| Hall | 91 km |
|---|---|
| Braunschweig | 64 km |
| Bernburg (Saale) | 60 km |
| Magdeburg | 57 km |
| Goslar | 52 km |
| Helmstedt | 44 km |
By plane
The airports are located for those arriving by plane Hanover
(IATA: HAJ), Berlin Brandenburg(IATA: BER) or Leipzig Hall(IATA: LEJ) similarly far away. Then you have to go to Halberstadt by car or by train. The journey time is around two and a half to three hours.
By train
Halberstadt can be reached directly by train from Magdeburg, out Halle (Saale) above Aschersleben, as well as from Goslar above Wernigerode. There are also trains to Halberstadt Thale above Quedlinburg and after Blankenburg. In the region, trains run from Abellio. As a rule, the destinations mentioned are served every hour. During the day there is a clock node every full hour with connections from and in all directions mentioned.
At the weekend there are three direct train connections to / from Berlin with the Harz-Berlin-Express (HBX). This runs on Friday evening, Saturday evening and Sunday evening from Goslar or Thale via Halberstadt to Berlin and on Saturday morning, Sunday morning and Sunday evening from Berlin to Halberstadt. The journey from Berlin to Halberstadt takes 2:40 hours. Outside of Saxony-Anhalt, there are no network and DB tickets in the HBX. A one-way trip to or from Berlin costs € 16, tickets are available from the train staff.
And if you are already on 1 railway station is, you should take some time to write this 2011 as Station of the year Take a closer look at the excellent train station. Further traffic stops in the city area are 2 Halberstadt-Oststrasse and 3 Halberstadt mirror mountains, both on the route towards Blankenburg.
By bus
A couple of times a week connects one Flixbus Halberstadt with Berlin. The long-distance buses depart from the train station.
In the street
Halberstadt can be reached directly via three federal highways:
Wolfenbüttel–Halberstadt–Quedlinburg
Magdeburg–Halberstadt–resin
Haldensleben/Helmstedt–Halberstadt
The motorway runs south of the city 
("Nordharzautobahn") along the 
at Bad Harzburg is expanded until it is connected to the 
near Bernburg. Travelers coming from direction Goslar or. Wernigerode use the exit Heimburgto then continue on the 
to drive to Halberstadt. From direction Bernburg (Saale) you can already make the descent Quedlinburg-North use to then click on the 
to drive to Halberstadt.
From direction Helmstedt you can use the following interesting alternative: In the small town of Neudamm you leave the 
, drive in the direction of Schlanstedt, continue via Eilsdorf on the road over the Huy to Halberstadt.
The German half-timbered street leads through the place.
mobility
The Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH operates a Tram network, which consists of two lines:
- 1 Hauptbahnhof – Holzmarkt – Friedhof
- 2 Hauptbahnhof – Herbingstraße – Holzmarkt – Sargstedter Weg
There are also the following Bus routes:
- 11 Sargstedter Siedlung – Holzmarkt – Herbingstrasse – Porta
- 12 Klusberge – Holzmarkt – Hauptbahnhof – Wehrstedt
- 13 Sargstedt – Klinikum – Holzmarkt – Behind the sports field
- 14 Holzmarkt – Friedhof – Klein Quenstedt
- 15 Sargstedt – Voigtei – Holzmarkt – Herbingstraße – Klusberge – Herbingstraße – Hauptbahnhof (evening traffic)
- 16 Ströbeck – Voigtei – Holzmarkt
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 St. Stephen's Cathedral.
Built after the fire of 1179, first the facade, then the towers in 1235 in the transition style. From 1252 to 1276 the western part of the nave was added in early Gothic forms. This was followed in the 14th century by the choir and the transept. The inauguration took place in 1492, a restoration from 1850 to 1870. After that, the towers were rebuilt. The cathedral was badly hit on April 8, 1945, but it was restored in the post-war and reunification period. Inside there is a rood screen made in the richest late Gothic style (choir screen, 1510) with wooden sculptures (12th century) and a carrying altar in the cathedral treasure. With its moderate size, the cathedral is a very harmonious building from the German Gothic style.
- The medieval one Cathedral treasure (Tel .: 49 (0) 03941 24237), the world's largest of its kind, consists of 650 pieces, including 300 textiles, gold and silversmiths such as the famous Byzantine holy bread bowl, carpets, altarpieces, ivory carvings and rare relics. 300 of them can be seen in the exhibition. The pieces were mainly collected around the time of the Fourth Crusade. The treasure has always been under the protection of the Catholic and Protestant Church and has been preserved from any looting and robbery to this day. The cathedral treasure can be viewed from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs 6 € or reduced price 4 €.
- 2 Church of Our Lady. The striking four-tower church was built between 1005–1284, mainly in Romanesque style from 1135–46. In the strictly monumental interior, the Romanesque stucco reliefs of the choir screen are particularly worth seeing.
- 3 Burchardikirche
- Church of the former Cistercian convent of St. Burchardi. The slowest and longest piece of music in the world is performed here.
- 4 Martini Church. The main parts of the Gothic hall church originate from the first half of the 14th century and shape the cityscape with the two towers of different heights. In autumn 1989 the New Forum met here. The magnificent early baroque organ front, which was brought back here after the restoration of the church, which was destroyed in the Second World War, is worth seeing.
- 5 Andreas Church. Monastery church of the Franciscan monastery; Gothic three-aisled hall church from approx. 1300.
- 6 Katharinenkirche. Monastery church of the former Dominican monastery, Gothic church of mendicants, now a Catholic parish church.
- 7 Moritz Church. Originally a collegiate church. Late Romanesque-early Gothic pillar basilica with an older western building, built after 1238. Used as a simultaneous church until 1810, since then it has been Protestant.
- 8 St. Johannis. The church, somewhat hidden on Westendorf Street, is one of the largest half-timbered churches in Germany.
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- 9 Petershof. The Petershof is the former official and residence of the bishop. The extensive building complex is used today by the city administration and library. The view from Grudenberg Street, where you can see the full extent of the palace through the sloping terrain, is particularly impressive.
Streets and squares
In the old town there are very beautiful colorful ones Half-timbered houses. Particularly noteworthy are the Bailiwick and its side streets, z. B. Bakenstrasse. The Domplatz is a long, beautiful square between the Church of Our Lady and the cathedral, bordered by the 10 Dompropstei and several beautiful canons that are used as museums.
Buildings
The town hall the city was destroyed in 1945 and then rebuilt largely modern with reconstruction of parts of the facade and the council arbor.
Monuments
In front of the town hall is the more than four meters high 11 Halberstadt Roland with the year 1433 on the belt.
Museums
A combination ticket is available for the museums in Halberstadt: If you visit several museums, you pay full entry for the first and reduced entry for the following museums.
- 12 Glue house, Cathedral Square 31. Literature museum with a fixed and changing exhibitions - a gem for literature fans. You can find the Gleimhaus right next to the cathedral, on the northeast side in a half-timbered house with a modern extension.Price: € 7 (reduced € 5).
- 13 Heineanum Museum, Domplatz 36 (right wing). Natural history museum, especially dedicated to ornithology; there are also skeletons of two dinosaurs found in Halberstadt on display.Price: € 6.50 (reduced € 4.50).
- 14 City Museum Halberstadt, Cathedral Square 36. The City Museum Halberstadt is housed in the former Spiegelsche Kuria on the north side of the Domplatz and shows a very detailed collection on the history of Halberstadt up to the recent past with the two-time reconstruction of the city after destruction in the Second World War and the renewed destruction of the remains of the old town until 1990.Price: € 6.50 (reduced € 4.50).
- in the Petershof, the former official residence of the bishop, houses the city administration and the city library. It adjoins the cloister on the west side of the Liebfrauenkirche, in which preserved sculptural remains from the once so rich stock of half-timbered houses are exhibited.
- Screw museum. Exhibition of bourgeois living culture around 1900.
- 15 Ströbeck Chess Museum (in the "Schachdorf" Ströbeck, about 5 km west of Halberstadt).
Parks
Halberstadt has numerous parks and green spaces. One of these green spaces extends around the old city wall, some of which are still preserved. The plantation, the swan pond, but also the green area between the Breite Tor along the Schützenstraße are particularly beautiful.
The 16 Mirror Mountains and the Klusberge. In the 18th century, Baron von Spiegel arranged for this ridge to be reforested south of Halberstadt. Today it is a wonderful area for hiking, cycling, but also horse riding, because there is a riding stables at the feet of the Spiegelsberge. Animal lovers will also get their money's worth in the local animal enclosure in the Spiegelsbergen.
Baron von Spiegel had that too at the time 17 Spiegelsberge hunting lodge erected, from the terrace of which one has a wonderful view of the city of Halberstadt and in the cellar of which there is one of the largest wine barrels in the world with a capacity of 144,000 liters.
The 18 Klusberge, which are a little further to the east, are also a gem for hikers. But there are also interesting things for climbers: the Klusfelsen. In the middle of the pine forest, these striking rocks rise 20 to 30 meters high between the trees into the sky. Many visitors have already immortalized themselves there in the soft sandstone.
various
activities
- Historic Schlanstedter Feldbahn, once used for the beet harvest, this small field railway (600 mm track width) is now operated and maintained by an association. Occasionally driving days according to their website
shop
In the middle of the city, right next to the town hall, which has been rebuilt according to the historical model, adjacent to the fish market and the wood market are the town hall passages, which not only invite you to shop, but also to linger in cafes. From Kühlinger Straße you can drive into the attached parking garage and reach these passages in just a few steps with dry feet. This place can also be reached by tram or bus.
kitchen
Cheap
medium
Upscale
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
medium
- 1 Halberstädter Hof, Trillgasse 10, 38820 Holberstadt. Tel.: 49 3941 27 080. Centrally located, near the Domplatz.
Upscale
Learn
- Martineum high school
- High school Käthe Kollwitz
- Harz University of Applied Sciences
Work
- HALKO - Halberstadt sausage factory
security
health
Practical advice
- Halberstadt information, Behind the town hall 6, 38820 Halberstadt. Tel.: 49 39 41 55 18 15, Fax: 49 39 41 55 10 89, Email: [email protected].
The prefix for Halberstadt is 03941. The Post Code is 38820.
trips
- Huy: The Huy (pronounced: Hüh) is an elongated, approx. 12 km long and up to 3 km wide ridge in the northern Harz foreland in the Harz district, about 8 km north of Halberstadt.
You can reach the Huy by car either on the country road in the direction of Dingelstedt or on the federal road B79 in the direction of Wolfenbüttel to Athenstedt and then turn right towards Huy-Neinstedt or. Badersleben.
- The Huy extends from east to west between the places Schwanebeck and Dardesheim. Its highest point is the Buchenberg at 314 m above sea level. Beech trees grow mainly in the Huy. There are not only interesting hiking trails there, but also many places worth seeing, such as the Huysburg, Röderhof, Huy-Neinstedt, Monk shark and Wilhelmshall. Im Huy bei Wilhelmshall mining (potash) was carried out decades ago. On the southern slope above the village Sargstedt you have a wonderful view from the Sargstedter Warte on the area around Halberstadt and the resin.
The Huy can also offer something special geologically: the so-called glacier pots are witnesses of the last ice age. The glacier pots can be found between Huy-Neinstedt and Athenstedt.Near the place Röderhof there is an artificially dammed pond, the Röderhofer pond. In the past, many orchards were planted on the north and south slopes of the Huy, which are ideal for hiking at any time of the year, especially between the Röderhofer pond and Dingelstedt.
literature
Web links
- https://www.halberstadt.de/ - Official website of Halberstadt
- Halberstadt Cathedral and Treasury
