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| Nordhausen | ||
| federal state | Thuringia | |
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| Residents | 41.791 (2019) | |
| height | 185 m | |
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Nordhausen is a district town in the north Thuringia on the southern edge of the Resin with almost 44,000 inhabitants.
background
Nordhausen was first mentioned in a document on May 13, 927 in a deed of gift from Heinrich I to his wife Mathilde. However, an earlier settlement can be traced back to the year 785. In 961 Mathilde founded a monastery next to the castle built by Heinrich around 910, which gave crafts and trades an incentive to settle here.
In 1220 Nordhausen was raised to the status of a Free Imperial City by Emperor Friedrich II, in 1225 it received its first seal and around 1260 a council was formed for the first time. In 1277 there was an uprising of the craftsmen and petty bourgeoisie against the imperial knights. The Reichsburg, which was only rebuilt towards the end of the 13th century, was destroyed. In another uprising on February 14, 1375, the council was overthrown and its members banished. The city received a new constitution and the artisans took power. In 1430 Nordhausen joined the Hanseatic League.
The production of brandy began in 1500; he was later called Nordhäuser Korn known. The Reformation took hold in Nordhausen as early as 1523, and the church property was secularized. That year, Thomas Müntzer was also in the city. Although two city fires (1540 and 1612), the outbreak of the plague (1550 and 1626) and the Thirty Years War hampered the development of the city, it continued to grow.
In 1866, Nordhausen was connected to the railroad Halle (Saale), continued after Heiligenstadt opened a year later.
Nordhausen was the target of several air raids in April 1945, which not only caused numerous casualties but also massive damage to the historical building fabric and permanently changed the cityscape.
On October 31, 1989, demonstrations with 25,000 participants took place on August-Bebel-Platz.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airports with scheduled flights and international connections can be found in Leipzig / Halle
(IATA: LEJ), Frankfurt am Main(IATA: FRA), Hanover-Langenhagen(IATA: HAJ) as Berlin Brandenburg(IATA: BER). All of these airports are connected to the rail network, possibly with a changeover. Leipzig Airport can be reached in around two and a half hours; the other airports take three to four hours.
By train
The 1 Nordhausen station runs the main traffic axis kassel–Halle (Saale). In this relation, it is used every two hours by regional express trains. Additional regional trains every two hours between Halle and Nordhausen and some additional RE trains, also to Nordhausen, increase the frequency on the eastern section.
There are also hourly connections Erfurt above Sondershausen (alternating RB / RE) and hourly connections Goettingen above Northeim and Herzberg am Harz.
Nordhausen has been with the 2 Nordhausen-Nord train station the city's southern terminus of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (HSB). However, the train density is very low, considering the dense traffic on the southern section between Ilfeld and Nordhausen (please refer mobility) disregards.
| Distances | |
| Hall | 99 km |
|---|---|
| Goettingen | 89 km |
| Erfurt | 75 km |
| Gotha | 75 km |
| Mulhouse | 52 km |
| Sangerhausen | 43 km |
By bus
The city's bus station is located on the station forecourt.
In the street
Nordhausen can be reached by car from the east and west via the A 38. From the south and north via the B 4, which is the Thuringian capital Erfurt with the resin and Braunschweig (A 395) connects.
The B 80 runs parallel to the A 38 and has since lost its status as a long-distance route. Nordhausen is also the end point of the B 243, which leads to the A7 via Osterode and Seesen.
By bicycle
On foot
The southern Harz karst hiking trail leads on its way from Osterode to Sangerhausen through Nordhausen.
mobility
The tram network is connected to the HSB's Harzquerbahn via a connecting track. Hybrid trams have been running on this track since 2004 Ilfeld.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Cathedral of the Holy Cross
(Catholic) Large Gothic hall church with a late Romanesque choir. Numerous grave monuments. - 2 St. Mary on the mountain (Frauenberg Church) After severe war damage, only the eastern part has been preserved, some with modern additions.
Castles, chateaux and palaces
Buildings
- The 3 town hall received its current appearance around 1610. Remains of the old can be found around the town center city wall.
- 4 Old chewing tobacco factory of the company Carl August Kneiff, Gerhart-Hauptmann-Straße 3, built between 1893 and 1894 in the industrial style of the 19th century and completely renovated in the 1990s. Today it's the tax office.
Monuments
The Roland figure on the town hall commemorates the overthrow of the council in 1375. It is the symbol of the city.
Museums
- 5 Museum Flohburg, Barfüßerstraße 6, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 4725 680, Email: [email protected]. Museum of the history of the city from the beginning to the present day. Archaeological finds, documents, coins and other objects are shown. There are several media and audio stations with stories from Nordhausen and famous personalities.Open: Tue-Sun from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., guided tours: Sat 2:00 p.m. or by appointment.Price: Admission: € 5, € 1 on museum day (Friday), free for children and young people up to 16 years of age. Combined tickets for Flohburg and tobacco stores are available.
- 6 Museum tobacco store, Bäckerstraße 20, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 982737, Email: [email protected]. Museum of Crafts and Industry. Among other things, there are exhibits from cigar and chewing tobacco production, grain distillery, blueprint production, skinning, tailoring and mechanical engineering.Open: Tue-Sun from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Mondays.Price: € 5, € 1 on museum day (Friday), free for children and young people up to 16 years of age.
- 7 Genuine Nordhäuser traditional distillery (Free parking lot "Grimmel / Altstadt" nearby, tram line 2 to "Hallenbad / Landratsamt"), Grimmelallee 11. Tel.: 49(0)3631 63 63 63, Fax: 49(0)3631 63 64 70. The traditional distillery rightly bears its name insofar as there are first reports of a grain distillery in Nordhausen from 1507. Guided tours of the art of distilling and history, with tasting, are offered.Open: Mon-Sat 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., guided tours with tasting without prior reservation Mon-Sat at 2:00 p.m., closed on Sun and public holidays.Price: 7 € including tasting, trainees / students. € 4, students € 1.
- 8 IFA museum, Montaniastrasse 13. Tel.: 49(0)3631 479 1543, Email: [email protected]. Machine and vehicle construction tradition in Nordhausen. Among other things, mine and light rail locomotives, tractors and diesel engines are on display.Open: Tue, Thu 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., every 2nd and 4th Sat of the month 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., guided tours for up to 15 people are also possible outside of the opening times by appointment.Price: € 4, reduced € 2, children under 16 years free.
Streets and squares
Parks
- promenade at the theater, runs along Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße. The Neptune Fountain and remains of the city wall are located here.
Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp memorial
9 Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp memorial, Kohnsteinweg 20, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)36 31 495 820, Fax: 49(0)3631 495 813, Email: [email protected]. Open: Nov.-Feb. Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m., March-Oct. Tue-Sun 10 am-6pm, closed on Mondays. On December 24-26, December 31 and 1.1. closed. The outdoor facilities can be viewed daily until dark. Entry to the exhibition is free, and a tour of the tunnel is only possible as part of a guided tour.
The grounds of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp is located on the northern outskirts of Nordhausen. Here, forced laborers from all over Europe were exploited by the National Socialists in armaments production in secret tunnels in the foothills of the Harz Mountains. In particular, the production of V2 rockets relocated from Peenemünde was the focus of the efforts of those in power. Today the place is a European place of memory.
Free guided tours for individual visitors daily Tue-Fri at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm, Sat-Sun at 1:00 am, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm, from March to October. also at 4:00 p.m. It is recommended not to visit the museum, the gallery and the former crematorium with children under the age of 12.
various
- Terrain of the State garden exhibition
activities
shop
kitchen
Cheap
- 1 Tokyosushi, Lange Strasse 4D, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 9797133, Email: [email protected]. Asian specialties. All take-away food.Open: Mon - Sun 10:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- 2 Western grill, Darrweg 100, 99734 Nordhausen, Germany. Tel.: 49(0)3631 901912, Email: [email protected]. Huge selection of burgers at affordable prices, including an outdoor area with a beer garden.Open: Mon - Fri 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat 4 p.m. - 9 p.m., Sun 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- 3 Bella India, Am Salzagraben 4a, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 461537, Fax: 49(0)3631 461537, Email: [email protected]. Italian and Indian specialties.Open: daily 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - 10.30 p.m.
medium
- 4 Acropolis restaurant, Grimmelallee 45, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 982435, Email: [email protected]. Greek specialties, beer garden available.Open: daily 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - midnight, Mondays are closed.
- 5 bar fuss - restaurant - café - lounge, Altendorf 1, 99734 Nordhausen, Germany. Tel.: 49(0)3631 6515870, Email: [email protected]. Stylish, elegant and comfortably furnished ambience.Open: Mon - Fri from 10 a.m., Sat from 3 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- 6 To the golden ball, Geseniusstrasse 2, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 604079, Email: [email protected]. Open: Tue - Sat from 5:00 p.m.
- 7 Ristorante Rustica, Barfüßerstraße 36, Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 994180, Email: [email protected]. Italian restaurant.Open: Mon 5.30 p.m. - 11.30 p.m., Tue - Sun 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m., 5.30 p.m. - 11.30 p.m. (Sun until 10.00 p.m.).
- 8 Namaste India restaurant, Töpferstrasse 31, 99734 Nordhausen, Germany. Tel.: 49(0)3631 462894. Indian restaurant, all dishes also to take away.Open: Mon is closed, Tue - Sun 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Upscale
- 9 Nordhäuser Ratskeller - Steakhouse & Restaurant, Markt 15, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 462244, Fax: 49(0)3631 460906, Email: [email protected]. Every Mon Tue Schnitzel day.Open: Mon - Fri 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. from 5 p.m., Sat from 5 p.m., Sun public holidays 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. from 5 p.m.
nightlife
- 1 Karzer student club, Weinberghof 2 / House 9, 99734 Nordhausen (on the campus or site of the Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences). Tel.: 49 (0)3631 479290, Email: [email protected].
Open: Karzer café operation Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Motto parties every Tue 9 p.m. - max. 3 a.m. Band evenings, games evenings and much more Thu 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - NekroWerk Nordhausen, Industriewerk 11, 99734 Nordhausen. Party and concert events.
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Hotel at the city park, Parkallee 8a, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 982175, Email: [email protected]. Attached restaurant with home-style Thuringian cuisine.Price: Overnight stay from € 29 per person.
- 2 Hotel Avena, Hallesche Strasse 13, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 602060, Fax: 49(0)3631 6065404, Email: [email protected]. Right in the center of Nordhausen, conveniently located on the B80.Price: single room from € 41, double room from € 65 (each including breakfast).
- 3 Rolandstuben, August-Bebel-Platz 36, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 478535, Fax: 49(0)3631 478536, Email: [email protected]. Feature: pension.Open: Rolandstuben: Tue - Sat 11 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.Price: single room from € 42, double room from € 64 (breakfast € 6 extra!).
- 4 Gasthof "Am Kesselberg", Wehrstrasse 7, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 600951, Fax: 49(0)3631 437960, Email: [email protected]. The inn also has a restaurant, a beer garden and a party service.Feature: pension.Price: Single from € 37, double from € 60 (each including breakfast).
medium
- 5 Hotel Handelshof, Bahnhofstrasse 12-13, 99734 Nordhausen. Tel.: 49(0)3631 62-50, Fax: 49(0)3631 62-5100, Email: [email protected]. The hotel's own car park, the main train station and a tram are nearby.Price: Single room with breakfast from € 60, double room with breakfast from € 85.
- 6 Holiday hotel "Wolfsmühle", To Wolfsmühle 20, 99734 Nordhausen-Rodishain. Tel.: 49(0)34653 348, Fax: 49(0)34653 83226, Email: [email protected]. The company runs its own Galloway breed.Open: Restaurants: daily from 11.30 a.m.Price: Single from € 49, double from € 59.
Upscale
Learn
Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences - Founded in its current form in 1997. The university has two faculties (engineering and economics and social sciences) with currently seven courses.
Work
security
health
The hospital, with its 24-hour emergency room, is enthroned on a hill on the western outskirts and is visible from afar. It is also the final stop of tram line 1. The address is Robert-Koch-Str. 1, Tel. 49-3631-41-0. The Nordhausen Hospital is a BG accident clinic and teaching hospital of the universities of Jena and Halle.
In Nordhausen there are pharmacies, some with emergency service, as well as practicing doctors from all disciplines.
Practical advice
The prefix for Nordhausen is 03631. From abroad, dial 00493631 as the area code.
The Post Code for Nordhausen is 99734.
trips
- Ilfeld (7 km north, B 4) - charming in the valley of the Bere located, starting point for hikes.
- Rabensteiner tunnel in Net hangover (9 km north, B4) - historic coal mine (closed on Mondays) Web link
literature
- Rainer Hellberg, Fritz Schmalz: The Nordhausen Mühlgraben - legend and reality. Druckerei Kirchner e.K., 2003, ISBN 3-00-012886-7
- Rainer Hellberg: Nordhausen in old views. European Library, 1998, ISBN 90-288-6544-6
- Jörg-Michael Junker: Nordhausen - A postcard album. Geiger Verlag, 1992, ISBN 3-89264-744-5
- Fritz Schmalz: Alt-Nordhausen. Wartberg Verlag Peter Wieden, 1991, ISBN 3-925277-67-6
- Fritz Schmalz, Hans-Peter Wolff: Nordhausen - Photographs from yesterday and today. Wartberg Verlag, 1996
Web links
- https://www.nordhausen.de - Official website of Nordhausen
- NordhausenWiki
