Identification plate in Gernrode
The Romanesque Road (engl. Romanesque Road) leads to the numerous medieval sites Saxony-Anhalt from the period from 950 to 1250.
background
The route was established in 1993 and is part of the Transromanica. The international Transromanica, which includes the national routes in Germany (states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia), Italy (provinces of Modena, Parma and Ferrara), Austria (state of Carinthia) and Slovenia. In 2006 the Council of Europe named Transromanica a European cultural route.
Routes
The Romanesque Route is divided into a north and a south route, which together (with a lot of imagination) are one 8 form. The meeting point for both routes is Magdeburg, which is represented by four churches.
North route
Map of the Romanesque Road
- Magdeburg With 1 Magdeburg Cathedral
, the first large Gothic building in Germany with Romanesque components, the well-preserved Romanesque one 2 Monastery of Our Lady, the tower of the 3 Petrikirche and towers of the 4 Sebastian Church - Groß Ammensleben With 5 Ammensleben Monastery, Romanesque, Gothic converted monastery complex
- Hillersleben With 6 Hillersleben MonasteryMonastery church from 1179, changed several times with younger monastery buildings
- Hundisburg With 7 Nordhusen church ruins, Field stone tower of the former village church
- Bebertal With 8 Bebertal cemetery chapel
- Walbeck With 9 Walbeck Collegiate Church, Ruins of the Romanesque collegiate church Walbeck (since (942)), sarcophagus of Count Lothar II. Von Walbeck in the village church
- Wiepke With 10 Wiepke village church, Engersen With 11 Engersen village church and Rohrberg With 12 Rohrberg village church, three typical village churches of the Altmark with characteristic, defensive-looking western towers
- Diesdorf With 13 Diesdorf monastery, well-preserved Romanesque brick basilica of the Augustinian women's choir from the early 13th century
- Salzwedel With 14 Lorenz Church, Romanesque brick basilica from the 13th century, in use again as a church after a long period of profanation since 1860
- Arendsee With 15 Arendsee Monastery, Romanesque monastery church of the Benedictine monastery in brick (after 1185)
- Beuster With 16 Beuster Collegiate Church, Romanesque collegiate church in brick (after 1172)
- Seehausen (Altmark) With 17 St. Petri (Seehausen), West building of the Petrikirche with Romanesque portal (1220)
- Havelberg With 18 Havelberg Cathedral, imposing Romanesque west building made of field stone and brick masonry
- Sandau With 19 Parish Church of Sandau, Brick basilica around 1200, restored after heavy destruction
- Schönhausen With 20 Schönhausen village church, Romanesque brick basilica 1212, particularly noteworthy because of its unusual size and as Otto von Bismarck's baptistery
- Junk With 21 Wust village church with the tomb of those von Katte, including the decapitated one Lieutenant von Katte, Childhood friend of Frederick II.
- Melkow With 22 Melkow village church, a Romanesque brick church in the succession of Jerichow Monastery
- Jerichow With 23 Jerichow Monastery, Foundation construction of the Brick romance in Northern Germany with an extensive monastery complex and 24 City Church Jerichow, City Church of the Brick Romanesque
- Talkin With 25 Redekin village church, a Romanesque brick church in the succession of Jerichow Monastery
- Genthin/Altenplathow With 26 Altenplathow village church and figure tombstone (1170)
- Castle With 27 St. Nikolai Lower Church as a large, little changed Romanesque town church made of field stone and the late Gothic 28 Upper Church of Our Dear Women with an impressive Romanesque west building
- Leitzkau With 29 Leitzkau Monastery Ruins of the collegiate church of the Premonstratensian monastery (consecrated in 1155)
- Loburg With 30 Church ruin Loburg, an idyllic ruin of the basilica made of stone masonry from the second half of the 12th century
- Pretzia With 31 Pretzien Church, a simple Romanesque stone church (1140)
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South route
- Wanzleben With 32 Wanzleben Castle, The castle, which was expanded in the 12th century, was converted into a residential palace in the 16th century and shows preserved Romanesque masonry in the keep and gate tower
- Seehausen / Börde with St. Paul Church (1148), a small, little changed Romanesque hall church
- Hadmersleben With 33 Monastery church of St. Peter and PaulThe chapter house and the lower church, baroque furnishings, have been rebuilt several times and have been preserved from the Romanesque period
- Groeningen With 34 St. Vitus Monastery Church, Romanesque basilica after 1110 with crossing tower and west gallery, significant stucco relief on the parapet
- Hamersleben With 35 Collegiate Church of St. Pankratius, a well-preserved Romanesque monastery church of the Hirsauer School, the "noblest building of high Romanesque in Central Germany" (Georg Dehio)
- Dedeleben With 36 Westerburg moated castle, a picturesque castle with a keep from the first half of the 13th century
- Huysburg With 37 Huysburg Abbey Church, a Romanesque basilica (1121) with rich baroque furnishings
- Halberstadt With 38 Halberstadt Cathedral, rich cathedral treasure with important Romanesque works of art and 39 Church of Our Lady, strict four-tower Romanesque pillar basilica with valuable stucco reliefs on the choir screens
- Osterwieck / Harz with west building of the 40 St. Stephen's Church, a late Gothic hall church with a monumental Romanesque west building
- Ilsenburg with the 41 Ilsenburg Monastery Church, fragmentarily preserved complex of the monastery (after 1138)
- Drübeck With 42 St. Vitus Monastery, Monastery complex from the 10th / 11th Century with remarkable capitals and a high Romanesque west building
- Blankenburg With 43 Michaelstein Monastery, Romance cloister preserved, used as a museum
- Thale With 44 Wendhusen Monastery, Romanesque western building from a monastery church from the Carolingian era
- Quedlinburg With 45 St. Servatii Collegiate Church and 46 Wiperti Church (Crypt from 1020), two important Romanesque churches in an intact and worth seeing old town.
- Gernrode With 47 Collegiate Church of St. Cyriakus, Collegiate church built since 961, expanded in the 12th century, an important building of Ottonian origin and with a valuable holy grave
- Ballenstedt With 48 Ballenstedt Monastery, parts of a Romanesque monastery preserved in the foundation walls of today's castle
- Falkenstein With 49 Falkenstein Castle, one of the best preserved castles in the romantic Selketal
- Frose With 50 Frose Collegiate Church (around 1170), the west building still contains masonry from the foundation structure from the 9th century
- Experience With 51 Konradsburg Choir of the monastery church of the Benedictine monastery around 1200 with a beautiful hall crypt
- Klostermansfeld With 52 Klostermansfeld monastery church, partially preserved church of the Benedictine monastery around 1170
- Lutherstadt Eisleben With 53 Helfta MonasteryAfter long profane use and neglect, the ruins of the monastery church were rebuilt after the fall of the Wall and used again as a monastery.
- Seeburg With 54 Seeburg Castle, medieval count's castle, of which the keep, parts of the hall and surrounding walls of a former collegiate church have been preserved
- Sangerhausen With 55 Collegiate Church of St. Ulrici, well-preserved Romanesque vaulted basilica with crossing tower, built in 1123
- Tilleda With 56 Palatinate Tilleda, extensive excavated remains of the Palatinate, which was eliminated in the late Middle Ages, dowry Otto II. at Theophano
- Allstedt With 57 Allstedt Castle and Palace, later converted into a castle remains of an originally Romanesque / Gothic castle complex, Thomas Müntzer's place of work
- Querfurt With 58 Querfurt Castle, extensive remains of a Romanesque castle complex with an impressive keep and a cruciform Romanesque castle church with a crossing tower
- Memleben with ruin of 59 Memleben monastery, extensive excavated remains of a huge monastery church from the 10th century, next to it the ruins of the somewhat smaller cruciform pillar basilica from the 13th century with a hall crypt
- Eckartsberga With 60 Eckartsburg, extensive castle complex from the early 13th century
- Bad Kosen With 61 Romanesque house, 62 Saaleck castle ruins and 63 Rudelsburg
- School gate With 64 Pforta Monastery a Romanesque / early Gothic monastery complex of rare completeness, beautifully situated
- Naumburg (Saale) with UNESCO World Heritage Site 65 Naumburg CathedralParticularly worth seeing are the lifelike sculptures of the donor figures of the early Gothic west choir and the Romanesque east crypt; the neighboring Romanesque 66 Aegidia Curia contains a room with a domed vault (early 13th century) that is unique in central Germany
- Goseck With 67 lock, the remaining eastern parts of the collegiate church contain a Romanesque crypt from the 11th century
- Time With 68 Dom, Romanesque crypt from the 11th century, rest of the building redesigned in Gothic and Baroque style
- Freyburg With 69 Marienkirche, three-tower late Romanesque-early Gothic hall church and 70 Neuchâtel Castle, large castle complex with Romanesque double chapel, beautifully situated
- Merseburg offers with the 71 Dom and the 72 Neumarktkirche St. Thomae two outstanding Romanesque monuments. The cathedral in particular is one of the historic buildings that, despite numerous renovations, convey a lively picture of the Middle Ages.
- Halle (Saale) With 73 Giebichenstein Castle and 74 Böllberg village church
- Landsberg (Saalekreis) With 75 Landsberg double chapel The chapel of the former castle, visible from afar, is a gem of late Romanesque architecture.
- Altjeßnitz With 76 Altjeßnitz village church, small Romanesque hall church with wall paintings
- Petersberg (Saalekreis) With 77 Petersberg Collegiate Church, Romanesque basilica (built 1142-1184), restored after a long period of decay
- Bernburg (Saale) with the Romanesque village church 78 St. Stephan Waldau and keep of 79 Bernburg Castle, renewed in the style of the Renaissance
- Nienburg (Saale) With 80 Nienburg monastery church, Eastern parts in the transition style between Romanesque and Gothic, the nave of the church is an early Gothic hall church, significant remains of a Romanesque decorative floor have been preserved
- Hecklingen With 81 Hecklingen monastery church, Romanesque basilica with an important cycle of angels on the nave arcades
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literature
- : The Romanesque Road. Halle (Saale): Central German publisher, 2006 (5th edition), ISBN 978-3-89812-086-9 ; 149 pages (German and English).
- : Romanesque Road. Halle (Saale): Stekovics, 2001, ISBN 978-3-929330-89-2 ; 160 pages.
- : Romanesque Road. Ellert & Richter, 2005, ISBN 978-3-89234-704-0 ; 95 pages.
