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| Weissenfels | ||
| federal state | Saxony-Anhalt | |
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| Residents | 40.409 (2019) | |
| height | 100 m, 166 m | |
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Weissenfels is on the edge of the Saale-Unstrut region South of Saxony-Anhalt. Next Naumburg and Time The city, located 100 m above sea level, has around 40,000 inhabitants and is one of the three large cities in the region.
getting there
By train
Weißenfels can be reached with local trains from Halle / S., Leipzig, Jena, Erfurt and Zeitz. The next long-distance traffic stop is Halle / Saale Hauptbahnhof.
The 1 railway station
is located about 500 meters north of the city center on the opposite bank of the Saale. A footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists leads to the city.
By bus
Meinfernbus drives to Weißenfels once or twice a day on the Berlin - Gera line.
2 Long-distance bus stop is Leipziger Strasse, level with Klingenplatz on the eastern edge of the city center. From there it is a 500 m walk to the train station.
In the street
Weißenfels is located directly on the 
Berlin – Nuremberg. The new one crosses north of the city 
Leipzig – Nordhausen – Goettingen the . There is also the B 91, the connections with Time and Hall manufactures the B 87 from Leipzig to Naumburg and the B 176 from direction Sömmerda.
By bicycle
- The Saale cycle path runs through the village and passes the train station.
mobility
Map of Weißenfels
Weißenfels is in the tariff area of Central German Transport Association (MDV). Association tickets are therefore also valid in city buses, as is the Saxony (Saxony-Anhalt / Thuringia) ticket. There is a line overview here (pdf file).
Tourist Attractions
View from the market to the castle
- 1 Neu-Augustusburg Castle
Main prestige. Built from 1660 to 1692, with a remarkably richly furnished castle chapel.
- 2 Marienkirche. Gothic hall church with richly decorated choir and Ladegast organ.
- 3 town hall from 1722 with a baroque facade
- 4 House of Lords and other baroque facades in the city center, especially the 5 Cavalier houses in the Marienstraße 2-10.
- 6 Escort house Renaissance house 1552, with Gustav Adolf Museum.
- 7 Heinrich Schütz House and the neighboring houses on Nikolaistraße, 8 Goldener Hirsch inn as 9 Gasthof Zum Schusterjungen, Renaissance building 1552
- 10 City fountain
- 11 Cemetery chapel, formerly Church of 12 St. Claren Monastery
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- 13 Novalis house Home of the poet and philosopher Novalis until his death, today the city library
There are also the following Museums:
- Shoe and City Museum (in Neu-Augustusburg Castle).
- Heinrich Schütz House, open Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., admission € 4, reduced € 2. Exhibition on the life and work of the composer in his home; Permanent exhibition, guided tours, concerts.
- Museum in the escort house, with diorama of the battle of Lützen.
- 14 Ladegast Museum in the church of St. Laurentius, exhibition on the life and work of the organ builder Friedrich Ladegast (1818–1905); Visits after registration or at various festive events.
activities
Bismarck Tower
- The 15 Bismarck Tower is open every 2nd Sunday in the summer months.
- Wine villages: The districts of Burgwerben and Kriechau are northern branches of the Saale-Unstrut region.
shop
- 1 EDEKA Center Zeidler, Merseburger Str. 135, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: 49 (0)3443 43010. Open: Mon - Sat 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- 2 Kaufland, Max-Planck-Strasse 3, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: 49 (0)3443 376920. Open: Mon - Fri 7 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sat 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- 3 Kaufland, Drei Weg 5, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: 49 (0)3443 39190. Open: Mon - Fri 7 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sat 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
kitchen
- 1 Inn town of Weißenfels. Beer garden available.Open: Mon - Thu until midnight, Fri Sat until 1 a.m., Sun until 2 p.m.Price: Rooms available: single 37 €, double 48 €.
- 2 Athos, Markwerbener Str. 24, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 207983. Greek restaurant.Open: daily 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - midnight.
- 3 Yiamas, Naumburger Strasse 31, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 301400. Greek restaurant.Open: Mon 5.30 p.m. - midnight, Tue - Sun 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. - midnight.
- 4 Bella Mia, Leipziger Str. 9, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 3382388, Email: [email protected]. Italian restaurant.Open: Tue - Sun 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- 5 KIM restaurant, Grosse Kalandstrasse 2, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 302739. Chinese restaurant.Open: Tue - Sat 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.
nightlife
- 1 Battlefield Escort House, Grosse Burgstrasse 22, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 333521, Fax: (0)3443 335990, Email: [email protected]. Irish pub.Open: Tue - Sun 3 p.m. - midnight.
accommodation
- 1 Parkhotel Güldene Berge, Langendorfer Strasse 94, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 39200, Fax: (0)3443 392020, Email: [email protected]. Open: the associated restaurant: daily 7 a.m. - midnight.Price: single 75 to 80 €, double 105 to 135.
- 2 Hotel - Restaurant "Schöne Aussicht" ***, Naumburger Landstrasse 1, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 470790, Fax: (0)3443 805410, Email: [email protected]. Open: the associated restaurant: Mon - Fri 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. to open end, Sun 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.Price: single 59 €, double 82 €.
- 3 Hotel Jägerhof ***, Nikolaistraße 51, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 3340.
- 4 Pension "Am Klemmberg", Alte Bergstrasse 17, 06667 Weissenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 300295, Fax: (0)3443 300296, Email: [email protected]. Feature: pension.Price: single 40 €, double 60 €.
- 5 Pension Roter Löwe, Merseburger Strasse 16-18, 06667 Weissenfels. E-mail: [email protected]. Feature: pension.Price: € 30 single room, € 55 double room, breakfast € 6 per person.
health
Hospitals
- 1 Asklepios Clinic, Naumburger Strasse 76, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: 49 (0)3443 400, Fax: 49 (0)3443 4013 98, Email: [email protected].
Pharmacies
- 2 Plus point pharmacy, Jüdenstrasse 6, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 303622, Fax: (0)3443 800769, Email: [email protected].
- 3 Marien Pharmacy, Beuditzstrasse 2, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 302608, Fax: (0)3443 302611, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Practical advice
- 4 Tourist Information, Markt 1, 06667 Weißenfels. Tel.: (0)3443 303070, Fax: (0)3443 239472, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon-Fri 9 am-6pm, Sat 9 am-12pm.
trips
View from the right bank of the Saale to Goseck Castle
- Goseck (6 km southwest) - Castle with Romanesque monastery church, Stone Age solar observatory.
- Hohenmölsen (15 km southeast) - In the battle of Hohenmölsen in 1080 the anti-king Rudolf of Swabia fell; Mondsee
- Lützen (15 km northeast, B 87) - Wasserburg; near Lützen is the Gustav Adolf Memorial, which commemorates the King of Sweden Gustav II Adolf, who died here in the Thirty Years' War in 1632; Battle of Großgörschen 1813; Birthplace of Friedrich Nietzsche
- Merseburg (19 km north, B 91) - has unique cultural assets with the cathedral and the castle.
- Naumburg (16 km southwest, B 87) - the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral is one of the most valuable European architectural monuments; Center of the Saale-Unstrut wine-growing region.
- Time (22 km southeast, B 91) - Zuckerstadt, early baroque Moritzburg castle.
literature
- Louise von Francois: “Memories from a small town”, “Napoleon in Weißenfels”, “The poet Dr. Müllner and the comedy on the private stage in the large town hall in Weißenfels ... ", in: Forgotten stories. From the province of Saxony and Thuringia, Dingsda-Verlag, Querfurt 1991. ISBN 3-928498-01-0
- Reinhard Schramm: I want to live - The Jews of Weißenfels, Böhlau-Verlag, Cologne Weimar Vienna 2001. ISBN 3-412-12700-0
