Nuremberg

History:

The first documented evidence of the town “Nuremberg“ is 1050. Thanks to the nobilities Staufer and Luxemburger Nuremberg became one of the most important empire towns in the “Holy Roman Empire“ in the middle Ages. Because of its commercial success and its craft Nuremberg also has become one of the cultural centres of many centuries. After the “Thirty Years' War“ the town lost its position regarding its political influence.

After the dissolution of the old empire, Nuremberg was made part of the newly founded Kingdom of Bavaria in 1806. In the course of industrialization the economy regained in importance again in the Nuremberg area. From 1927 on, the Nazi meetings took place here. The Nazis took advantage of the traditional history of the city for their propaganda purposes.

At the end of the 2nd World War, Nuremberg was chosen as the place for the trials of war criminals by the Allies, primarily for symbolic reasons. Air attacks had heavily damaged parts of the city. In spite of that, the economy as well as the infrastructure of Nuremberg contributed significantly to the economic miracle in the postwar period. Today, Nuremberg is one of the major cities of Germany.

Location:

Bad Staffelstein is situated north of Nuremberg and due to the motorway A73, it is only just about an hour away by car. Nuremberg is a city in Middle Franconia with more than 500,000 inhabitants. The city is easy to reach because of its good traffic network.

The main station of Nuremberg

Sights:

In Nuremberg there are beautiful places that are worth visiting. The 700-year-old St. Lawrence Church is visited by some 750,000 people every year.

“Die Lorenzkirche” (The St. Lawrence church)

The Germanic National Museum is the largest museum of cultural history in Germany and has a significant collection of German art and culture from the prehistory and early history to the present.
Because of the expansion of the Germanic National Museum in 1988 the idea of the “Way of Human Rights“ was developed.
Dani Karavan planned the concept. His art was opened in 1993 and consists of a gate and 27 round white concrete pillars.
Each of the pillars along the “Way of Human Rights“ shows a part of one of the human rights articles in German and in one other language.

The Nazi Party Rally Grounds is an area in the south-east of Nuremberg where the Nazis had their meetings from 1933 to 1938.

The Nuremberg Zoo has a large landscape and is located on the outskirts of Nuremberg. It keeps 250 species, some of which are endangered species.

The circular fountain is located in the city and according to a legend every person who rotates the golden ring three times has three wishes free.

Tip:

Each visit to Nuremberg is an experience. The easiest way to get to Nuremberg for tourists is by train. With the “Bayernticket” the tourists travel by train and by subway. There is a subway station in the main station. The city can be explored by foot or by subway. Nuremberg is particularly well known for its “Nürnberger Bratwurst“ (fried sausages) that are sold in numerous sausage stands in the centre of Nuremberg. The famous Christmas market is opened by the “Christ Child” (a girl dressed like an angel) on 25th November and ends on 24th December.

Sources:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrnberg
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschichte_der_Stadt_N%C3%BCrnberg
http://www.nuernberg.de/internet/portal/index.html
http://www.lorenzkirche.citykirche-magazin.de/
http://www.gnm.de/
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stra%C3%9Fe_der_Menschenrechte
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanisches_Nationalmuseum
http://www.christkindlesmarkt.de/index.php?navi=1&rid=1

text written and translated by David Vetter, P-Seminar 10/12 “Werbung für Bad Staffelstein” am MGL