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Erfurt Cathedral

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Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Phone:
+49 361 576960

Hours:
Sunday9:30am - 5pm
Monday9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday9:30am - 5pm
Thursday9:30am - 5pm
Friday9:30am - 5pm
Saturday9:30am - 5pm


Erfurt is the capital and largest city in the state of Thuringia, central Germany. Erfurt lies in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, within the wide valley of the Gera river. It is located 100 km south-west of Leipzig, 300 km south-west of Berlin, 400 km north of Munich and 250 km north-east of Frankfurt. Together with neighbouring cities Weimar and Jena it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants. Erfurt's old town is one of the best preserved medieval city centres in Germany. Tourist attractions include the Krämerbrücke , the ensemble of Erfurt Cathedral and Severikirche and Petersberg Citadel, one of the largest and best preserved town fortresses in Europe. The city's economy is based on agriculture, horticulture and microelectronics. Its central location has led to it becoming a logistics hub for Germany and central Europe. Erfurt hosts the second-largest trade fair in eastern Germany as well as the public television children’s channel KiKa. The city is situated on the Via Regia, a medieval trade and pilgrims' road network. Modern day Erfurt is also a hub for ICE high speed trains and other German and European transport networks. Erfurt was first mentioned in 742, as Saint Boniface founded the diocese. Although the town did not belong to any of the Thuringian states politically, it quickly became the economic centre of the region. It was part of the Electorate of Mainz during the Holy Roman Empire, and later became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1802. From 1949 until 1990 Erfurt was part of the German Democratic Republic . The University of Erfurt was founded in 1379, making it the first university to be established within the geographic area which constitutes modern-day Germany. It closed in 1816 and was re-established in 1994, with the main modern campus on what was a teachers' training college. Martin Luther was the most famous student of the institution, studying there from 1501. Other noted Erfurters include the medieval philosopher and mystic Meister Eckhart , the Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel and the sociologist Max Weber .
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