MANCAMONDO

Central Eastern
Europe

NURNBERG

2019

Nuremberg is the second-largest city of Bavaria.
The city lies about 170 kilometres north of Munich.

There are many institutions of higher education in the city,
most notably the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Nuremberg was the site of major Nazi rallies, and it provided the site for
the Nuremberg trials, which held to account many major Nazi officials.

The first documentary mention of the city, in 1050, mentions Nuremberg as the location
of an Imperial castle between the East Franks and the Bavarian March of the Nordgau

From 1050 to 1571 the city expanded and rose dramatically in importance due to its location on key trade-routes.

Nuremberg Castle (German: Nurnberger Burg) is a group of medieval fortified buildings on a sandstone ridge dominating the historical center of Nuremberg.

The castle, together with the city walls, is considered to be one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortifications.

Nuremberg is often referred to as the "unofficial capital" of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Diets of Nuremberg played an important role in the administration of the empire.

The increasing demands of the Imperial court and the increasing importance of the city attracted increased trade and commerce in Nuremberg.

In 1219 Emperor Frederick II granted the Großen Freiheitsbrief (Great Letter of Freedom),
including town rights, Imperial immediacy (Reichsfreiheit), the privilege to mint coins,
and an independent customs policy - almost wholly removing the city from the purview of the burgraves.

Nuremberg soon became, with Augsburg, one of the two great trade-centers on the route from Italy to Northern Europe.

Germany Bavaria, Nurnberger Burg, Nurnberg 15-16 july 2019.

Germany Bavaria, Nurnberg 15-16 july 2019.

Germany Bavaria, Nurnberger Burg, Nurnberg 15-16 july 2019.

Germany Bavaria, Nurnberg 15-16 july 2019.

Germany Bavaria, Wolffscher Bau of the old city hall, Nurnberg 15-16 july 2019.

St. Sebaldus Church (St. Sebald, Sebalduskirche) is a medieval church in Nuremberg.

Along with Frauenkirche and St. Lorenz, it is one of the most important churches of the city, and also one of the oldest.

It is located at the Albrecht-Durer-Platz, in front of the old city hall.

It takes its name from Sebaldus, an 8th-century hermit and missionary and patron saint of Nuremberg.

It has been a Lutheran parish church since the Reformation.

The construction of the building began in 1225. The church achieved parish church status in 1255 and was completed by 1273-75.

It was originally built as a Romanesque basilica with two choirs.

During the 14th century several important changes to the construction were made:
first the side aisles were widened and the steeples made higher (1309-1345),
then the late gothic hall chancel was built (1358–1379).

The two towers were added in the 15th century. Nurnberg 116 july 2019.

The Gothic Schoner Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain) which was erected around 1385 but subsequently
replaced with a replica (the original fountain is kept in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum).

Germany Bavaria, The Gothic Schoner Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain) Nurnberg 15-16 july 2019.

Hauptmarkt, dominated by the front of the unique Gothic Frauenkirche (Our Lady's Church). Nurnberg 15-16 july 2019.

The Frauenkirche ("Church of Our Lady") stands on the eastern side of the main market.

An example of brick Gothic architecture, it was built on the initiative of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor between 1352 and 1362.

The church contains many sculptures, some of them heavily restored.

Numerous works of art from the Middle Ages are kept in the church, such as the so-called Tucher Altar
(c. 1440, originally the high altar of the Augustinian church of St. Vitus), and two monuments by Adam Kraft (c. 1498).