Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Amberg (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Stadttheater Amberg, Electoral Palace, and Stadtmuseum Amberg. Also, be sure to include Amberger Congress Centrum in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Amberg (Bavaria).
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Stadttheater Amberg
Theatre in Amberg, Germany. Stadttheater Amberg is a theatre in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany.[1]
Address: Schrannenplatz 8, 92224 Amberg
Electoral Palace
Also known as: Kurfürstliches Schloss
Castle in Amberg, Germany. The Electoral Palace is a Schloss in Amberg. After several large fires in the 17th century, only the south wing remains from the once three-winged palace. It is connected through the fortified bridge Stadtbrille, to the Zeughaus across the Vils river.
It was built from 1417 by Louis III, Elector Palatine, and replaced the Alte Veste, a Gothic building in the town center, as the electoral court. The original building on the north was added with a south wing, a moat and a gatehouse, by Elector Frederick I turning it into a fortress. Its present appearance with a high voluted gable was set in 1603 by Johannes Schoch, who redesigned the Zeughaus with an added tower on the south. On 1738 horse stables were built as a western wing.
Having served the Electors of the Palatinate from its construction to the abolition of the Electorate, the castle was home, since the 19th century, first to the Royal Bavarian District office and Revenue office, later the District Office of the Bavarian State Amberg District and from 1972 of the District of Amberg-Sulzbach.[2]
Stadtmuseum Amberg
The Amberg City Museum is the municipal museum of the city of Amberg. Since 1989 it has been located in the "Baustadel", a storage building of the 15th/16th century. In 2001/02 the museum underwent a significant enlargement with a modern extension. It is part of the North Bavarian Industrial Route.
Address: Zeughausstr. 18, 92224 Amberg
Amberger Congress Centrum
Museum, Art gallery, Restaurant, Eat and drink, Lunch, Dinner
Address: Schießstätteweg 8, Amberg
Basilika Sankt Martin
Church
Address: Rathausstraße 8, 92224 Amberg
Schulkirche
The School Church in Amberg is the church of the former convent of Saint Augustine of the Salesian Sisters in the diocese of Regensburg and is one of the most important rococo churches in Germany. This Roman Catholic church is dedicated to St. Augustine.
Address: Deutsche Schulgasse 2, 92224 Amberg
Synagoge Amberg
The synagogue in Amberg was established in 1896. The synagogue at Salzgasse 5 is a protected architectural monument.
Address: 5 Salzgasse, Amberg
Amberger Zeitung
Der neue Tag is a regional daily newspaper published by Oberpfalz Medien and based in Weiden in der Oberpfalz. The newspaper is published with eight editions in the urban and rural districts of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Amberg, Amberg-Sulzbach, Tirschenreuth and Schwandorf. The paid circulation is 67,414 copies, a decrease of 23.2 percent since 1998.
The media company includes the Onetz Internet portal and the Oberpfälzer Wochenzeitung (OWZ) weekly newspaper. Der neue Tag also has a stake in the regional radio station Radio Ramasuri and the regional television station Oberpfalz TV (OTV).
Address: Mühlgasse 2, Amberg
Maria Hilf
The pilgrimage church Maria Hilf is a pilgrimage church on the Mariahilfberg in Amberg.
Address: Auf dem Mariahilfberg 3, 92224 Amberg
Stadtbibliothek Amberg
Library
Address: Zeughausstraße 1a, Amberg
Steinmetz
Address: Fleurystraße 13-15, Amberg