What to See in Ansbach - Top Sights and Attractions

Rectory in Ansbach, Germany. The church St. Gumbertus is one of the central city churches of Ansbach, Bavaria, together with the neighboring St. Johannis. Located in the Altstadt of Ansbach, St. Gumbertus, now a Lutheran church, was originally the church of a monastery that was founded by St. Gumbert around 750. Today it serves as a venue for concerts of the music festival Bachwoche Ansbach. The church contains the oldest structures in Ansbach and is considered Ansbach's city symbol.^[1]

Evangelical church in Ansbach, Germany. The church St. Johannis in Ansbach, Middle Franconia, Germany, is a Lutheran parish church and a concert venue of the Bachwoche Ansbach.^[2]

Theater Ansbach is a theatre company in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. It was founded in 2007 by the Ansbacher cooperative "Kultur im Schloss" with playwright Jürgen Eick as its director. It includes divisions for concert and cinema. Its first season started 26 September 2008. The season included 11 in-house productions. From 2015 to 2020, Susanne Schulz was the artistic director of Theater Ansbach. Since the summer of 2020, Axel Krauße has run the theatre.^[3]

Grand, historical palace-turned-museum. Residenz Ansbach, also known as Markgrafenschloß, is a palace in Ansbach, Germany. It was the government seat of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Today it is the administrative seat of the government of Middle Franconia. The Great Hall and the Orangerie in its garden serve as venues for the biennial music festival Bachwoche Ansbach.^[4]

Historical place, Architecture, Observation decks and towers, City gate

The synagogue in Ansbach, a city in northern Bavaria, was built from 1744 to 1746. The synagogue at Rosenbadstraße 3 is a protected architectural monument.