Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Limburg an der Lahn (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Limburg Cathedral, Römer 2-4-6, and ehemaliger Friedhof. Also, be sure to include Brückenturm in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Limburg an der Lahn (Hesse).
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Limburg Cathedral
Also known as: Limburger Dom
Colourful 13th-century religious site. Limburg Cathedral (German: Limburger Dom, also known as Georgsdom after its dedication to Saint George, is located above the old town of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Limburg. Its high location on a rock above the river Lahn provides its visibility from far away. It is the result of an Early Gothic modernization of an originally Early Romanesque building and therefore shows a Romanesque-Gothic transitional style.
The medieval patron saints of the church were Saint George and Saint Nicholas.[1]
Address: Dom platz, Limburg an der Lahn
Römer 2-4-6
The Römer 2-4-6 is a Gothic timbered house constructed in 1289. It is one of the oldest timbered houses in Germany and is located in the historical old German town of Limburg an der Lahn.
In its garden, a mikvah was found.[2]
Ehemaliger Friedhof
The former cemetery of the city of Limburg an der Lahn is located in the immediate vicinity of Limburg Cathedral on Domplatz. The cemetery, which served as the final resting place of both the members of the monastery and the city's population, was expanded several times in the 19th century before being replaced in 1882 by a new main cemetery on the Schafsberg. Since 1965, the cemetery, which is listed for historical and cultural reasons, has been accessible as a park. The former Carner Chapel of St. Michael, also a listed building, is located on the grounds.
Brückenturm
Tower
Address: 1 Inselweg, Limburg an der Lahn
Maria mit den Aposteln im Abendmahlssaal
The Chapel of St. Mary with the Apostles in the Upper Room on Cathedral Square in the central Hessian city of Limburg an der Lahn is part of the Diocesan Center of St. Nicholas, which since 2013 has been the residence and official residence of the Bishop of Limburg.
The chapel serves as the bishop's private chapel. It is located at the western end of the Cathedral Square opposite the former City and Cathedral Cemetery and between the completely renovated Haus Staffel (Old Vicarage), which also belongs to the Diocesan Center, and the Limburg Diocesan Museum.
Rathaus Limburg
The New Town Hall has been the town hall of the central Hessian district town of Limburg an der Lahn since 1900.
Since 1502 at the latest, the house at Fischmarkt 21 was used as the town hall, but this became too small in the 19th century. From 1865, the administration moved into a school building on Neumarkt, before the city council decided to build a new building on December 1, 1892. On October 31, 1895, the city finally purchased a plot of land on the recently developed Werner-Senger-Strasse; plans were completed in 1897. The city architect Felix Genzmer from Wiesbaden, who is credited with the larger share, and the Limburg city architect Joseph Kauter were responsible for the construction, which cost 100,000 marks. According to the inscription in the gable, the building was completed in 1898, and occupation took place between 1899 and 1900.
Between 1968 and 1970, a new building was erected on the north side of the building, connected to the old building by a glass bridge. In 1993, two additional floors were added. This extension, as well as other "concrete functional buildings of the sixties and seventies" in the direct vicinity, impair the "aesthetic as well as urban planning charisma" of the building, which was originally planned as a stand-alone structure.
In the tower there is a carillon whose repertoire includes 33 songs, including the national anthems of the twin cities and traditional German children's songs. The selection of songs played is changed at irregular intervals. The Glockenspiel received international attention in February 2017 when it was reported that Mayor Marius Hahn had deleted the song Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen (Fox, you stole the goose) from the repertoire at the request of a vegan citizen who works near the town hall. Thereupon Hahn was insulted. The citizen received - according to the account of a political Internet portal - death threats. Subsequently, Hahn and the citizen clarified in various interviews that it was a joking favor; also, the song would be reinstated in the event of another change of the active repertoire. At Easter 2017, Hahn announced that the song would be reinstated in the active repertoire after the holidays.
Limburg City Hall is considered a "nationally significant example of an administrative building of late historicism" and is a cultural monument for historical, cultural as well as urban planning reasons.
Address: 10 Werner-Senger -Straße, Limburg an der Lahn
Landgericht Limburg
The Limburg a. d. Lahn District Court is a court of ordinary jurisdiction in Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, and one of nine district courts in Hesse. The current president is Manfred Beck.
Address: 14 Schiede, Limburg an der Lahn
Kulturzentrum Kalkwerk
Museum, Art gallery
Address: Schaumburger Straße 19, Limburg an der Lahn
Walderdorffer Hof
The Walderdorffer Hof is a large, listed farmstead in the old town of Limburg an der Lahn.
Hochbunker Limburg
The elevated bunker on the site of the WERKStadt shopping center in Limburg, is an air raid shelter of the Winkel design, named after the designer Leo Winkel. It was built during World War II in 1941 to protect the employees of the Reichsbahn repair works in Limburg from Allied air raids. To improve vibration protection, the bunker was built on a bed of iron filings.
The bunker, which still has large parts of the furnishings of its time, such as the wooden benches on which the shelter seekers sat, is now a listed building.
Irisches Hochkreuz
Wayside shrine