Quedlinburg: A Medieval Half-Timbered Town, Quedlinburg, Germany
What could possibly be more idyllic than strolling through a medieval town with over 1,400 half-timbered houses down rows and rows of cobbled-stoned streets that haven鈥檛 changed much for hundreds of years on a sunny afternoon? Not much in my book!聽
Straddling the Bode River in the foothills of聽the Harz region聽in Saxony-Anhalt, Quedlinburg is one of the most romantic medieval towns in Germany and is more like a Disney pop-up storybook filled with history, architecture and treasure which entitled the town to become a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994. Plus, with the surrounding Harz National Park steeped in legends and myths of witches and warlocks, what鈥檚 not to love about visiting!?
The town has a colorful history dating as far back as the 10th聽century when it was ruled by King Heinrich I, who is accredited with being the founder of medieval Germany, therefore, making Quedlinburg聽the first capital of Germany. The town became prosperous because of the nearby silver, copper and tin mines. Mathilde, King Heinrich I鈥檚 widow, founded a convent here for aristocratic women in 936 and her granddaughter would become the Abbess in 966. For the next 800 years, the town would be ruled by women (Go Women!), that is until Napoleon decided to invade in the early 19th century and disbanded the Abbey. So, it should come as no surprise when I mention that the聽first female doctor聽came from Quedlinburg. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Straddling the Bode River in the foothills of聽the Harz region聽in Saxony-Anhalt, Quedlinburg is one of the most romantic medieval towns in Germany and is more like a Disney pop-up storybook filled with history, architecture and treasure which entitled the town to become a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994. Plus, with the surrounding Harz National Park steeped in legends and myths of witches and warlocks, what鈥檚 not to love about visiting!?
The town has a colorful history dating as far back as the 10th聽century when it was ruled by King Heinrich I, who is accredited with being the founder of medieval Germany, therefore, making Quedlinburg聽the first capital of Germany. The town became prosperous because of the nearby silver, copper and tin mines. Mathilde, King Heinrich I鈥檚 widow, founded a convent here for aristocratic women in 936 and her granddaughter would become the Abbess in 966. For the next 800 years, the town would be ruled by women (Go Women!), that is until Napoleon decided to invade in the early 19th century and disbanded the Abbey. So, it should come as no surprise when I mention that the聽first female doctor聽came from Quedlinburg. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Quedlinburg: A Medieval Half-Timbered Town
Guide Location: Germany » Quedlinburg
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lorelei Frey
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Guide Location: Germany » Quedlinburg
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lorelei Frey
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Stiftkirche St. Servatius
- Markt
- Gildehaus zur Rose
- St. Nikolaikirche
- Fachwerkmuseum
- St. Blasii Kirche
- K盲sekuchen Cafe
- Schlossmuseum
- Brauhaus
- Hotel Theophano
- Hotel zur goldenen Sonne
- Hotel Balneolum Superior
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