Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Freiberg, Germany

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.2 km
Ascend 25 m
Descend 11 m

Experience Freiberg in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Freiberg

Sight 1: Schloss Freudenstein

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Freudenstein Castle is located on the Schloßplatz on the edge of the town centre of Freiberg in the German state of Saxony. Its history is closely linked to the House of Wettin. After several conversions the castle is now a stately home with four wings comprising these buildings: the Langes Haus, Neues Haus, Kirchenflügel, Großer Turm und Schmales Haus.

Wikipedia: Freudenstein Castle (EN)

391 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Freiberg Cathedral

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The Freiberg Cathedral or Cathedral of St Mary is a church of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony in Freiberg in Saxony. The term Dom, a German synecdoche used for collegiate churches and cathedrals alike, is often uniformly translated as cathedral into English, even though this church here was a collegiate church, not a cathedral.

Wikipedia: Freiberg Cathedral (EN), Website

254 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Mittelsächsisches Theater

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Mittelsächsisches Theater Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The Mittelsächsisches Theater emerged in 1993 as Mittelsächsische Theater und Philharmonie gGmbH from the merger of the Stadttheaters Freiberg and Döbeln. It includes the drama, music theatre and philharmonic sections.

Wikipedia: Mittelsächsisches Theater Freiberg und Döbeln (DE)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Konzert -und Tagungshalle Nikolaikirche

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St. Nicholas' Church is the second oldest church building in Freiberg. Since its dededication in 1975, it has been the property of the city.

Wikipedia: Nikolaikirche (Freiberg) (DE), Website

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Klatschweiberbrunnen

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The Freiberg tram was a metre-gauge tram service in the town of Freiberg in Saxony.

Wikipedia: Straßenbahn Freiberg (DE)

287 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Petrikirche

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The town church of St. Petri in Freiberg is located on the highest point of Freiberg's city centre on Petriplatz, just west of the Obermarkt. It is used by the parish of Petri-Johannis.

Wikipedia: Stadtkirche St. Petri (Freiberg) (DE), Website

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