Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Kiel, Germany

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 97 m
Descend 96 m

Experience Kiel in Germany in a whole new way with our 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.

Activities in KielIndividual Sights in Kiel

Sight 1: Niederdeutsche Bühne

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The Niederdeutsche Bühne Kiel e. V. (NBK) is a theatre in Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1921 by Otto Mensing and is a member of the Lower German Stage Association. Each season, six or seven plays are performed in Low German and a Christmas fairy tale in High German. The programme includes classic dramas and comedies as well as boulevard comedies, contemporary plays, musicals and readings. The NBK youth club regularly stages its own play in Low German. The venue is the Theater am Wilhelmplatz.

Wikipedia: Niederdeutsche Bühne Kiel (DE), Website

690 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Theater Die Komödianten

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Die Komödianten is a private theatre in Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1984 by actor Markus Dentl.

Wikipedia: Die Komödianten (DE), Website

882 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Hedwig Helene Hirsch

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Hedwig Helene Hirsch Christian Michelides / CC BY-SA 4.0

The list of stumbling stones in Kiel gives an overview of the stumbling stones laid by the artist Gunter Demnig in the city of Kiel. The artist's actions are supported by the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation and the City of Kiel. The first 15 stumbling stones were laid on 15 June 2006. Since then, a total of 268 stumbling stones have been laid in Kiel in annual campaigns. Since 2008, the campaigns have been accompanied by various schools in Kiel. With the support of teachers, pupils research the lives of the victims as part of sponsorships.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Kiel (DE)

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Kieler Kloster

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The Kiel Monastery is a historic building in the city center of Kiel. It stands on the site of a Franciscan monastery founded in 1242, which perished in the Reformation. After war destruction in the Second World War, it was rebuilt in a modified form as the Theological Study House Kiel Monastery.

Wikipedia: Kieler Kloster (DE), Website

774 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: Zoologisches Museum

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The Zoological Museum of Kiel University is a zoological museum in Kiel, Germany. It was founded by naturalist Karl Möbius, and architect Martin Gropius designed the building. The exhibitions display systematics, evolution, tropical and German fauna, butterfly ecology and history of zoology in Kiel. The museum is part of the University of Kiel and participates in the Museen am Meer association.

Wikipedia: Zoological Museum of Kiel University (EN), Website

173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Kunsthalle

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The Kunsthalle zu Kiel is an art museum in the German city of Kiel. With 2,000 m2 of display space, it is the largest museum in the city. It is north of the city centre on Düsternbrooker Weg. It has a lecture hall, a small cafe and a sculpture garden.

Wikipedia: Kunsthalle Kiel (EN), Website

298 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Alter Botanischer Garten

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The Old Botanical Garden in Kiel, also known as the Old Botanical Garden on the Fjord, is a former botanical garden and arboretum located at Düsternbrooker Weg 19, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is open daily without charge.

Wikipedia: Old Botanical Garden, Kiel (EN)

493 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Pauluskirche

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The Pauluskirche in the Kiel district of Düsternbrook was built in the years 1878–1882 in the neo-Gothic style as a garrison church for the Prussian naval base of Kiel and was used by it until 1918. Since 1925, St. Paul's Church has belonged as a parish church to the Kiel Evangelical Lutheran parish of Heiligengeist.

Wikipedia: Pauluskirche (Kiel) (DE)

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