Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Magdeburg, Germany

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Number of sights 24 sights
Distance 9.6 km
Ascend 199 m
Descend 188 m

Experience Magdeburg 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.

Individual Sights in Magdeburg

Sight 1: Brücke über die Alte Elbe

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The bridge over the Old Elbe is a listed railway bridge in Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Wikipedia: Brücke über die Alte Elbe (DE)

1136 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 2: Kozlowski-Denkmal

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Kozlowski-Denkmal Die Autorenschaft wurde nicht in einer maschinell lesbaren Form angegeben. Es wird Olaf2 als Autor angenommen (basierend auf den Rechteinhaber-Angaben). / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Kozlowski Monument is a monument erected in honor of Theodor Kozlowski in Magdeburg. The monument, designed as an obelisk, is located on the eastern bank of the River Elbe on the street Kleiner Werder in the Magdeburg district of Werder.

Wikipedia: Kozlowski-Denkmal (DE)

794 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Sankt Johannis

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The St. Johannis Church in Magdeburg is a former church building in the Altstadt district with the address Johannisbergstraße 1. It was dedicated to John the Evangelist until it was profaned. Since 1999, it has been used as a ballroom and concert hall for the city of Magdeburg. From January to June 2014, it served as a meeting venue for the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt.

Wikipedia: St.-Johannis-Kirche (Magdeburg) (DE), Website

634 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Chrysalis

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Chrysalis is a sculpture in the Magdeburg Sculpture Park in Magdeburg's old town.

Wikipedia: Chrysalis (Plastik) (DE)

78 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Skulpturenpark

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The Magdeburg sculpture park is a collection of sculptures of the Kunstmuseum Kloster Our Dear Women Magdeburg in the old town of Magdeburg.

Wikipedia: Skulpturenpark Magdeburg (DE)

17 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Aufsteigender

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More ascending is the name of a sculpture by the German sculptor Fritz Cremer.

Wikipedia: Aufsteigender (DE)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Große Neeberger Figur

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The Large Neeberg Figure is a sculpture in the Magdeburg Sculpture Park in Magdeburg's old town and in the Altenburg Castle Park next to the Lindenau Museum.

Wikipedia: Große Neeberger Figur (DE)

64 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Konzerthalle Georg Philipp Telemann

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The monastery of our dear women is a monastery complex in the old town of Magdeburg. The building ensemble is one of the most important Romanesque systems in Germany. Today the buildings are used as the urban art museum Kloster our dear women. It is in the immediate vicinity of the Magdeburg Cathedral and the city center.

Wikipedia: Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen (DE)

11 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: Käthe Kollwitz

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Käthe Kollwitz Taken by C Ford / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Käthe Kollwitz Monument is a bronze sculpture created by the sculptor Gustav Seitz in the years 1956–58. It was erected in 1961 in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg on Kollwitzplatz and honors the artist Käthe Kollwitz, who lived there from 1891 until the destruction of her home in the bombing war in 1943. (Location coordinates).

Wikipedia: Käthe Kollwitz (Plastik) (DE)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Inborn Power

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Inborn Power René Graetz (sculptor) / Olaf Meister (photo) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Inborn Power is a sculpture in Magdeburg's old town.

Wikipedia: Inborn Power (DE)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Vertschaupet II

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Vertschaupet II is a sculpture in Magdeburg's old town.

Wikipedia: Vertschaupet II (DE)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 12: Endzeit

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Endzeit is a sculpture in Magdeburg's old town.

Wikipedia: Endzeit (Plastik) (DE)

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Kathedrale Sankt Sebastian

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St. Sebastian's Cathedral in Magdeburg is the Roman Catholic cathedral church of the Diocese of Magdeburg. It is part of the Romanesque Road. The patron saint of the church is Sebastian.

Wikipedia: Sankt-Sebastian-Kirche (Magdeburg) (DE), Website

305 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Dommuseum Ottonianum

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The Dommuseum Ottonianum Magdeburg (DOMA) is a museum in Magdeburg that opened in November 2018.

Wikipedia: Dommuseum Ottonianum Magdeburg (DE)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Cathedral of Magdeburg

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Magdeburg Cathedral, officially called the Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catherine, is a Protestant cathedral in Germany and the oldest Gothic cathedral in the country. It is the proto-cathedral of the former Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Today it is the principal church of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany. The south steeple is 99.25 m tall, the north tower 100.98 m, making it one of the tallest cathedrals in eastern Germany. The cathedral is likewise the landmark of Magdeburg, the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, and is also home to the grave of Emperor Otto I the Great and his first wife Edith.

Wikipedia: Magdeburg Cathedral (EN), Website, Website

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Ausfahrt an der Möllenvogtei

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The exit at the Möllenvogtei is the only surviving medieval city gate in the city of Magdeburg.

Wikipedia: Ausfahrt an der Möllenvogtei (DE)

59 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Möllenvogteigarten

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The garden of the Möllenvogtei is a listed garden in the old town district of Magdeburg. Located in the immediate vicinity of Magdeburg Cathedral, the complex is "hidden" behind walls.

Wikipedia: Garten der Möllenvogtei (DE)

308 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Bastion Cleve

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The Cleve Bastion is the southeastern end of the former Magdeburg Fortress.

Wikipedia: Bastion Cleve (DE)

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Altes Leipziger Tor

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The Old Leipzig Gate was a railway fortress gate of the Magdeburg Fortress and has been preserved in parts.

Wikipedia: Altes Leipziger Tor (DE)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Domfelsen

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The Domfelsen is a rock formation near Magdeburg Cathedral, part of which juts out into the River Elbe in Germany. The name means "Cathedral Rocks"

Wikipedia: Domfelsen (EN)

539 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 21: Hubbrücke

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The Magdeburg lift bridge is a lift bridge that spans the Elbe in Magdeburg at river kilometre 325.47. It was built in 1848 as a single-track railway bridge and can now be used as a pedestrian bridge. It is one of the oldest and largest lift bridges in Germany and is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Hubbrücke Magdeburg (DE)

1115 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 22: Rotehornpark

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Rotehornpark, also known as Rotehorn City Park, is the largest city park in the city of Magdeburg with an area of 200 hectares. The park is located on an island in the Elbe and is part of the Saxony-Anhalt Garden Dreams network.

Wikipedia: Rotehornpark (DE)

1920 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 23: Vacanz

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Vacanz is the name of a sculpture in Magdeburg's old town.

Wikipedia: Vacanz (DE)

1486 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 24: Villa Toepffer

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The Villa Toepffer is a two-storey half-timbered villa in the Magdeburg district of Stadtfeld Ost.

Wikipedia: Villa Toepffer (DE)

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