The recognition of the Naumburg Cathedral as a world heritage site is on the 21. October is celebrated with a ceremony in the Cathedral.
The Gothic Naumburg Cathedral had been recorded in July, with the archaeological sites of hedeby and danevirke, near Schleswig in the list of UNESCO world heritage sites. A total of 44 German monuments belong to the world cultural heritage.
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A medieval Tour of NaumburgNaumburg Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul is the landmark of the County town of Naumburg, in the South of Saxony-Anhalt and the 44. A World Heritage Site In Germany. The Foundation stone for the Bishop’s seat was placed in the year 1029, of the splendid Development was made in the 13th century. Century. So are United in the Cathedral, the Romanesque and the Gothic in the Nicest possible way.
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A medieval Tour of NaumburgThe West choir in Naumburg Cathedral
Especially in the West choir is a masterpiece of Gothic sculpture. The unknown “master of Naumburg” has created figures full of vividness and naturalness, in the 13th century. Century a Sensation. Shown are twelve representatives of the nobility, the had with their rich donations for the construction of the Naumburg Cathedral once. Among them, the Countess Uta.
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A medieval Tour of NaumburgUta of Naumburg
As the writer Umberto Ecco was asked who he would like to eat once in the evening, he replied, with Uta von Naumburg! Your grace and aloofness have made the character famous. Some of it is even regarded as the most beautiful woman of the middle ages. Walt Disney, however, took it as a template for the evil stepmother in the snow white movie.
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A medieval Tour of NaumburgNaumburg Market Square
Not only because of the Cathedral, a visit to the historic centre of Naumburg, which is only a half hour by car from Leipzig’s worth. The richly decorated town houses on the marketplace are a visible proof of the wealth in earlier centuries.
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A medieval Tour of NaumburgRudelsburg
On the rivers Saale and Unstrut several trade routes crossed in the middle ages. To your protection, mighty castles built; not for nothing the Region is also called the “castle district”. One of the most beautiful of the Rudelsburg castle is on the banks of the Saale, is a popular excursion destination.
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A medieval Tour of NaumburgGoseck Castle, Monastery, Castle
Some 30 castles and palaces in the castle district, many of them are good, one thousand years old. As a castle they served first in the defense, later they were converted into castles. So, too, castle Goseck: First, it was the seat of the count Palatine, then to the monastery of the Benedictines, later, in the 17th century.Century, the plant was to the castle.
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A medieval Tour of NaumburgThe Monastery Pforta
In total, there were in the high middle ages, i.e. from the middle of the 11. until the middle of the 13. Century, about 50 monasteries of the Saale and Unstrut. Monks contributed significantly to the recovery of the Region. 1137 about founded the Cistercian monastery Pforta order. The technical services of the water supply with canals and mills.
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A medieval Tour of NaumburgLandesschule Pforta
In addition, the monastery Pforta until today is a tradition-rich high school. Also the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche went here in the 19th century. Century for the school. The library was founded in 1570 and is today with around 80,000 book titles, one of the largest and most tradition-rich school libraries in Germany.
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A medieval Tour of NaumburgSilent mountain
There are also monks who constructed a thousand years ago, the first terraces and vines planted. Today, the wine-growing region of Saale and Unstrut is the northernmost in Germany: small but fine. And when the sun is shining, you will understand why the Region is also called the “Tuscany of the North”.
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A medieval Tour of NaumburgFreyburg
In the small wine town of Freyburg, the visitors can expect to see a castle, a former monastery, and plenty of Terrace vineyards. Here you can enjoy a glass of wine the detour to the middle ages in the evening.
The Gothic Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul is ranked among the most important Cathedral buildings of the European high middle ages. Known today’s Evangelical Church is mainly because of the life-sized statues of the Naumburg master from the 13th century. Century. Among them, the representation of the margravine Uta von Naumburg is especially well-known.
At the ceremony, the Minister of state transfers for international cultural policy at the Federal foreign office, Michelle Müntefering, the instrument of the world culture organization Unesco to Saxony-Anhalt’s Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff.
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