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UNESCO Heritage Site St Servatius in Quedlinburg

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A July 2005 trip to Quedlinburg by becks

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Quote: Quedlinburg is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site and a lovely town with 1,200 half-timbered houses and an impressive Romanesque church.

UNESCO Heritage Site St Servatius in Quedlinburg

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Overview

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Quedlinburg is a small town of just less than 24,000 to the north of the Harz Mountains in Central Germany. Visiting this town today, it is hard to believe that it was once one of the four most important in the German-speaking world.Quedlinburg was an important town even before the events of 919 but after that date, it was central to European power politics for two centuries. On a fateful day in 919 – no one knows for sure exactly when (or to be honest if it was indeed in Quedlinburg) – Heinrich, duke of Saxony, was busy catching finches when a deputation from the Reichstag (Imperial Parliament) arrived bearing the imperial insignia. Unexpectedly, the duke of Saxony was elected German king...Read More

Romantik Hotel am Brühl

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Hotel

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We left reservations a bit late, which ruled out most of the better hotels in die center of Quedlinburg, but we were fortunate to still find a room in the Romantik Hotel am Brühl. The hotel is located pleasantly quiet and easy to reach by car on modern roads at the far side of the Schloss. On arrival, we parked close to the front door and as we did not move the car during our three-day stay had an easy time unloading and reloading. (As with most hotels in the center, the hotel’s main parking lot is a few yards down the road.) The hotel has two main buildings with the non-smoking rooms in the main building apparently the more pleasant. We obviously stayed there.The receptionist ...Read More

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Romantik Hotel am Brühl
Billungstraße 11
Quedlinburg, Germany
+49 (3946) 96180

Schlosskrug am Dom

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Restaurant

Schlosskrug am Dom Photo - Schlosskrug am Dom, Quedlinburg, Germany
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The Schlosskrug is well located as is clear from the name and the address: it is actually part of the castle and directly opposite the cathedral. The oldest part of the castle forms the basement of the restaurant building. These cellars, not open to the public, are the only parts that date back to the original castle erected by Heinrich I, the first Saxon German king, at the beginning of the tenth century. It is a short but steep walk uphill to reach the restaurant. It is on the same level as the entrances to the cathedral and castle and one has to enter the castle gardens, open until 10pm to reach the restaurant. The restaurant has several indoor rooms but the weather was excellent so everyon...Read More

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Schlosskrug am Dom
Am Schlossberg 1
Quedlinburg, Germany 06484
03946-2838

Schloss Quedlinburg

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Attraction

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I do not know what attracted me more to Quedlinburg – the 1,200 half-timbered building of which nearly 800 are listed as historic buildings, or the Schlossberg with its important role in early Holy Roman Empire history. After two visits, I still do not know but there is absolutely no reason to not enjoy both.In 918, German King Konrad I did the unthinkable on his deathbed and recommended that the German dukes elect his great adversary, Heinrich duke of Saxony, rather than his own brother to succeed him. Heinrich was not present at the subsequent election and according to legend was busy catching finches when the deputation arrived with the royal insignia. For the next century, Quedlinburg ...Read More

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Schloss Quedlinburg
Schloßberg 1
Quedlinburg, Germany 06484
03946 2730

Stiftskirche St Servatius

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The most impressive building in Quedlinburg is surprisingly not a half-timbered structure but rather the Stiftkirche St Servatius (Collegiate Church), an impressive, mostly Romanesque building that dominates the Schlossberg to its western side. It was built around 1100 and considered one of the most important examples of High Romanesque architecture in Germany. The Gothic choir was added in the mid-14th century and is best appreciated from the outside as the Nazis constructed a wall inside the church to hide all non-Romanesque elements. In the crypt below the choir are the graves of Heinrich I and his wife Mathilda. When she was declared a saint, his bones were chucked out as it was common pra...Read More