A WORLD HERITAGE OF THE UNESCO unique in every regard

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1 QUEDLINBURG

2 A WORLD HERITAGE OF THE UNESCO unique in every regard Quedlinburg is a city filled with life, poised between the past and the future. Monuments from Romanesque times, 1,300 half-timbered houses as well as turn-ofthe-century villas and art nouveau buildings breathe the history and culture of bygone eras. A contempo rary art scene, drawn by a fascination with this unique am - bience, sets its own counterpoint to the past. As early as 1994, the UNESCO underscored the extraordinary significance of the Castle Hill ensemble and the historical old city by adding them to its list of cultural monuments under its protection. With the Stiftskirche Saint Servatii (the Collegiate Church), the crypt of the Wiperti Church and the remains of the Marienkloster on the Münzenberg, Quedlinburg offers not only remarkable monuments that are highlighted as sites of special interest along the Saxony-Anhalt Romanesque Road but also the authentic scenes of important political, intellectual and cultural events from the era of the Ottonian emperors a thousand years ago. Famous artistic perso-

3 nalities who have left their mark on the city range from the 18 th century German poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock to the 20 th century German/American painter Lyonel Feininger. The Lyonel Feininger Gallery presents the artist s works in accordance with chronological, thematic and stylistic perspectives and characterizes them further in terms of their intellectual and art historical context. Theatre and concert productions of the Nordharzer Städtebundtheater, the Quedlinburg Music Summer, concerts in the town hall, in the Baroque Palais Salfeldt and in the Church of St. Blasius as well as the Quedlinburg Dixieland and Swing Weekend are but a portion of the wide spectrum of events to be enjoyed in Quedlinburg. Special highlights, such as the Day of the Open Monument, the Pro Vinz Art Festival, the Kaiserfrühling (an annual re-enactment of the spring assembly convened by the Ottonian emperors) and the special pre-christmas offerings of Quedlinburg as Advent City draw many guests every year. In addition to these events, exhibitions in the museums, galleries and artists ateliers are also attractions for the visitor.

4 MUSEUMS AND CHURCHES Schlossmuseum (Castle museum) Visiting Hours: Klopstock-Haus (Klopstock museum) Visiting Hours: Museum for Half- Timbered Architecture Visiting Hours: Schlossberg 1, Quedlinburg phone +49 (0) April October November March Tue Sun 10:00 18:00 Tue Sun 10:00 16:00 Closed: 24 th, 25 th December, and 1 st January Schlossberg 12, Quedlinburg phone +49 (0) April October November March Wed Sun 10:00 17:00 closed Wordgasse 3, Quedlinburg phone +49 (0) April October November March Fri Wed 10:00 17:00 Fri Wed 10:00 16:00 Closed: 24 th, 25 th December, and 1 st January Münzenberg Museum The Cloister of St. Mary on the Münzenberg Münzenberg 16, Quedlinburg Visiting Hours: April October November March Fri Tue 9:00 12:00, Fri Tue 9:00 12:00, 14:00 18:00 14:00 17:00

5 Museum of Glass Painting and Handcraft Visiting Hours: Central German Museum of Model- Trains and Toys Visiting Hours: Word 28, Quedlinburg phone +49 (0) throughout the year Tue Fri 11:00 18:00, Sat / Sun 11:00 16:00 Blasiistraße 22, Quedlinburg phone +49 (0) Nov., Januar März Mo Sa 10 16:00 Uhr, So + FT 11 16:00 Uhr April Oktober + Dez. zusätzlich Sa 10 17:00 Uhr Collegiate Church of OT Gernrode, Burgstraße 3, QLB St. Cyriacus, Gernrode phone : +49 (0) Visiting Hours: April October November March Mon Sat 9:00 17:00, daily 15:00 16:00 Sun 12:00 17:00 Guided tour daily at 15:00, except for 24 th December Old Elementary School Gernrode OT Gernrode, St.-Cyriakus-Str. 2, QLB phone +49 (0) Visiting Hours: throughout the year Mon Fri 10:00 12:00 Sat 10:00 12:00 and 14:00 16:30 and 14:00 17:00 Old Church of Bad Suderode OT Bad Suderode, Schulstraße, QLB Tel. +49 (0) Visiting Hours: throughout the year Di+Do 15 17:00 Uhr (and upon request)

6 FINE ARTS AND HANDCRAFTS Arts and Crafts in Quedlinburg are capitalized indeed. Galleries and workshops offer beautiful, practical, even delicious and spirituous goods to take away. Whoever is on his search for beautiful things, small gifts, antiques, used books, special accessories or local (natural) products typical for the region, will be successful for sure. And this will happen behind façades that are centuries old in often extraordinary ambiance. Imprint Editor: Design: Photos: Print: Quedlinburg-Tourismus-Marketing GmbH SIGNA Graphic Design Atelier Fischer, Quedlinburg Rosi Radecke, Sabine Bahß, Wolfgang Fischer, G. Landau, Jan Mollérus, Jürgen Meusel, Archive of the QTM Quedlinburg DRUCK GmbH

7 STIFTSKIRCHE ST. SERVATII UND DOMSCHATZ The Collegiate Church and its Treasure Schlossberg 1, Quedlinburg phone +49 (0) Visiting Hours: April October November March Tue Sat, 10:00 18:00 Tue Sat, 10:00 18:00 Sun / HOL 12:00 18:00 Sun / HOL 12:00 18:00 Closed on 24 th, 25 th December, and 1 st January. On Saturdays before concerts, open only until 15:30. GUIDED TOURS THROUGH THE CITY Guided tours through the UNESCO World Heritage City. Daily afternoon tour in German throughout the year at 14:00; April October, additional morning tour in German at 10:00. English language tours available upon request in ad - vance please contact the Quedlinburg Infor mation Center to make the necessary arrangements. A selection of thematic tours is also offered in Ger - man from April to October as well as special tours on designated dates. For an individual city tour there are also audio guides in English and Japanese available at the Quedlinburg Information Center.

8 CULTURAL TIPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR April October Event Series in the Church of St. Blasius: Folk, jazz, classical music, cabaret, dance, organ concerts, and performances Pentecost Kaiserfrühling (Spring Assembly of the Emperor) Ottonian Medieval Spectacle June September Quedlinburg Music Summer (Collegiate Church of St. Servatius) June Quedlinburg Dixieland and Swing Weekend July The Name of the Rose (Collegiate Church of St. Servatius) Enchantment of the Trees (Open-Air Party with Ar tists Installations in the Romantic Landscape Park Brühl) September Citywide Celebration on the Day of the Open Monument September / October ProVinz Art Festival

9 December Christmas Market (daily for ca. 4 weeks) Advent in the Courtyards (1 st 3 rd weekend of Advent) Quedlinburg Live Advent Calendar from house to house around Castle Hill (24 days) Advent in the convent s yard, Gernrode The Miner s parade, Bad Suderode For more information see NORDHARZER STÄDTEBUNDTHEATER Theatre in Quedlinburg drama, ballet, musical theatre, and concerts KULTURZENTRUM REICHENSTRASSE movies, cabaret, concerts

10 ATTRACTIVE SURROUNDINGS Quedlinburg is an ideal point of departure to reach the nearby Harz, with its dramatic gorges and mountainous landscapes waiting to be explored in a hiker s paradise. The Romanesque Road recounts dynasties and events from German and European history up to a thousand years ago. Numerous Romanesque edifices in the immediate vicinity of Quedlinburg bear witness to this history. We recommend: a trip with the narrow-gauge railway from Quedlinburg through the Selke Valley a visit to the Collegiate Church of St. Cyriacus in Gernrode a hiking trip through the beautiful Selke Valley the nordic walking trails in Gernrode-Haferfeld

11 LYONEL FEININGER GALLERY The Collection of Dr. Hermann Klumpp One thing I know already: I am giving mankind a new perspective Lyonel Feininger 1914 Lyonel Feininger, who spent fifty years in his elective homeland Germany, represents, without a doubt, one of the most remarkable personalities amongst 20 th century artists. He maintained close ties with artists of the Blue Rider Movement and was later to teach at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau. The Lyonel Feininger Gallery in Quedlinburg is a museum for art of the 20 th and 21 st centuries, its holdings enriched by one of the world s foremost collections of Feininger s graphic work along with numerous watercolors, drawings and several paintings by the artist. In addition, it houses a comprehensive collection of works from the Classical Modern period. Finkenherd 5a, Quedlinburg phone +49 (0) Visiting Hours: Apr. Oct. (Nov. Mar.) Tue Sun / HOL 10:00 18:00 (17:00) Closed on 24 th December; different visiting hours on 31 st December and 1 st January. During the mounting of new exhibitions closing hours may differ. For further information see

12 TRAVEL TO QUEDLINBURG Quedlinburg lies approximately 200 kilometers west of Berlin and can be reached directly by train (with one transfer in Magdeburg). For visitors by plane, the suggested arrival points are Berlin, Leipzig or Hannover. Quedlinburg can also be easily reached by car, from Braunschweig (Brunswick) via the A 395 and the four-lane B6, or from Magdeburg via the B81 and the L66. Braunschweig Wolfenbüttel Hannover Helmstedt Halberstadt Goslar Bad Harzburg Wernigerode Blankenburg Berlin Magdeburg Cochstedt QUEDLINBURG Braunlage Göttingen Thale BAD SUDERODE Aschersleben GERNRODE Halle Leipzig Kassel The Quedlinburg-Information Tourism Office is here for you as partner during your stay. We can book your lodging and arrange guided city tours, regional excursions and visitation of the churches all without a service charge. We can also organize congress facilities for you in the city. Quedlinburg-Information, your local service partner Further information about Quedlinburg in English can also be found at Quedlinburg-Information QUEDLINBURG-TOURISMUS-MARKETING GMBH Markt Quedlinburg phone +49 (0) fax +49 (0) qtm@quedlinburg.de