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Kathrin_E Says: The "New World" was built in 1903 as a concert hall and ballroom. The architecture is a mix of neo-baroque and art nouveau. The white facade looks already promising, the interior shows the full splendor at the end of the belle epoque. The interior can only be enjoyed during...
Art Nouveau Quarter in the North of the City
Kathrin_E Says: Like all those industrial cities Zwickau grew a lot during the decades around 1900. First it was historism but then art nouveau became the style of fashion. A large quarter North of the city centre was covered with townhouses and villas during that era before World War I....
Kathrin_E Says: August Horch's villa next to the old factory grounds is easily missed, that's why I gave it a separate tip. The villa is part of Horch-Museum (see previous tip) and included in your museum ticket. The entrance is from the street but the door is firmly locked. If you want to...
Kathrin_E Says: For more than 100 years cars have been built in Zwickau. The city's automobile history begins in 1904 when the engineer August Horch opened his factory. Horch automobiles were successful on the young market. However, the owner and founder of the factory soon got in trouble...
Kathrin_E Says: The house named Schiffchen (little ship) is the oldest and prettiest building in Kornmarkt square. It was built on a street corner with a pointed angle, hence the shape which resembles, with some imagination, to a ship's bow. The youse dates from 1485 and belonged to a...
Kathrin_E Says: During my first visit the town hall was invisible behind scaffolding. Now the renovation works are finished, and the facade is all shiny. The town hall of Zwickau was built in 1404 after a fire destroyed its precedessor together with most of the town. The facade towards...
Kathrin_E Says: The so-called "Dom" is not a cathedral but the main parish church of the city. A church in cathedral dimensions, though.The impressive baroque spire was designed in the 17th century after the model of Katharinenkirche in Hamburg.Zwickau's Dom is one of those late gothic...
1 Review and 50 Opinions This hotel is basically the only one for travelers that expect more than just a bed, shower and...
german_eagle Says: The old train station of Hartenstein, the small town near Zwickau, is not used by the Deutsche Bahn anymore but it was turned into a very nice restaurant. The best feature is the large beergarden. Old, tall trees provide shadow on hot summer days.The ambience is rustic, the...
german_eagle Says: I've had a meal here a couple of times so far, mainly because the location is simply not to beat - smack-dab in the middle of the old town right on Hauptmarkt square with the beautiful view of town hall and Gewandhaus vis-a-vis. The food is okay but nothing to write home...
german_eagle Says: Many events/performances/concerts take place in the "Neue Welt", a concert hall from the Art Nouveau era. It's located quite a distance north of the old town but trams #4 and 7 stop right in front of it and run till after midnight. Tram and bus are usually included in the...
german_eagle Says: When looking for an evening activity don't neglect the theatre. Zwickau's theatre has its home in the Gewandhaus, the former guild house of the clothiers. From 1823 on it was used as theatre, after more construction works it was reopened 13 Nov 1855 with the opera "Die weiße...
Kathrin_E Says: The tram network in Zwickau must be described as compact and easy to overlook. I think I have used all lines that run in town during my latest visit. No big deal because there are just four lines, numbered 3, 4, 5 and 7, everything else is done by buses. The lines 5 and 7...
german_eagle Says: Well, of course there is - walking aside - still another option to get around and even TO Zwickau: cycling. As the city is mostly spread out in the flat, wide open Mulde valley it is pretty easy to ride your bicycle to any place of interest. The locals do it, too. My hotel...
Higher Education - Schools and College
german_eagle Says: Zwickau has a long tradition of schools and higher eduction. A first Latin School is mentioned in 1290 in Zwickau. In the 16th century Georgius Agricola became principal of the Greek and Latin School which moved to the former (and closed in 1536) Cistercian convent...
german_eagle Says: The Christmas Market on Hauptmarkt square in Zwickau starts Friday before 1st Advent and ends 23 December. It is open to 8 pm, on Fridays and Saturdays to 9 pm. It has the usual stalls with typical Christmas ornaments, original wooden Erzgebirge items like smokers, pyramids,...
Former hospital building (Krankenstift)
german_eagle Says: Right next to the central bus stop corner Stiftstraße/Bahnhofstraße you see a quite picturesque building that now houses a grocery, bakery, butcher and some other shops. It is the former hospital building, erected 1842-45 in a wild mix of styles - large Gothic window roses...
german_eagle Says: This evangelic-Lutheran church is a sumptuous Neo-Gothic building in the residential area north of the old town, erected 1891-93 by Hans Abesser & Jürgen Kröger from Berlin. It replaced a small medieval church. Unfortunately the church was closed and I didn't have enough...
german_eagle Says: I saw a lot of locals riding their bike in Zwickau. It's a popular mode of transportation. But it's also a sports activity. There is the Zwickauer Mulde valley cycling trail that starts far up in the Erzgebirge mountains and 128 km later joins the cycling path along the...
german_eagle Says: There are quite a number of monuments in Zwickau, some just sculptures with not so much deeper meaning behind, but others that remind of important persons or events. As there are so many I didn't want to write single tips about each of them - didn't want y'all to fall asleep...
Fountains and water games in Zwickau
german_eagle Says: Zwickau has a number of interesting, sometimes funny fountains and water games. My favourite is the one on Kornmarkt square - a water wheel and five corn bags - that reminds people of the former mill at this place. The fountain is made of French granite, created by sculptor...
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