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Markt - Central Square
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  • Updated By hunterV on July 3, 2009
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    Wernigerode Markt
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    Like in many German cities, Markt is the central square attracting all the visitors of the city due to its splendid medieval architecture and sites.
    First of all it's the medieval City Hall, the fountains, stores, cafes.
    Owing to its medieval architecture, the city attracted lots of newly-weds from all over Germany.
    It was/is called Newly-Weds City.

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  • Address: Market Square
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    Visiting Ritterburg
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    • The Feudal Museum of Wernigerode - Wernigerode
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    The famous castle on the hill was built in 1862-1883 at the site of an old knights' castle and is still called "Knights' Castle".
    You can see it practically from every corner of the city.
    The castle houses a lot of exhibitions now and is visited by lots of travelers not only from Germany, but also from many other countries.
    There is a very nice view of the city and its neighbothood from the castle.
    There is also one of my old black-and-white pictures that I took in September 1981 during my first visit to Germany from one of the city street before climbing the hill to see the Feudal Museum. The picture is from my student's photo album.
    Another picture of the castle from inside.
    Very impressive indeed, isn't it?!
    Visiting this site is really a must for the visitors of Wernigerode....

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    When you stay here take a trip...
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  • Updated By Knoto on August 24, 2002
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    When you stay here take a trip to the Brocken(highest Mountain of the Harz Mountains).You can hike,or you drive with the Railway from Wernigerrode:It will cost 60 DM each Person. It's a little bit expansive.
    This Photo shows the train on the Brocken!

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    Town Hall
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  • Updated By Sjalen on November 8, 2005
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    Wernigerode Town Hall must belong to the most beautiful in the world. The first records of it is from 1277 and still today, you can see the medieval touches although it was restored in 1544 :) The counts of Wernigerode used the hall both as court and as banqueting hall. Don't miss to get close to it and see its fantastic details such as the intricately carved woodwork in white just along the roof, or the many medieval workmen in wood. A truly remarkable building.

    In a typical German sense of realism, it also has engraved on it "Im selben Jahr – da dieses Haus erneut – ist auch noch wahr – der Spruch aus alter Zeit: Einer acht’s - der andere betracht’s – der dritte verlacht’s – was macht’s?" which I found amusing. Taken from the official Wernigerode site, the English translation runs "The saying from former times was still true – in the year this house was refurbished: One man respects it, another looks at it, a third laughs at it – that is just the way things are."

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    Wernigerode Castle
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    • Houses huddling beneath the castle - Wernigerode
    Houses huddling beneath
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    Not as old as it looks but nevertheless on an impressive site, high above town. There has been a castle here since the 13th century when the German nobility needed a resting place whilst hunting. However, despite fortifications, it was heavily destroyed in the Thirty Years' War (oups...did we do that?) and had to be rebuilt in late 17th century Baroque style into what you see today - although that has also been altered a bit. You can visit many of the castle rooms which include some old furnishing, and if you are on a romantic visit, why not go here by horse and carriage from the town centre :) In summer, there is a festival here which you can get more details on from the webpage.

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  • Address: Am Schloss 1
  • Directions: Towering high above town and impossible to miss.
  • Website: www.schloss-wernigerode.de
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    Leaning House of Wernigerode
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  • Updated By Sjalen on November 8, 2005
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    You know how things sometimes end up at all sorts of odd angles in your photos? Well this time it's for real. The Schiefes House looks like this! There was a mill here since 1356 but in 1680, the house was changed. At that time, they bult it on top of the old mill stream which meant that soon the house began to lean until it finally ended up on the rocks at the bottom of the now dry stream. Today, the house leans something like 120 centimetres from one end to the other!

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  • Address: Klintgasse 5
  • Directions: Behind the Town Hall.
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    Gadenstedtsches Haus
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  • By Sjalen on November 8, 2005
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    Again, one of the most beautiful houses I have ever seen. Named after the 1582 owning family, this house with its Renaissance bay window is fantastic. A very particular half-timbering has been used and that includes "thresholds" around the windows.

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  • Directions: Just next to St Silvestri Church.
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    St Sylvestri Church
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  • Updated By Sjalen on November 8, 2005
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    This town centre church must be the simplest church I have ever seen as far as decorations go. This is of course partly because GDR paid no attention to churches so what needed repairs have just been taken down. But there are still some interesting things inside, such as one of Germany's oldest oak cupboards and especially the 15th century altarpiece from Brussels. The church itself is at least from the early 13th century, but rebuilt in late 19th century to look like it does today.

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  • Directions: Behind the town hall.
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    This photo shows a building in...
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  • By Knoto on August 24, 2002
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    This photo shows a building in Wernigerrode,East Harz Mountain.It's an really nice town!You can go from Bockenem for a daytrip!I meet VIRGIL(DESERT RAT) and his wife MYRA (PINETREE) there!We had an phantastic afternoon!
    You can see us on the left side of the Photo!(Just a reflection)
    For more photos from Wernigerrode,please visit the travelogue!!!
    If you need many more information please take a look on DESERT RAT's Page!!I think you can find some other informations there,too!

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    Nationalpark Hochharz and Brocken
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    • Hochharz means "High Harz" and therefore includes some real peaks in this mountain range. It is the national park on the former GDR side (the western national park is just known as Naturpark Harz) and therefore, I have yet to set foot in it but I have seen it from the west many times even though it was never a national park in them days (too many surveillance activities along the Wall). It was only in 1990 that it was given that status. Here you find thick spruce forests, high meadows and peaks like the Brocken. The latter is served by a steam train from Wernigerode. Unfortunately, November did not bring clear enough wheather for us to want to fork out for it as we wanted to see things from the top. If you want to see what to expect, have a look at my Torfhaus page where you can see what Brocken looks like from the western side.

    If you are further interested in the Harz environment, you can visit the Harz Museum in Klint 10 (one of the oldest parts of town) for exhibitions on the nature, minerals etc. of it all. More interesting that it looks I'm sure (we never had time) since this is an area famous for its silver mines and such. To the museum also belongs "Das kleinste Haus", the smallest house in town, since that's just what it is. A one-room house, only 2.65 metres wide but with a high ceiling once housed a family with no less than seven children! How they did it? Have a look for yourself.

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  • Website: http://www.hsb-wr.de/
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