Nuremberg: Trial City, Christmas Market, and the Bratwurst Capital of Franconia
Nuremberg (Nuernberg) is the second-largest city in Bavaria with around 516,000 residents. The city carries heavy 20th-century history: the Nazi Party rallies were held at the Reichsparteitagsgelaende from 1933 to 1938, and the Nuremberg Trials of 1945-1946 prosecuted major war criminals in Courtroom 600 of the Justizpalast, which is still an active courthouse and open to visitors. The Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle) overlooks the old town from a sandstone ridge. Albrecht Duerer, born here in 1471, is the city's most famous artist; his house on Albrecht-Duerer-Strasse is a museum.
The Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt is Germany's most famous Christmas market, drawing over two million visitors annually to the Hauptmarkt square. Nuremberg Bratwurst are small, thin, and served by the half-dozen with sauerkraut or in a Broetchen (bread roll). The city lies on major ICE routes connecting Munich to Berlin and Frankfurt. Siemens was founded here in a backyard workshop in 1847, though the headquarters later moved to Munich. For adult companionship, Nuremberg falls under Bavarian jurisdiction, which tends toward stricter enforcement than northern states.
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Nuremberg (Nuernberg) is the second-largest city in Bavaria with around 516,000 residents. The city carries heavy 20th-century history: the Nazi Party rallies were held at the Reichsparteitagsgelaende from 1933 to 1938, and the Nuremberg Trials of 1945-1946 prosecuted major war criminals in Courtroom 600 of the Justizpalast, which is still an active courthouse and open to visitors. The Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle) overlooks the old town from a sandstone ridge. Albrecht Duerer, born here in 1471, is the city's most famous artist; his house on Albrecht-Duerer-Strasse is a museum.
The Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt is Germany's most famous Christmas market, drawing over two million visitors annually to the Hauptmarkt square. Nuremberg Bratwurst are small, thin, and served by the half-dozen with sauerkraut or in a Broetchen (bread roll). The city lies on major ICE routes connecting Munich to Berlin and Frankfurt. Siemens was founded here in a backyard workshop in 1847, though the headquarters later moved to Munich. For adult companionship, Nuremberg falls under Bavarian jurisdiction, which tends toward stricter enforcement than northern states.
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