Naumburg, Germany
Naumburg (Saale)
Naumburg is a town of 29,722 people in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, founded in 1028.
Why visit Naumburg
Townapedia lists 135 museums and landmarks, 34 parks and trails, 180 places to eat, 45 places to stay and 39 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Wenzelsturm, Theater Naumburg, Neuenburg Castle and Nietzsche-Haus.
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About Naumburg
Naumburg (German: [ˈnaʊmbʊɐ̯k] ) is a town in (and the administrative capital of) the district Burgenlandkreis, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Central Germany. It has a population of around 33,000. The Naumburg Cathedral became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018. This UNESCO designation recognizes the processes that shaped the European continent during the High Middle Ages between 1000 and 1300: Christianization, the so-called "Landesausbau" and the dynamics of cultural exchange and transfer characteristic for this very period.
From the Wikipedia article Naumburg (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Naumburg on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do39
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Museums and landmarks135
Neuenburg Castle
Monument and historic site · 7.0 km
Castle in Freyburg (Unstrut), Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
1 Schloss, Freyburg (Unstrut)
Nietzsche-Haus
Museum
Building in Naumburg, Germany
18 Weingarten, Naumburg (Saale)
Apr-Oct: Tu-Fr 14:00-17:00; Sa,Su 10:00-16:00
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Museum
Museum · 7.2 km
11 Schlossstraße, Freyburg (Unstrut)
Apr-Oct: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Nov-Mar: Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00
Salztor
Monument and historic site
Salztor, zwei klassizistische Torhäuser, errichtet 1835 anstelle des mittelalterlichen Salztors, Am Salztor 8, 9 in Naumburg
Ekkehardsbrunnen
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
Ekkehard-Brunnen am Domplatz in Naumburg
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Erinnerungsturnhalle
Monument and historic site · 7.6 km
16 Schützenstraße, Freyburg (Unstrut)
Kunstwerk Turbinenhaus
Museum
15a Weißenfelser Straße, Naumburg (Saale)
Mo,Tu,Th 10:00-16:00; Fr 10:00-14:00
Marientor
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
Marientor (Stadttor) Postring 15 in Naumburg
123 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds34
Sport und Freizeitbad Bulabana
Sports field and stadium · 2.3 km
156 Flemminger Weg, Naumburg (Saale)
Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 07:00-20:00; We 13:00-20:00; Sa,Su 10:00-20:00
22 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes180
Fischhaus
Restaurant · Fish, German · 4.2 km
2 Am Fischhaus, Naumburg (Saale)
We,Th,Su 11:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; Mo,Tu off
Café Merle
Cafe · Ice Cream · 7.5 km
Cafe with garden
12 Markt, Freyburg (Unstrut)
Apr-Oct Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Nov-Mar Mo-Su 14:00-17:00
Zur Alten Schmiede
Restaurant · German
36 Lindenring, Naumburg
We-Th 16:30-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:00, 16:30-21:00; Su 16:30-20:00;...
Zur Henne
Restaurant · German, International, Regional · 2.8 km
Gaststätte Zur Henne, ehem. Brauerei, in Naumburg OT Henne
1 Henne, Naumburg (Saale)
Mo-Su 11:00-23:55
Alt Freyburg
Restaurant · 7.7 km
39 Oberstraße, Freyburg (Unstrut)
We-Su 11:30-14:00; Fr,Sa 11:30-14:00,17:30-20:00
Altdeutsche Weinstube zum Künstlerkeller
Restaurant · German · 7.6 km
14 Breite Straße, Freyburg (Unstrut)
We-Sa 12:00-15:00, 16:00-22:00; Su 12:00-15:00, 16:00-20:00
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Bistro An Shushi Bar
Restaurant · Asian, Vietnamese
5 Kramerplatz, Naumburg (Saale)
Tu-Su 11:00-14:30, 16:30-22:00; Mo off
168 more on the map.
History
The first written record of Naumburg dates from 1012, when it was mentioned as the new castle of the Ekkehardinger, the Margrave of Meissen. It was founded at the crossing of two trade-routes, Via Regia and the Regensburg Road. The successful foundation not long beforehand of a Propstei Church on the site of the later Naumburg Cathedral was mentioned in the Merseburg Bishops' Chronicles in 1021. In 1028 Pope John XIX gave his approval for the transfer of the bishopric from Zeitz to Naumburg. Until 1568, during the Reformation, Naumburg was the seat of the bishops. The last Catholic bishop was Julius von Pflug. The foundation of the cathedral school is dated to 1030. Naumburg has been known as a town since 1144.
Naumburg was a significant trading centre on the Via Regia in the Middle Ages, especially because of the Naumburg Trade Fairs, first known to have taken place in 1278. The emergence of Leipzig as a trade-fair centre from 1500 and the Thirty Years' War adversely affected the Naumburg economy.
From the History section of Naumburg on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay45
Mutiger Ritter
Motel and hotel · 6.3 km
2 Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße, Naumburg (Saale)
Weinberghotel Edelacker
Motel and hotel · Regional, French, German, International, Italian · 7.3 km
25 Schloß, Freyburg (Unstrut)
Euroville Jugend- und Sporthotel
Motel and hotel · 2.7 km
115 Am Michaelisholz, Naumburg (Saale)
Churches and places of worship48
Dorfkirche Heiligenkreuz
Church · Protestant · 5.9 km
6 Obere Straße, Naumburg (Saale)
St. Marienkirche
Church · Protestant · 7.4 km
Kirchstraße, Freyburg (Unstrut)
Shopping33
Gas and EV charging9
Schools, colleges and libraries22
Healthcare18
Apotheke an der Saline
Clinic and pharmacy · 6.3 km
6 Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße, Naumburg (Saale)
Map of Naumburg
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Getting there and nearby towns
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.
- Weißenfels 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Zeitz 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Jena 29 km southwest, about 29 min by car
- Gera 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Halle (Saale) 39 km north, about 39 min by car
- Schkeuditz 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Leipzig 44 km northeast, about 44 min by car
- Sangerhausen 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
- Taucha 54 km northeast, about 54 min by car
- Erfurt 57 km west, about 57 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- KLG 4553 Naumburger Dom, Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Neustraße 54 Tor, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Neustraße 7, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Neustraße 54 und 55, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Wenzelsstraße 11 Tür (1), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Wenzelsstraße 11, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Wenzelsstraße 15 Tor (1), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Wenzelsstraße 15, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Neustraße 50 und 51, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Wenzelsstraße 18 (1), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Saale-Tür06, Genealogist, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg an der Sale, Dom, Treppenaufgang, Raffael Movieman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg an der Saale, Dom, Lichtengel, Raffael Movieman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Wenzelsstraße 18 (2), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Neustraße 47 Tor, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Münze (2), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Saale Tür08, Genealogist, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NaumburgMünze, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Saale-Tür04, Genealogist, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Saale - Türe 02, Genealogist, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Münze (1), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Stadtbefestigung Wasserkunst-02, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Stadtbefestigung Wasserkunst-01, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wenzelsgasse in Naumburg, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stadtkirche St. Wenzel Naumburg Rückseite, RealPixelStreet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NaumburgNietzsche, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NietzscheHausNaumburg, Christian Bier, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Naumburg Topfmarkt 6 (1), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Saale-Tür05, Genealogist, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Saint Wenceslaus church in Naumburg (5), Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial image of Neuenburg Castle in Freyburg (view from the southeast), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BD Nitzsche Haus, Naumburg (1), ArthurMcGill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburger Dom, Wst at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pforta Torhaus, ChristianBier, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Naumburg stwenzel, Christian Bier, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Berghotel Wilhelmsburg - Ansicht vom Gradierwerk, Genealogist, Public domain
- Naumburg Marientor, Density, CC BY 3.0
- Naumburg Altes Theater, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jahnmuseum, Juergen Leirich, Public domain
- Peter und Paul Naumburg kathl, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Freyburg an der Unstrut, Oberstraße 9, Turnhalle-004, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mertendorf, die Kirche St. Martin, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Kirche st. lucia flemmingen, ChristianBier, CC BY-SA 3.0
- HeiligenkreuzNMBKirche, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Prießnitz-Kirche, Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Naumburg Theater, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Käthe-Kruse-Schule, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- GoseckKirche1, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Bulabana (1), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Cineplex, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saale-Unstrut Klinikum Naumburg, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jugendherberge Naumburg, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Euroville, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Hotel Kaiserhof, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Hotel Zur Alten Schmiede, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Marienstraße 12, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Hotel Stadt Aachen, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Alexander-von-Humboldt-Schule, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Albert-Schweitzer-Schule, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Georgenschule, Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg Salztorschule (2), Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Katholische Christkönig Kirche Bad Kösen 3, Giorno2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NaumburgBrunnenStadtpark, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naumburg (Saale), Markt 18 20170717 001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schönburg-Saale Burg-Bergfried 20220720 153058, Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BadKoesen Saalebruecke, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- BadKoesen Gradierwerk, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Neuenburg2, Mewes at German Wikipedia ( Original text: de:Benutzer:Mewes ), Public domain
- Romanisches Haus Bad Kösen-1, Genealogist, Public domain
- Naumburg Stadtbefestigung Salztor-02, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Domplatz Ekkhardsbrunnen, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Stadtbefestigung Marientor-03, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- NSG Göttersitz und Weinanbau am Steilhang der Saale bei Bad Kösen, Scoutveteran, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Halbbergeblick, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- KreipitzschWiese, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Igelsberg-Saaletal, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Orchideenweg-TT2, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schulpforte-Fischhaus 20220719 184845, Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- B-Kösen Ilskeweg-2 20220722 174142, Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HenneNMB Gasthaus, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- BadKoesen Mutiger Ritter, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Maria-Magdalenen-Kirche, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Kramerplatz 3 St. Peter und Paul, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naumburg Stadtkirche St. Wenzel, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schulpforte Klosterkirche Westfassade-02, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stadtkirche Freyburg, Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Freyburg an der Unstrut, Markt 3-001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, flugyflay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, natura, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, AR88, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, bejotel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, AR88, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, natura, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, AR88, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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