Why visit Quedlinburg
Townapedia lists 158 museums and landmarks, 33 parks and trails, 128 places to eat, 55 places to stay and 83 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Nordharzer Städtebundtheater, Bicklingswarte, Museum Lyonel Feininger and Harzer Uhrenmuseum.
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About Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg (German pronunciation: [ˈkveːtlɪnbʊʁk] ) is a town situated just north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. As an influential and prosperous trading centre during the early Middle Ages, Quedlinburg became a center of influence under the Ottonian dynasty in the 10th and 11th centuries. The castle, church and old town with around 2,100 timber houses, dating from this time of influence, were added to the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1994 because of their exceptional preservation and outstanding Romanesque architecture.
From the Wikipedia article Quedlinburg (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Quedlinburg on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do83
Homburg Watchtower
Monument and historic site · 9.9 km
Observation tower near Thale in Harz
Marienhof Hofladen
Farm and orchard · 5.6 km
1a Am Marienhof, Thale
Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-12:00
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Museums and landmarks158
Museum Lyonel Feininger
Museum · 1.0 km
Museum in Quedlinburg, Germany
11 Schlossberg, Quedlinburg
We-Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu off
Stiftskirche St. Servaii Domschatz Quedlinburg
Museum · 1.0 km
1G Schloßberg, Quedlinburg
Apr-Oct: Tu-Su,PH 10:00-18:00; Nov-Mar: Tu-Su,PH 10:00-16:00; Jun...
Gaterslebener (Ilenstedter) Warte
Monument and historic site · 6.4 km
Gaterslebener Warte an der K 2361 zwischen Quedlinburg und Gatersleben in Seeland OT Gatersleben
Fachwerkmuseum im Ständerbau
Museum · 0.7 km
3 Wordgasse, Quedlinburg
Apr-Oct: Fr-We,PH 10:00-17:00
Histor. Wegweiser Steinholz
Monument and historic site · 1.8 km
Distanzstein
Hungerstein
Monument and historic site · 7.4 km
Kleindenkmal Hungerstein , welches an die schwierigen Zeiten der Weltwirtschaftskrise seit 1929 erinnert.
Münzenbergmuseum
Museum · 1.1 km
Häusergruppe auf dem Gelände der ehemaligen Klosterkirche St. Marien, Kirche ab 984 erbaut
16 Münzenberg, Quedlinburg
Schlossmuseum auf dem Stiftsberg
Museum · 1.0 km
1E Schloßberg, Quedlinburg
Apr-Oct: Tu-Su,PH 10:00-18:00; Nov-Mar: Tu-Su,PH 10:00-16:00; Dec...
Weißer Engel
Monument and historic site · 0.9 km
33 Lange Gasse, Quedlinburg
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Parks, trails and playgrounds33
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Restaurants and cafes128
Brauhaus Lüdde
Restaurant · 0.8 km
14 Blasiistraße, Quedlinburg
Mo-Sa 16:00-22:00, Tu-Th 12:00-22:00, Fr 16:00-23:00, Sa...
Boulevard Café
Cafe · Ice Cream, Breakfast, Tarte Flambee, Toast · 0.6 km
1 Hoken, Quedlinburg
Mo,Tu 11:00-18:00; We-Su 10:00-18:00
Café Kaiser - Pfannkuchencafé & Restaurant
Cafe · Ice Cream, Pancake, Savory Pancakes · 0.9 km
27 Lange Gasse, Quedlinburg
Th-Mo,PH 11:00-18:00
Castello Prinz Heinrich
Restaurant · Italian, Pizza, Pasta
29 Pölle, Quedlinburg
Th-Tu 17:00-22:00; We off
Fischrestaurant Hössler
Restaurant · Fish · 0.6 km
21 Steinbrücke, Quedlinburg
Mo,Tu 11:30-19:00; We,Th 11:30-18:00; Fr 11:30-21:00; Sa...
Griechisches Restaurant Platon
Restaurant · Greek
44 Steinweg, Quedlinburg
Tu-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-14:00,17:00-23:00; Su...
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History
The town of Quedlinburg is known to have existed since at least the early 9th century, when there was a settlement known as Gross Orden on the eastern bank of the River Bode. It was first mentioned as a town in 922 as part of a donation by King Henry the Fowler (Heinrich der Vogler). The records of this donation were held by the abbey of Corvey.
According to legend, Henry had been offered the German crown at Quedlinburg in 919 by Franconian nobles, giving rise to the town being called the "cradle of the German Reich".
After Henry's death in 936, his widow Saint Matilda founded a religious community for women (Frauenstift) on the castle hill, where daughters of the higher nobility were educated. The main task of this collegiate foundation, Quedlinburg Abbey, was to pray for the memory of King Henry and the rulers who came after him. The Annals of Quedlinburg were also compiled there. The first abbess was Matilda, a granddaughter of King Henry and St. Matilda.
The Quedlinburg castle complex, founded by King Henry I and built up by Emperor Otto I in 936, was an imperial Pfalz of the Saxon emperors. The Pfalz, including the male convent, was in the valley, where today the Roman Catholic Church of St. Wiperti is situated, while the women's convent was located on the castle hill.
From the History section of Quedlinburg on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay55
Churches and places of worship28
Shopping38
Gas and EV charging14
TOTAL Halberstädter Straße
Gas station · 2.7 km
87 Halberstädter Straße, Quedlinburg
Total Westerhäuser Straße
Gas station · 1.5 km
38 Westerhäuser Straße, Quedlinburg
Schools, colleges and libraries23
Europagymnasium Richard v. Weizsäcker
School · 8.0 km
34 Erich-Weinert-Straße, Thale
Healthcare13
Scherlamed Süderstadt-Apotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.9 km
15 August-Bebel-Ring, Quedlinburg
Ev. Fachkrankenhaus für Psychiatrie "Hildegard von Bingen"
Hospital · 5.6 km
11 Suderöder Straße, Thale
Map of Quedlinburg
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Getting there and nearby towns
Magdeburg-Cochstedt Airport (CSO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Thale 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Wernigerode 26 km west, about 26 min by car
- Staßfurt 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Sangerhausen 37 km south, about 37 min by car
- Schöningen 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- Bad Harzburg 42 km west, about 42 min by car
- Vienenburg 44 km northwest, about 44 min by car
- Schönebeck 47 km northeast, about 47 min by car
- Magdeburg 50 km northeast, about 50 min by car
- Goslar 51 km west, about 51 min by car
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- Quedlinburg GM Gymnasium, User:Thomas Wozniak, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quedlinburg (9114607598), David Short from Windsor, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Quedlinburg, Konvent und Neustädter Kirchhof, Aagnverglaser, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kaplanei 9 in Quedlinburg (1), Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0
- Konvent 25-26 in Quedlinburg (1), Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0
- Das Haus von Dorothea Erxleben, Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 10, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Das Haus von Dorothea Erxleben, Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 05, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Das Haus von Dorothea Erxleben, Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 07, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Das Haus von Dorothea Erxleben, Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 06, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- EFG Quedlinburg (2), Aagnverglaser, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Das Haus von Dorothea Erxleben, Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 04, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Quedlinburg (9112492011), David Short from Windsor, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Altar Nikolaikirche Quedlinburg, Joerg Fuhrmann (Intermerker), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Das Haus von Dorothea Erxleben, Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 09, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Das Haus von Dorothea Erxleben, Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 02, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
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- Das Haus von Dorothea Erxleben, Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 03, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Das Haus von Dorothea Erxleben, Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 01, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- View of Quedlinburg 02, Sirleonidas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Nicholas, Quedlinburg (9255758094), David Short from Windsor, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Quedlinburg (9112492131), David Short from Windsor, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Kaiserstraße Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 08, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Kaiserstraße Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 07, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- 141019 am Neustädter Kirchhof Quedlinburg, HasBS, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kaiserstraße Quedlinburg (2023 Okt) - Bild 01, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Quedlinburg, Kaplanei 10, Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Das Haus Kaiserstraße 34 Quedlinburg (Okt 2023) - Bild 04, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Das Haus Kaiserstraße 34 Quedlinburg (Okt 2023) - Bild 02, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Das Haus Kaiserstraße 34 Quedlinburg (Okt 2023) - Bild 03, Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Die Tür des Hauses, Kaiserstraße 34 Quedlinburg (2023 Okt), Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
- Homburgswarte, No machine-readable author provided. SehLax assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quedlinburg Schlossberg Feininger, Fingalo Christian Bickel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Quedlinburg Brühl Pano, Thomas Wozniak, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20190419 Gernrode StCyriakus DSC07781 HDRfusion PtrQs, PtrQs, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bossestraße 3 (Quedlinburg), Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Heinrichskamm Domschatz Quedlinburg, Elmar Egner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- QuedlinbgAdventHöfe 01 2004, Hajotthu 17:30, 14. Sep. 2009 (CEST), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quedlinburg - Stiftskirche St. Servatius - 2016, Avda, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Quedlinburg Brauerei Lüdde, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sankt-Johannis-Kirche (Quedlinburg), Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aegidiikirche Quedlinburg (7939), Andreas Werner , www.andi-werner.de, CC BY 3.0 de
- Wordgasse ständerhaus qlb, Z thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quedlinburg Lange Gasse 33, Fingalo Christian Bickel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Ballenstedt Roseburg, Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rambergweg Schule (Quedlinburg), Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quedlinburg Straßenzug Münzenberg, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quedlinburg Hohe Straße 28 2, Fingalo Christian Bickel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Quedlinburg Hotel zum Bär Markt 8 9, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quedlinburg Schlossberg 12, Fingalo Christian Bickel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Quedlinburg Lethwarte, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mühlenstraße 20 (Quedlinburg), 芳蘭 徐芳蘭, CC BY 2.0
- St. Blasii (Quedlinburg)1, Chris06, CC0
- Quedlinburg Kirche Mathilde, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Halberstädter Straße (Quedlinburg) Wegweiser, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Steinholzwarte, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quedlinburg Bicklingswarte, Thomas Wozniak, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schulstraße 1 (Quedlinburg), Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Friedrich-Ebert-Platz (Quedlinburg), Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hoken 3 (Quedlinburg), Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Marktstraße 8 (Quedlinburg) Schulhof, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Weber6 qlb2, Z thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NSG 0062 Harsleber Berge und Steunholz DSC 4051, Goldmull, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schlossmühle Quedlinburg dahinter Burgberg mit Stift, Bildrausch.at, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lindenstraße 5 (Gernrode), Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gernrode, Osterteich 001, Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Westerhausen, Benutzer:Hejkal, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Auf dem Kirchberg 3 (Neinstedt) Kirche 02, Migebert, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchplatz (Badeborn) St. Viti Kirche 01, Migebert, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20240510 xl 1848-Europagymnasium Richard von Weizsäcker 2, Molgreen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Himmelschlüssel NSG Münchenberg 01, Feuerbaum, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gaterslebener Warte, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hungerstein Westerhausen, Benutzer:Hejkal, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Johannishein Quedlinburg, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Am Kleinen Gegenstein, FrankBothe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stiftskirche Quedl 1999, Thomas Wozniak, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St-wiperti 12 fassade von südwesten, Hoger, CC BY 3.0
- Quedlinburg St. Nikolai 10, ErwinMeier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ölbergshöhe 2018, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, airjump, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, surveyor99, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, allefm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, surveyor99, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ligfietser, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, surveyor99, CC BY-SA 4.0
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