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Welcome to Erfurt, the Capital of Thuringia!


Welcome to the city of flowers and horticulture, the city where Martin Luther lived and studied, and home to a number of historical Jewish sites.

 

Welcome to the heart of Germany!

Sights

Cathedral of St. Mary

The late Gothic cathedral with its high-Gothic choir and Romanesque tower replaced the church built on this site for Bishop Boniface in 742.

Church of St. Severus

The Church of St Severus, a five-naved early Gothic hall church, is Erfurts most famous landmark - along with the cathedral.

Petersberg Citadel

Petersberg Citadel, the only extensively preserved town baroque fortress in central Europe, was built on the site of a former Benedictine monastery.

Old Synagogue

The Old Synagogue is one of the very few preserved medieval synagogues in Europe and among the most impressive architectural monuments in Erfurt and Thuringia.