Vauban, Freiburg
Vauban is a neighbourhood (Stadtteil) to the south of the town centre in Freiburg, Germany.
Vauban is a neighbourhood (Stadtteil) to the south of the town centre in Freiburg, Germany. It was built as "a sustainable model district" on the site of a former French military base named after Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, the 17th century French Marshal who built fortifications in Freiburg while the region was under French rule. Construction began in 1998, and the first two residents arrived in 2001.
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Worth seeing in and around Vauban, Freiburg
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg, officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the second university in Austrian-Habsburg territory after the University of Vienna.
2.6 km · university in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany · Wikipedia - 02Freiburg Minster
Freiburg Minster is the cathedral of Freiburg im Breisgau, southwest Germany. The last duke of Zähringen had started the building around 1200 in romanesque style.
3 km · roman-catholic cathedral in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Wikipedia - 03Augustiner Museum
The Augustiner Museum is a museum in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany located in the former Augustinian Monastery building. It is undergoing an extensive renovation and expansion, the first phase of which ended in 2010.
2.9 km · museum in Freiburg, Germany · Wikipedia - 04Holbeinpferd
Holbeinpferd or Holbeinpferdle is the local name of a horse sculpture in Freiburg im Breisgau in the Wiehre district. It is known for its many anonymous alterations.
1.8 km · sculpture by Werner Gürtner located in Freiburg im Breisgau · Wikipedia - 05Heliotrop
The Heliotrope is an environmentally friendly housing project by German architect Rolf Disch. There are three such buildings in Germany.
700 m · building in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany · Wikipedia - 06Historical Merchants' Hall
The Historical Merchants' Hall is one of the most outstanding buildings in Freiburg im Breisgau. It is situated on the south side of the Minster Square.
3 km · building in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany · Wikipedia - 07Schönberg
The Schönberg is located on the southern outskirts of Freiburg im Breisgau and at 644.9 meters above sea level the Hausberg of the municipality of Ebringen.
2.7 km · mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Wikipedia - 08Schlossberg
The Schlossberg is a tree-covered hill of 456 metres located in the area of the city of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is directly to the east of Freiburg's Old Town and is part of the Black Forest.
3.3 km · mountain near Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany · Wikipedia - 09Colombischlössle Archeological Museum
The Colombischlössle Archeological Museum is a museum in Freiburg im Breisgau in southwest Germany which features the prehistoric inheritance of the High and Upper Rhine. It was founded as the Museum of Prehistory and Early History in 1983.
2.9 km · museum in Freiburg im Breisgau · Wikipedia - 10Öko-Institut
The Öko-Institut is a non-profit, private-sector environmental research institute with its head office in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. It emerged from the anti-nuclear movement in 1977 and as of November 2024 has around 210 employees at its sites in Freiburg, Darmstadt and Berlin.
300 m · non-profit, private-sector environmental research institute in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1977-) · Wikipedia
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Getting to Vauban, Freiburg
- Airports
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 47 km · Strasbourg (SXB), 64 km · Zürich (ZRH), 79 km
- Stations
- Freiburg (Breisgau) Central Station, 2.8 km
- Bâle / Mulhouse → Vauban, Freiburg47 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · €7–10
- Strasbourg → Vauban, Freiburg68 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · €9–12
- Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône → Vauban, Freiburg325 km · quickest by road, 5h 31m · €43–60
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No local-transport research exists yet for Vauban, Freiburg
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Vauban, Freiburg. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThey are a much cheaper alternative for a group of travelers going to cities nearby or going for a day trip.
- Go nextMajor destinations include the Feldberg (1,493 m), the highest peak in the range, and the Schauinsland (1,284 m), which is connected to the city via a 3.6 km cable car (Schauinslandbahn).
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Next door to Vauban, Freiburg
- Freiburg im Breisgaularge city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany2.8 km
- Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Districtdistrict in Freiburg Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany3.4 km
- Ebringenmunicipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany3.9 km
- Aumunicipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany2.9 km
- Wittnaumunicipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany3.4 km
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