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Naumburg
Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Naumburg

Naumburg is a town in the district Burgenlandkreis, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Central Germany.

Plan a trip to Naumburg→From Schkeuditz

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.

Get in

Getting to Naumburg

The closest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ IATA), sometimes called Schkeuditz Airport, 22 km northwest of central Leipzig. Trains run between the airport and Leipzig Hbf every 30 minutes; the trip takes 14 or 18 minutes and costs €4.20. Then you change to a train to Naumburg, which is connected to the Leipzig railway network.

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    Naumburg
See

Worth seeing

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    Nietzsche House

    The house in which the famous philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche spent his childhood and youth.

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    Kloster Pforta
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    Großjenaer Blütengrund
Do

Things to do

Bicycle tour. Rent bicycles and take a tour along the Saale to Schönburg (5 km) or Bad Kösen (7 km) via Schulpforte or along the Unstrut to Freyburg (9 km). Canoe tour. Rent a canoe or kayak and paddle down the Saale. Wine tasting. It's a wine region. Many vinegrowers offer tastings, some include food. Weinmeile (starting point: either Rossbach or Bad Kösen). Sat & Sun.

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    Rotkäppchen Sektkellerei

    Well-known sparkling wine producer in Germany.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Ratskeller

    Gasthof Zufriedenheit, Steinweg 26/27, office@gasthof-zufriedenheit.de.

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