Merseburg: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 38 - 50 Sky Hotel Merseburg
 This hotel offers free private parking and free Wi-Fi in its public areas. It is a 5-minute drive from the centre of Merseburg and 8 minutes from the … MoreEUR 42 - 130 Wettiner Hof
 This 3-star hotel features a small garden, a library and a hairdressing salon. It lies in Merseburg, a 15-minute walk from the train station and Merse… MoreEUR 79 - 197 Radisson Blu Hotel Halle-Merseburg
 Situated on the banks of the Saale River, this 4-star Superior hotel in the cathedral city of Merseburg combines modern comfort with the historical am… MoreEUR 36 - 75 Hotel Am Park
 This family-run hotel is located in Mersburg, a 10-minute walk from Merseburg Train Station. It offers free Wi-Fi, an ice-cream café and a garden ter… MoreEUR 39 - 50 Check Inn Hotel
 This welcoming 3-star hotel provides a comfortable home base in the historic town of Merseburg, only about a 5-minute drive from the impressive 11th-c… MoreEUR 52 - 119 Best Western Hotel Merseburg
 An indoor pool and free Wi-Fi via hotspot is offered at this 4-star hotel in Merseburg. Regional and international dishes are available. The city cent… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merseburg: Guide
Merseburg is a city in the south of the Germany|German state of Saxony-Anhalt on the river Saale, approx. 14 km south of Halle (Saale). It is the capital of the Merseburg-Querfurt district. It had a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg.
Merseburg is also the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") of Merseburg, which consists of the following municipalities (with population as of 2005):
Beuna (Geiseltal) (1,046)
Merseburg was first mentioned in 850. King Henry the Fowler built a royal palace at Merseburg; in 934 he gained his great victory over the Hungarians in the vicinity.
Thietmar of Merseburg became the first archbishop of the newly created bishopric of Prague in Bohemia, appointed in 973. Prague had been part of the archbishopric of Mainz for a hundred years before that. From 968 until the Reformation, Merseburg was the seat of the bishop of Merseburg, and in addition to being for a time the residence of the Margraviate of Meißen|margraves of Meissen, it was a favorite residence of the German kings during the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries. Fifteen Reichstag (institution)|diets were held here during the middle ages, when its fairs enjoyed the importance which was afterwards transferred to those of Leipzig. The town suffered severely during the Peasants' War and also during the Thirty Years' War. From 1657 to 1738 it was the residence of the dukes of Saxe-Merseburg; then it fell to the Electorate of Saxony, and in 1815 to Prussia.
Merseburg was badly damaged in World War II with nearly 65 percent of its population killed.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Merseburg was transformed into an industrial site, which is largely due to the pioneering work done by people like Carl Bosch|Bosch and Friedrich Bergius|Bergius who laid down the scientific fundamentals of the catalytic high-pressure ammonia synthesis from 1909 to 1913. Enterprises, too, blazed a trail in the course of the transformational process. Finally, a chemical park emerged which is one of the most modern sites of its kind in Europe with high ecological standards.
Merseburg is also the site where the Merseburg Incantations were rediscovered. Written down in Old High German, they are hitherto the only preserved German documents with a heathen theme. One of them is a charm to release warriors caught during battle, and the other one is a charm to heal a horse's sprained foot.
Among the noted buildings of Merseburg are the cathedral of St. John the Baptist (founded 1015, rebuilt in the 13th and 16th centuries) and the episcopal palace (15th century).
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Merseburg (34,790) History
Sights
The Cathedral-and-Palace Ensemble with its fascinating palace garden (Schlossgarten), Merseburg House of Trades with a cultural stage and the German Museum of Chemistry, Merseburg, all bear witness to Merseburg’s history. The Merseburg Palace Festival with the Historical Pageant, the International Palace-Moat Concerts, Merseburg Organ Days and the Puppet Show Festival Week are highlights celebrated every year.
Famous citizens
Thietmar, bishop and chronist
Thilo of Trotha, bishop, known through the local legend of the raven
Ernst Haeckel, biologist
Lucian Müller, classical scholar
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
Elisabeth Schumann, singer
Carl Adolph von Basedow, physician
Jawed Karim, YouTube co-founder Twin towns
Merseburg is twinned with Châtillon, Hauts-de-Seine, France,
Genzano di Roma, Italy, and Bottrop, Germany. References