Quedlinburg: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 39 - 82 Hotel zur goldenen Sonne
 This hotel is located in the centre of Quedlinburg’s restored Old Town.
It occupies a carefully preserved 330-year-old building, which is a wonder… MoreEUR 40 - 85 Hotel-Pension Weingart Quedlinburg
 This family-run guest house is quietly located in the Harz Mountains, a 15-minute walk from Quedlinburg town centre. It offers large country-style roo… MoreEUR 55 - 89 Hotel zum Brauhaus
 Located in Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt, this 3-star, family-run hotel sits in between the historic market place and the splendid hilltop castle of th… MoreEUR 58 - 100 Hotel Zum Bär
 This family-run, 3-star hotel in Quedlingburg town centre offers country-style rooms and a large breakfast buffet. Quedlingburg Train Station is a 10-… MoreEUR 49 - 82 Hotel garni Am Dippeplatz
 Our hotel Am Dippelplatz, built in half- timbered house style is located in the centre of the Old Town and in one of the oldest streets of Quedlinburg… MoreEUR 48 - 72 Hotel Quedlinburger Hof
 Our centrally located, family-run 3 star hotel has a long tradition in Quedlinburg, which is a cosy town with many timbered houses.
You can find us … MoreEUR 60 - 65 Kunsthaus
 The Kunsthaus offers spacious rooms and free Wi-Fi internet access within a historic Baroque building. It is located in Quedlinburg’s Old Town, just… MoreEUR 27 - 44 Pension Burgblick
 The Pension Burgblick is located at the heart of Quedlinburg´s attractive Old Town, close to the castle. Our guesthouse offers 2 twin rooms with… MoreEUR 70 - 140 Schlosshotel zum Markgrafen
 Set in a peaceful location in historic and picturesque Quedlinburg, this romantic castle hotel offers elegant 4-star superior accommodation just a sho… MoreEUR 45 - 119 Stadt-Gut-Hotel "Im Propstei-Vorwerk"
 This bed and breakfast hotel can be found in Quedlinberg, below the castle mountain and near to the historical town centre in a listed building. Here … MoreEUR 69 - 108 Romantik Hotel Theophano
 Situated in the heart of the Old Town of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt, this historic, family-run hotel is a beautiful half-timbered building providing… MoreEUR 79 - 199 Romantik Hotel am Brühl
 This historical hotel is located south of the Schlossberg mountain, near the centre of Quedlinburg.
Come and stay in this beautiful listed building,… MoreEUR 45 - 70 Pension im Kaufmannshof
 This 4-star guest house in Quedlinburg town centre offers fully equipped apartments within a restored 17th-century building. Wi-Fi internet access is … MoreEUR 45 - 65 Pension St. Nikolai
 Located in the UNESCO-listed Old Town district of Quedlinburg, this charming guest house offers spacious rooms, an inviting steak restaurant and free … MoreEUR 70 - 140 Hotel Dorothea Christiane Erxleben
 This historic hotel in Quedlinburg offers rooms and apartments with free private parking. It is a 10-minute walk from the train station and town centr… MoreEUR 45 - 666 Hotel Domschatz
 This 3-star hotel occupies an over 200-year-old, timber-framed house at the foot of the Burgberg hill in Quedlinburg. It offers free Wi-Fi, free parki… MoreEUR 65 - 110 Flair Hotel Schlossmühle
 This 4-star hotel offers stylish rooms, a spa area and free parking spaces. It is quietly located near the centre of the historic town of Quedlinburg … MoreEUR 44 - 64 Gästehaus Sperling
 This guest house is a 17th-century building in the centre of Quedlinburg, in the Harz Mountains. The traditional-style rooms offer a view of the Nikol… MoreEUR 45 - 75 Ferienwohnung im Schuhhof
 Set within a timber-framed building from the 17th century, this holidqay apartment is located in the immediate vicinity of Quedlinburg’s market squa… MoreEUR 95 - 221 Family Club Harz
 This 4-star family hotel is located on a 4-hectare property amidst beautiful natural countryside, just outside the UNESCO World Heritage town of Quedl… MoreEUR 69 - 154 Best Western Quedlinburger Stadtschloss
 Located in the UNESCO-listed Old Town district of Quedlinburg, this renovated Renaissance hotel offers elegant, 4-star rooms, a spacious spa with beau… MoreEUR 50 - 80 Fachwerkhotel Vorhof zur Hölle
 Located in a quiet street in the heart of Quedlingburg’s Old Town, just 100 metres from the Marketplace, this hotel offers traditional half-timbered… MoreEUR 40 - 100 Gasthaus zum Goldenen Ring
 Located in the heart of the Medieval town of Quedlinburg, within walking distance of the railway station and various attractions, this family-run hote… MoreEUR 55 - 75 Himmel & Hölle
 This 3-star guest house, which can accommodate up to 6 people in 3 separate apartments, gives you the opportunity to stay in an old medieval residence… MoreEUR 45 - 100 Hotel am Stadtwall
 Located directly beside the Stadtwall Wall in the UNESCO town of Quedlinburg, this historic, non-smoking hotel offers a wooden-framed façade, spaciou… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quedlinburg: Guide
Quedlinburg is a town located near the Harz mountains, in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Quedlinburg is the capital of the Quedlinburg (district)|district of Quedlinburg.
History
The city of Quedlinburg has existed since at least the early ninth century, when a settlement known as Gross Orden existed at the eastern bank of the river Bode River|Bode. As such the city is first mentioned in 922, as part of a donation by Henry the Fowler. The records of this donation were collected at the abbey of Corvey.
After Henry's death in 936, his widow St Mathilde founded a women's convent on what's called "Castle Hill" today, where daughters of the higher nobility were educated. The main task of this convent was to pray for the memory of King Henry and the rulers that came after him. The first abbess of the convent was Mathilde, granddaughter of Henry and St Mathilde.
The Quedlinburg castle complex, founded by Henry the Fowler and build up by Otto I the Great in 936, was an imperial palatinate of the Saxon emperors. The palatinate with a men's convent was in the valley, where nowadays the Roman Catholic church of St Wiperti is situated, while the women's convent worked on the castle hill.
In 961 and 963 a Canon's monastery was established in St Wiperti south of the castle hill. It was abandoned in the 16th century, and at one time the church, which boasts a magnificent crypt from the 10th century, was even used as a barn and a pigsty before being restored in the 1950's.
In 973 short before the death of Mieszko, duke of Poland and Boleslav I of Bohemia|Boleslav, duke of Bohemia, and even nobles from as far away as Byzantium, gathered to pay homage to the emperor. It was here that Otto the Great introduced his new daughter-in-law Theophanu, a Byzantine princess whose marriage to Otto II brought hope for recognition and continued peace between the rulers of the Eastern and Western empires.
In 994 Otto III gives the right of market, tax and coining and established the first market place to the north of the castle hill. Between the upcoming town and the women's convent there was a struggle for power in the area that lasted the following centuries until the convent was finally abandoned in 1802.
During Nazi reign the memory of Henry I became a sort of "cult", as Himmler saw himself as the reincarnation of the "most German of all German" rulers. The collegiate church and castle were to be turned into a shrine for Nazi Germany.
In the 1980s, restoration specialists from Poland were called in to carry out repairs on the old architecture, now one of the biggest selling points of the town.
Main sights and culture
In the innermost parts of the town a wide selection of half-timbered buildings from at least five different centuries are to be found (including a 14th century structure said to be Germany's oldest), while around the outer fringes of the old town there are wonderful examples of Art Nouveau buildings, mainly dating from the early 20th century.
Since December 1994 the old town of Quedlinburg and the castle mount with the collegiate church are listed as one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. Quedlinburg is one of the best-preserved medieval and renaissance towns in Europe, having miraculously escaped major damage in World War II.
In 2006 the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen Selketal branch was extended into Quedlinburg from Gernrode giving access to the historic steam narrow gauge railway, Alexisbad and high Harz plateau.
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