Quedlinburg - world heritage

Quedlinburg, the former royal palace and member of the Hanseatic League, is a charming, over 1000-year-old
medieval town located on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains. Characteristic are the winding streets with
ancient cobblestones and the spacious squares surrounded by half-timbered houses, overlooked by the massive
sandstone cliffs of the castle hill with the Romanesque St. Servatius Church. German history began here over
1000 years ago.

At Finkenherd, at the foot of the castle hill, the Saxon Duke Heinrich is said to have received the royal crown in
919. He and his successors made the Palatinate of Quedlinburg an important center of their imperial politics.
Henry I was buried here in 936. In the same year, Queen Mathilde founded a women's monastery at her husband's
gravesite, which existed for almost 900 years. The splendor of the Ottonian imperial family is still reflected in the
treasures of the cathedral treasury in the collegiate church. The rooms of the former monastery now house the
castle museum with exhibitions on the history of the city and the monastery as well as stylishly designed
reception and audience rooms

The biggest attraction is the city itself. Over 2,000 picturesque half-timbered houses are packed into an area of
​​around 80 hectares. Like a colorful picture book, the development of this construction method over eight
centuries can be seen in the often richly decorated facades.

With this uniquely closed historical cityscape, Quedlinburg is in the first row of German half-timbered towns and
was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List of cultural assets worthy of protection in 1994.



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