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Added on 03 May 2012,

on 22 Nov 2020

Cycle route metrics

Total distance in km

311

GPS track data

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OpenStreetMap and Contributors + biroto-Redaktion (biroto.eu)

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Contains information from OpenStreetMap, which is made available here under the Open Database License(ODbL)

Link to the description of the license

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https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11496

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by biroto-Redaktion on 22 Nov 2020

Track points in total

6.253

Track points per km (avg)

20

Start/endpoint

Start location

Nördlingen, Bayern, DE (430 m NHN)

End location

Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE (399 m NHN)

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Schild

Beds4Cyclists, worth visiting and infrastructure

Name and address

Latitude / Longitude

Phone
Fax
Mobile

Type of accommodation

Rating for cyclists

Route km
Dist. to route
Elevation

 

0 km
1,6 km
444 m

 

DE-86720 Nördlingen

 

Private/B&B

 

0 km
1,5 km
437 m

 

DE-86720 Nördlingen

 

Hotel

 

0 km
1,5 km
430 m

 

DE-86720 Nördlingen

 

Tourist information

Hours of opening

Ostern bis 31. Oktober:

Montag - Donnerstag:

09.00 - 18.00 Uhr

Freitag:

09.00 - 16:30 Uhr

Samstag:

10.00 - 14.00 Uhr

Feiertage:

10.00 - 14.00 Uhr

01. Juli bis 31. August zusätzlich:

Sonntag:

10.00 - 14.00 Uhr

01. November bis Ostern:

Montag - Donnerstag:

09.00 - 17.00 Uhr

Freitag:

09.00 - 15.30 Uhr

 

0 km
1,4 km
442 m

 

DE-86720 Nördlingen

 

Hotel

 

0 km
1,4 km
431 m

DE-86720 Nördlingen

 

Old town

Nörlingen, Blick vom ʺDanielʺ
Nörlingen, Blick vom ʺDanielʺ
Nördlingen: Sankt Georg, Kriegerbrunnen
Nördlingen: Sankt Georg, Kriegerbrunnen
Nördlingen, Rathaus und Hotel zur Sonne
Nördlingen, Rathaus und Hotel zur Sonne
Nördlingen, An der Deininger Mauer
Nördlingen, An der Deininger Mauer

Nördlingen is a city in Swabia in the German state of Bavaria.

Understand

Nördlingen is located near a Roman settlement built on the road 70 km northwest from Augsburg (an important point on the Via Claudia Augusta route from Italy) and has a population of about 19,000.

The city lies within the Ries Basin, a 25 km crater caused when a meteorite struck the earth 15 million years ago. This is one of the best preserved craters on earth, as well as being the only known rampart crater on the planet. It was used by US astronauts to train for the moon landing. In exchange for the use of the area, Nördlingen received moon rocks which are now on display in a museum in the city. Another effect of the meteor strike is that a locally quarried rock, which was used to build many of the older stone buildings, contains millions of tiny fragments of diamonds, as well as pieces of quartz and other rocks.

The city is surrounded by a wall, built in the 14th century, which follows the rim of the crater. In the center of the city is St Georgskirsche. From here, 5 main roads radiate to the wall, which has 12 gates.

The "official" first mention of Nördlingen comes in 898 CE when "Nordilinga" is used. The 1100th birthday festivities took place in 1998.

Nördlingen grew to prominence because of its importance in trade in the area. It was a Free City and the local fair was one of the most important in this region in the Middle Ages. Testimony to that can be seen in the numbers of houses and buildings which still exist that used to house tradesmen's goods or a market for their wares.

The town walls and fortifications had been built in the 14th century and Nördlingen was the site of a battle between Catholic and Protestant forces in the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century. Nördlingen eventually lost its independence and became part of Bavaria at the start of the 19th century and is now the administrative centre of the Donau-Ries area.

See

  • St. Georgskirche. Built in 1499, it is one of the largest churches in Germany. Climb the 90m tower for the best views overlooking the city and the crater. Church: Free; Watchtower: €2.  
  • Rieskrater Museum, Eugene-Shoemaker-Platz 1. 10:00-12:00 &13:30 - 16:30; Closed Mondays. Situated in an old barn, this museum shows the impacts of meteor collisions with earth. Moon rock, on loan from NASA, is on display. €4. Wikipedia Icon 
  • Bayerisches Eisenbahn Museum, behind the Hauptbahnhof. 100 trains on display. On Sundays in the summer, you can take a 2 hour return trip to Dinkelbuhl on an old-fashioned locomotive. Museum: Adult: €6, Child 5 - 14 years: €3; Train ride: Adult: €18, Child €12. Wikipedia Icon 
  • Stadtmuseum Nördlingen, Vordere Gerbergasse 1. til 5. November Tue - Sun: 13:30 - 16:30 h. Displays local costumes. €3.  
  • Rathaus. Cityhall  
  • Stadtmauermuseum Nördlingen, An der Löpsinger Mauer 3. Tue-Sun 10am-4:30pm April-October. Shows the history of the wall surrounding the city. €1.  
Citygates
  • Löpsinger Tor.
  • Reimlinger Tor.  
  • Deininger Tor.  
  • Berger Tor.  
  • Baldinger Tor.

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by-sa: CREATIVE COMMONS Attribution-ShareAlike

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Input taken over from:

Wikivoyage contributors, 'Nördlingen', Wikivoyage, The FREE worldwide travel guide that anyone can edit, 27 December 2020, 21:41 UTC, https://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=N%C3%B6rdlingen&oldid=4121553 Wikivoyage Icon [accessed 25 May 2021]

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