Chorturmkirche, Halle

Name: Chorturmkirche
Address: Halle, Germany

#8 among attractions in Halle

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The Sylbitz choir tower church is one of the few Romanesque churches in the Saale district of Saxony-Anhalt that has been preserved almost unchanged. A special feature for this region is the tower in the east above the choir.

Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 51°34'39"N, 11°54'36"E

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Halle Germany

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Chorturmkirche – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Burg Giebichenstein, Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Wettin Castle.

5.5 miS
Forts and castles
Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Halle
140 min walk • Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle is the university of art and design in Halle an der Saale that was established in 1915. With a student body numbering over 1,000, BURG is one of the largest universities of art and design in Germany. It offers 20 art and design degree programmes in two faculties.
5.5 miS
Historical place, Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Burg Giebichenstein, Halle
140 min walk • Giebichenstein Castle is a castle in Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Romanesque Road. Being a Burgward in the 9th century, the castle became a royal residence of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, who gave it to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg which he had established in 968.
5.9 miSE
Museum, History museum
Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle
151 min walk • The State Museum of Prehistory in Halle is the archaeological museum of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Founded in Naumburg in 1819, it was moved to Halle in 1825, and within Halle to its present location in 1918. Its collection, comprising more than 15 million items, is among the most extensive and important in Germany.
4.3 miW
Forts and castles
Wettin Castle
109 min walk • Wettin Castle, perched high on a hill overlooking the Saale River in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, stands as a bastion of medieval history and ancestral home of the House of Wettin, one of Europe's oldest and most significant dynasties.
2.3 miNE
Tower
Petersberg
58 min walk • The Petersberg, at 250.4 m above sea level, is the highest point in the district of Saalekreis in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Its name is derived from St. Peter's Church, which is on the hill. Until the 14th century the Petersberg was known as the Lauterberg.
3.9 miN
Town
Löbejün
99 min walk • Löbejün is a former town in the Saalekreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Wettin-Löbejün.
5.4 miSE
Aquarium, Zoo
Zoologischer Garten, Halle
139 min walk • Halle Zoo, also known as Halle Mountain Zoo, was established in 1901 on the 130-meter-high Reilsberg in the north of Halle in the Giebichenstein district. With nine hectares of total area, it is one of the smaller zoos.
5.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Schloß Ostrau
132 min walk • Ostrau Castle is a Baroque castle in the town of the same name Ostrau near Halle. It was the center of the Ostrau manor. The baroque castle dates from after 1713. The wide moat surrounding the castle belonged to a medieval castle.
3.5 miW
51°34'33"N • 11°49'39"E
Templerkapelle
91 min walk • Church
5.5 miE
Village
Oppin, Halle
140 min walk • Oppin is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Landsberg.
5.2 miS
Village
Kröllwitz, Halle
134 min walk • Kröllwitz is a village and locality in the West borough of Halle. It is located in the German state Saxony-Anhalt.