Social Program
| Sunday, September 2, 2007 |
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| 18:00 Welcome Reception |
| Conference excursion to Bamberg | ||||
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| Bamberg Old Town - UNESCO-World Heritage | ||||
| A half-day trip to Bamberg will be organized. | ||||
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| The city of Bamberg - town of the seven hills - was once chosen by Heinrich II as the center of his empire. The town's most prominent building is the cathedral, the Bamberger Dom, with its four towers. Within its walls the famous Bamberger Reiter and other art treasures can be found. | ||||
Further places of interest:
- Residenz (Palace)
- Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall)
- Kleinvenedig (Little Venice)
>> www.bamberg.info
| Accompanying Persons' Program |
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| We plan to organize visits and will also help you to organize trips on your own. Some suggestions are given below. |
| Lichtenfels, Staffelstein, Vierzehnheiligen | |||
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In the immediate neighborhood of Kloster Banz the following points of interest can be found:
- the basilica and church of pilgrimage Vierzehnheiligen
- Lichtenfels, town of the basketmakers',
provides intercity express (ICE) train connection Berlin – Leipzig – Nürnberg (Nuremberg) – München (Munich) - health resort Bad Staffelstein
>> Bad Staffelstein
>> Vierzehnheiligen
| Fränkische Schweiz (Frankonian Switzerland) | ||||
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| Coburg | |||
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Places of interest:
- Veste Coburg (The Coburg Fortress)
- Stadthaus Cantzeley (The Old Office)
- Hofapotheke (Ducal Pharmacy)
- Stadtschloss (Palace)
- Landestheater Coburg (Theater)
- Landesbibliothek Coburg (Regional State Library)
>> The Coburg Fortress website
| Festspiel- und Universitätsstadt Bayreuth | |||
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Places of interest:
- Festspielhaus
- Haus Wahnfried (Richard Wagner's residence)
- Schloss (Palace)
- Park Eremitage (Margravial Hermitage)
- Markgräfliches Opernhaus (Margravial Opera House)
- Neues Schloss (New Palace)
- Universität (University)
| Fichtelgebirge | |||
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Places of interest:
- Ochsenkopf (Ochsenkopf mountain peak) | Asenturm (Asen Tower)
- Bischofsgrün
- Warmensteinach
- Mehlmeisel
- Wunsiedel
| Porzellanstraße (Porcelain Road) | ||
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| Bierland Oberfranken (Beer Country Upper Franconia) | |||||||
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Naturally, traditional inns and cozy beer gardens belong to the Upper Franconian way of life.
Indeed, Oberfranken (Upper Franconia) is the region with the highest density of breweries in
the world (about 200 breweries). More than 1000 different kinds of beer are brewn in the
beer country >> Bierland Oberfranken.
| Würzburg | ||||
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Places of interest:
- Residenz (Palace)
- Festung Marienberg (Fortress Marienberg)
- Weinberge (Vineyards)
- Universität (University)
| Nürnberg (Nuremberg) | |||
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Places of interest:
- Hauptmarkt (Main Market Place)
- Sebaldskirche (Sebald Church)
- Alte Stadtmauer (Old City Wall)
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum (National Museum of German Art and Culture)
- Dürerhaus (Dürer's Home)
| München (Munich) | |||
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Places of interest:
- Marienplatz
- Neues Rathaus (New City Hall)
- Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
- Residenz (Residenz Palace)
- Schloss Nymphenburg (Nymphenburg Palace)
- Maximilianstraße
- Hofbräuhaus
- Theater (Theaters)
- Deutsches Museum (German Museum)
- Universität (University)
| Leipzig | |||
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Places of interest:
- Rathaus (City Hall)
- Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church)
- Auerbachs Keller
- Leipziger Messe (Leipzig Trade Fair)
- Alte Handelsbörse
- Völkerschlacht-Denkmal (Battle of the Nations Memorial)
- Oper Leipzig (Leipzig Opera)
- Universität (University)