Recorded on 19th May 2023
Location: Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Germany
In this video, I will take you on a morning stroll, through the streets of Nuremberg (Nürnberg). Nuremberg is the second largest city in the German state of Bavaria after Munich.
Nuremberg holds great significance in the history of Germany and Europe.
During the Middle Ages, Nuremberg fostered a rich, varied, and influential literary culture. The cultural flowering of Nuremberg in the 15th and 16th centuries made it the centre of the German Renaissance. In 1525 Nuremberg accepted the Protestant Reformation, and in 1532 the Nuremberg Religious Peace was signed.
In 1515, Albrecht Dürer, a native of Nuremberg, created woodcuts of the first maps of the stars of the northern and southern hemispheres, producing the first printed star charts. Around 1515 Dürer also published the "Stabiussche Weltkarte" the first perspective drawing of the terrestrial
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The royal and Imperial connection in Nuremberg, grew stronger in 1423 when the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg granted the "Imperial Regalia" to be kept permanently in Nuremberg, which remained there until 1796. Nuremberg held great significance during the Nazi Germany era. Because of the city's relevance to the Holy Roman Empire and its position in the centre of Germany, the Nazi Party chose the city to be the site of huge Nazi Party conventions - The Nuremberg Rallies. After Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1933 the Nuremberg rallies became huge Nazi propaganda events.
Nuremberg was a heavily fortified city that was captured in a fierce battle lasting from 17 to 20 April 1945, causing further urban devastation to the already bombed and shelled buildings. Despite this intense degree of destruction, the city was rebuilt after the war and was to some extent restored to its pre-war appearance, including the reconstruction of some of its medieval buildings. Much of this reconstructive work and conservation was done by the organisation
"Old Town Friends Nuremberg". [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tow...]
Between 1945 and 1946, German officials involved in war crimes and crimes against humanity were brought before an international tribunal in The Nuremberg Trials.
Following the trials, in October 1946, many prominent German Nazi politicians and military leaders were executed in Nuremberg.
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Nuremberg is also known for Nürnberger Bratwurst, which is shorter and thinner than other bratwurst sausages.
Richard Wagner made their most famous member, Hans Sachs, the hero of his opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
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