Jewish and Medieval Erfurt

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Welcome to Erfurt, a city where time does not follow a straight line, but instead merges into a dense, tangible atmosphere in the winding alleys of the old town. When you walk here over the cobblestones, you feel the echo of past centuries beneath your soles – a world in which medieval trading spirit and a deeply roote…

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We leave this place of silence and return to the bustling activity of the medieval market. Before us stands the Old Synagogue. At first glance, it looks like an ordinary residential house, but the massive stone walls and Gothic window arches reveal its true significance. It is the oldest synagogue in Central Europe tha…

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We are standing here before the Krämerbrücke. It is the only continuously built-up and inhabited bridge north of the Alps. What you see today looks like a narrow, colorful half-timbered ensemble, but in the Middle Ages this was the bottleneck of European long-distance trade. The bridge spans the Gera and connected the …

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From the center of teaching, it is only a short walk to the next religious hub. Before us rises the Michaeliskirche. Today it appears almost somewhat squeezed between the half-timbered houses, yet its massive, late Gothic tower from the 15th century clearly towers above the surrounding roofs. The façade of light sandst…

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We stand here before the Allerheiligenkirche at a strategic junction that perfectly captures the medieval flow of goods through the city. The slender, Gothic tower from the 14th century rises prominently above the intersection. Its octagonal superstructure is a typical feature of Erfurt's stone memory, which we have en…