Old town (hall)

Old town district of Halle (Saale)
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Coordinates	51 ° 28 '59 "  N , 11 ° 58' 8"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 28 '59 "  N , 11 ° 58' 8"  E.
Residents	5964 (December 31, 2017)
Post Code	06108
prefix	0345
Transport links
tram	1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 16

The old town , part of the Halle district in the Mitte district , is the oldest part of Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt . It has 5,964 inhabitants (December 2017). The old town, which covers an area of ​​0.63 km², is bounded by the city ring. It covers the area between the streets Moritzburgring, Robert-Franz-Ring, Hallorenring, Moritzzwinger, Waisenhausring, Hansering, Joliot-Curie-Platz and Universitätsring.

The district has a large collection of monuments from the most varied of epochs, from the Gothic period to the Renaissance, Baroque and Classicism up to the Wilhelminian era. Formerly it was surrounded by a city wall with fortifications, some of which now form a promenade ring.

Sights (selection)

The market square is the central square of the old town

Town house of Halle (Saale) with the Handel monument in front of it

• Red Tower
• Marktkirche Our Dear Women
• Hallescher Dom
• New residence
• Donkey fountain
• Moritz Church
• Townhouse
• Concert hall St. Ulrich Church
• Marienbibliothek
• Beatles Museum

Web links

Commons : Old Town  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Stadt Halle: Old Town district

Individual evidence

1. ^ City of Halle: overview of city districts and city quarters
2. ↑ Halle (Saale) in figures 2017 , accessed on March 3, 2018