Franconian Rome
Franconian Rome is an epithet of the Franconian city of Bamberg , which, like Rome, was built on seven hills.
This name goes back to Emperor Heinrich II , who saw Bamberg as the counterpart to Rome. A few years after the founding of the Diocese of Bamberg, Abbot Gerhard von Seeon wrote a song of praise for the city of Bamberg, which he compared with Jerusalem , Athens and Rome. Here he saw the head of the world (caput orbis), the cradle of all glory.
The various districts of Bamberg - the spiritual city on the hills, the old town in the sand, the new town on the island and the Theuerstadt in the east - only gradually grew closer together.
The seven hills
Stephansberg
The Stephanskirche stands on the Stephansberg ; it was consecrated in 1020 by Pope Benedict VIII and after the secularization by the Bavarian King Max I Joseph left to the Bamberg Protestants.
On the Stephansberg there is a brewery, two beer cellars and the Bamberg Dr. Remeis observatory .
Kaulberg
The Kaulberg probably got its name from Kulen (= mine systems) or from sand pits or cellars. The Carmelite Monastery , the Upper Parish , the St. Laurenzi Chapel and the Greiffenklau brewery with cellar are located on the Kaulberg .
Altenburg
The Altenburg stands on the highest elevation in Bamberg and is 386 meters above sea level. NN. (For comparison: The lowest point in Bamberg is in the Regnitz harbor and is 230.8 meters above sea level.)
Jakobsberg
The Jakobskirche , consecrated in 1109, stands on the Jakobsberg . It is located on one of the many pilgrims way to Santiago de Compostela .
Michelsberg
The Michelsberg takes its name from the Michelsberg Monastery , a former Benedictine monastery .
Abtsberg
The Abtsberg gets its name from the fact that it once belonged to the abbot of the Michelsberg monastery.
Toompea
The Domberg is the most famous of the seven hills of Bamberg and probably also the historical center of the settlement on which the Babenburg stood. Today the Bamberg Cathedral , the old court and the new residence are located here .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bamberg-Franconian Rome at travelguide.worl , accessed on June 25, 2018