Handwerkerhof Nuremberg
The Handwerkerhof Nürnberg was created in 1971 as a tourist attraction in the so-called “Waffenhof” of the Frauentor of the last Nuremberg city fortifications . It is located at the “Königstor” entrance to the old town and thus on the footpath from Nuremberg Central Station to Nuremberg's traditional tourist destinations.
offer
The Handwerkerhof offers specialties such as Nuremberg sausages , Franconian beer and wine specialties, Nuremberg gingerbread , wooden and tin toys and other handicrafts.
In addition to the trade in handicrafts, a focus is on the presentation of handicrafts: visitors can look over the shoulder of gingerbread bakers, potters , pewter makers, glass cutters, leather makers, goldsmiths or dollmakers at work.
Throughout the year, special exhibitions take place in the Handwerkerhof, for example the nativity scene exhibition of the Nürnberger Krippenfreunde association in December.
The biggest rush of visitors is recorded every year during the Nuremberg Christmas market under the motto Christmas in the Handwerkerhof .
history
The Handwerkerhof was opened on April 1, 1971 on the occasion of the Dürer year for the 500th birthday of Albrecht Dürer ; it cost 800,000 DM to build . The trade fair organizer AFAG renovated the historic arsenal and built a small craft town made up of small houses with imitated half-timbered facades . The design of the restaurants , workshops and shops were coordinated with the authority responsible for monument protection . Due to the great popularity, the buildings were not demolished as planned in 1972, and the Handwerkerhof has been a tourist attraction ever since.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Small Christmas Markets on nuernberg.de, accessed on November 20, 2019
Coordinates: 49 ° 26 ′ 50.5 ″ N , 11 ° 4 ′ 52 ″ E