Veste Coburg (Coburg Fortress) is one of the largest castles in Germany. It is situated around 160 m above the city center of Coburg. From April to October 1530, the reformer Martin Luther stayed at the castle.
The Schlossplatz (Palace Square) in Coburg has been created in 1849 and designed with the help of renowned Prussian architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel and gardener Peter Joseph Lenné. It is surrounded by Ehrenburg Palace, the State Theater, Palais ...
A sculpture of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, brother of Prince Consort Albert, sitting on his horse on a monument in Coburg's Hofgarten in autumn.
Coburg's train station has been selected by German Railway as one of sixteen "Train stations of the Future".The reception building of 1923 has been renovated in 2021. The new interior design combines historic elements with modern furniture like wo...
The Church of the Holy Cross was built in 1401 near a passage over the river Itz and at the trade route from Nuremberg to Leipzig. Travelling traders could pray here fore a safe journey through the dangerous Thuringian forest. A first stone bridge...
Albertsplatz is a central square in Coburg, Germany, with the former candy factory Rudolph Weiss as its most prominent building. The neogothic structure was completed in 1880. For almost 100 years it served as a candy factory. The business was clo...
Prince Consort Albert was the husband of Queen Victoria. In 1865, four years after Albert's early death, Queen Victoria had this memorial erected on the market place of Albert's birthplace Coburg. There are two more copies of the same statues, cas...
The Market Place is situated in the center of Coburg, connecting 7 alleys of the old town. The square is considered to be the most beautiful market place in Bavaria.
Albertsplatz is a central square in Coburg, Germany, with the former candy factory Rudolph Weiss as its most prominent building. The neogothic structure was completed in 1880. For almost 100 years it served as a candy factory. The business was clo...
In May 2022 renowned mural artist Gert Neuhaus from Berlin painted the facade of a former candy factory in Coburg (Upper Franconia, Bavaria). Coburg is the birthplace of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, husband of Queen Victoria of Great Br...
The annual Classic Car Meeting, organized by the Motor-Sport-Club Coburg, takes place on the Schlossplatz in Coburg, Germany. Ehrenburg Palace, the Hofgarten, the Theater and the Palais Edinburgh providing a charming backdrop.
Ehrenburg Palace in Coburg was build by Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg in 1543. The view from it's balcony shows the Schlossplatz, the theatre, the Court Garden (Hofgarten), the fortress (Veste Coburg) and the town church (Morizkirche).
The Albertsplatz in Coburg was named after Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who was born in Coburg. Most prominent buildings are the former candy factory Rudolph Weiss , the Luther Elementary School. The Church further back is the Town Ch...
