City walls of Nuremberg

Walls of Nürnberg
Stadtmauer Nürnberg
Part of Nürnberg (Nuremberg)
Nuremberg, Germany
Walls of Nürnberg is located in Bavaria
Walls of Nürnberg
Walls of Nürnberg
Walls of Nürnberg is located in Germany
Walls of Nürnberg
Walls of Nürnberg
Coordinates49°27′27.72″N 11°5′17.88″E / 49.4577000°N 11.0883000°E / 49.4577000; 11.0883000
TypeCity walls
Site information
OwnerNuremberg
ConditionIntact
Site history
Built11th century – 16th century
In use11th century – 1940s
Battles/warsBattle of Nuremberg (1945)

The city walls are the medieval defensive mechanism surrounding the old city of Nuremberg, Germany. Construction started in the 12th century and ended officially in the 16th century. They measured 5 kilometers (with about 4 kilometers still standing) around the old town. The Nuremberg Castle together with the city wall is meant to be one of Europe's most considerable medieval defensive systems.[1]

The city wall is one of the most important art and architectural monuments in the city of Nuremberg. In the north, the extensive castle complex is fully integrated into the fortification.

  1. ^ Günther P. Fehring, Anton Ress: Die Stadt Nürnberg. 2. Auflage bearbeitet von Wilhelm Schwemmer. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München, ISBN 3-422-00550-1, S. 152ff.