Brunswick (Braunschweig): Germany

Brunswick (Braunschweig): Germany
Braunschweig [ˈbraunʃvaik] (English: Brunswick) is a city of 245,500 people (as of December 31, 2004), located in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.
Sights in Brunswick – Castle (built by Henry the Lion, 12th century) – Cathedral (built from 1173; Henry the Lion is buried here) – Altstadtmarkt (“old town market�), surrounded by the old town hall and the Martinikirche (church Saint Martin, 1195) – Aegidienkirche (church Saint Aegidius, 1115), with an adjoining monastery, which is today a museum – The “Rizzi-Haus�, a highly distinctive, cartoonish office building designed by architect James Rizzi.
The “Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum�, an important art museum and the oldest museum in Germany (founded 1754)
Recommended Day Trips:
-Hildesheim: beautiful medieval town famous for its UNESCO-cultural heritage Cathedrals, market place and old half-timbered houses.
Hamelin: the beautiful town is famous for the folk tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin
Wolfenbüttel: the Residenzstadt (residential city) of the Dukes of Brunschweig-Lüneburg for several centuries, Wolfenbüttel is home to a Wasserburg (castle surrounded by a moat) and the Bibliotheca Augusta (Herzog-August Bibliothek, or the Duke August library) housing the largest collection of medieval manuscripts in Europe. The city is historically important also for its numerous half-timber houses, many of which date back several centuries since Wolfenbüttel was left largely untouched by WWII.