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World > Germany > Nuremberg
City Guide Nuremberg
Overview
General Information
Nuremberg is the second biggest city of Bavaria and the 14th biggest community in Germany. The city profits from its central location in the European economic area. With 500.000 inhabitants Nuremberg is the economic, service and cultural centre of North Bavaria. The city has a high percentage of people from different countries living in a peaceful cooperation with the locals. Until now Nuremberg has up to 14 partner cities. Since the 1970s Nuremberg grew to a service centre with a high number of innovative services especially in the fields of engineering, economics, market research, facility management and e-business. Nowadays Nuremberg belongs to the fastest growing fair places in Europe. Around 1, 2 million people and 100 organizers visit the more than 50 fairs and congresses each year. But what Nurember is actually famous for the Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas market) and the world known culinary speciality gingerbread. Especially during Christmas time Nuremberg turn into a city with a romantic ambience.
Weather
Nuremberg has a climate that is typical for the South of Germany – cool and moderate, not really continental but also not maritime. The monthly temperatures are -1,4 °C in winter and 18 °C during summer time. But during the summer months temperatures can sometimes rise up to 35 °C. Nuremberg is located in the Frankish Valley which means that the city is usually quite dry but nevertheless there are sometimes quite heavy storms.
Languages
The official language in Nuremberg is German but like every other part of Germany the city has is sown dialect which can be located between Bavarian and Frankish. Mainly old people use the old Frankish dialect; younger people speak a mixture of dialects. Also the area around the city is a melting pot of German regional language varieties.
Religion
There are two Protestant national churches in Bavaria. Only one third of the population is Catholic. Beside the national churches there are numerous free churches, Jewish and Islamic communities as well as some minor groups belonging to Bahaism and Hinduism.
Currency
The currency used in Germany is the Euro. Notes come in denominations of €100, €50, €20, €10 and €5 and the coins in use are €2, €1, € 0.50, € 0.20, € 0.10, € 0.05, € 0.02 and € 0.01.
Tipping
Usually tips are already included in the bill but it is common to leave a Tipp of 10 – 15 %. Tips are common in restaurants, cafes and bars but also for taxi drivers, in hotels or at the hair dresser.
Taxes
From January 2007 the VAT increases from 16% to 19%. In some shops which are signed with the „Tax Free“ shopping sign, the VAT can be reclaimed by visitors from outside the EU. In order to do that you have to fill a tax-cheque by the time of purchase. At the airport your purchased items need to be taken to the customs clearance where the customs official will provide a tax stamp which can be cashed at any of the airport banks in a variety of currencies.
Telephone
To call Germany you first have to dial +49 and then for Nuremberg (0)911. On most of the inner city places are public telephones which can be used with telephone cards or coins. Telephone cards are available with a value of € 5 or € 10 Euro in post offices, telephone and train station shops as well as kiosks.
Internet
Internet cafes are quite common in Nuremberg. Below a choice of internet cafes in the city. Internetcafé netzkultur Internet: Färberstr. 11, +49 (0)911 2110782 Internetforum Jackpot: Ludwigstr. 72, +49 (0)911 2009919 Internetcafé Fiffty Cent : Doktorshof 6, +49 (0)911 2350772 Flat-s GmbH Internet: Bahnhofsplatz 9, +49 (0)911 8157521 Kalandar Alialhadi Internet Cafe: Aufseßplatz 4, +49 )0)911 4303839 But also hot spots with WLAN are quite usual nowadays. These spots enable you to connect your laptop or any other suitable electronic device to connect to the internet. A list with most of the hot spots in Nurember are listed on the following website:
Emergency numbers
Police: 110 Fire Brigade: 112 Ambulance: 112
Opening times
Shops in the city centre are open on weekdays and on Saturdays between 9.30 am and 8 pm. Some smaller shops might close earlier. The weekly market is open Monday to Friday from 7 am to 8 pm and on Saturdays until 4 pm. Banks are usually open from 9.30 am to 4 pm with a lunch break between 1 and 2 pm. Most of the time banks are open longer on Thursdays.
Public holidays
1. January (New Year’s Day) 6. January (Epiphany) Good Friday Easter Monday 1. May (Labour Day) Ascension Day Whit Monday Feast of Corpus Christi Assumption Day 3. October (German Unification Day) 1. November (All Saints’ Day) 25. Dec Christmas Day 26. Dec Boxing Day
Safety
Nuremberg is a safe city. A high number of policemen check the city frequently. Especially at the train station there are daily identity checks which make this area to one of the safest ones in the city. The red light district around the "Frauentormauer", some side streets and the Luitpoldstraße should be avoided by women during the night, even though there won’t happen anything apart from some nasty comments. Quite dangerous for women is the area from the Pegnitz-Wiesengrund and from the Wöhrder-See to outside town areas. Also the Burggraben should be avoided, no matter if man or woman. Car theft is not very common in Nuremberg, theft of bikes all the more. At crowded areas such as the Christkindlesmarkt at Christmas time where many people come together, pick pocketing is not uncommon.
Sightseeing
Sightseeing
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