Romanesque Road

About

The Romanesque Road (German: Straße der Romanik) is a scenic route in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in central-east Germany. It is part of the Transromanica network, a major European Cultural Route since 2006.

The route takes the form of a figure-of-eight, with a northern and a southern loop, and the city of Magdeburg as its centre, linking village churches, monasteries, cathedrals and castles built between 950 and 1250 and which therefore represent the emergence of Christianity in this part of Germany. Their Romanesque architecture can be recognised by its angular shapes and the round arches of the windows and doors as shown on the official Romanesque Road signs. As well as the specific Romanesque stops en route, there are other villages and churches to explore.

- Niedere Börde, Groß Ammensleben Benedictine abbey

- Haldensleben, Hundisburg Castle, Nordhusen Church

- Burg Unser Lieben Frauen church, St Nicolas' church

- Gommern -Leitzkau, St Peter's church, St Mary's monastery church

- Seehausen, Börde, St Peter and Paul church

- Am Großen Bruch, Hamersleben monastery church

- Huy -Dedeleben, Westerburg water castle

- Halberstadt, cathedral, Liebfrauenkirche

- Blankenburg am Harz, Michaelstein Abbey

- Quedlinburg, St Servatius' church, St Wigbert's church

- Ermsleben monastery church ( Konradsburg )

- Seeburg Castle (Temporarily removed in 2017 due to inaccessibility for the visitors)

- Bad Kösen, Romanesque House, Saaleck Castle, Rudelsburg, Pforta monastery

- Freyburg, Neuenburg Castle and St Mary's church

- Merseburg, cathedral, St Thomas' church

- Halle, Burg Giebichenstein, Böllberg village church

- Bernburg, castle, St Stephan's church at Waldau

As an incentive to raise the profile and support the economy along the Romanesque Road in the Saxony-Anhalt region there is an annual competition for the 'Romanesque Prize', worth €10,000.