Balkan community in Nuremberg

A guide for people from the Balkans living in Nuremberg, Germany: where the consulate is, which community organisations exist, what is happening and what is worth seeing. Balkan Nexus brings together people from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia and North Macedonia.

What to see

LandmarksNuremberg Castle (Kaiserburg)The medieval imperial fortress dominating the old town. From the ramparts and the Sinwell Tower there is a panoramic view over Nuremberg's red roofto…MuseumsAlbrecht Dürer's HouseThe preserved 15th-century house where the great Renaissance painter lived and worked. Inside, his workshop and printing press have been reconstructe…LandmarksMain Market Square (Hauptmarkt)The central square, known for the gilded Gothic Schöner Brunnen fountain and the Frauenkirche. From early December it hosts the famous Christkindlesm…LandmarksSt. Lorenz ChurchAn impressive Gothic church with two distinctive towers over the southern old town. Inside are masterpieces such as the Angelic Salutation and the st…MuseumsGermanic National MuseumThe largest museum of cultural history in the German-speaking world, with over a million objects. The collections run from prehistory to contemporary…MuseumsDocumentation Centre (former Nazi Party Rally Grounds)A museum housed in the unfinished Congress Hall on the former Nazi parade grounds. The exhibition explains how the regime used Nuremberg for propagan…MuseumsMemorium Nuremberg TrialsThe site of historic Courtroom 600, where Nazi leaders were tried after the Second World War. The exhibition upstairs follows the course and legacy o…LandmarksThe Pegnitz River and Henkersteg BridgeA picturesque covered wooden bridge and riverside walk in the heart of the old town. It is one of the most photogenic corners of Nuremberg, especiall…MuseumsDB Museum (Transport Museum)The oldest railway museum in Germany, with a rich collection of historic locomotives and carriages. It also holds a huge model railway and a section…LandmarksNuremberg Underground Passages (Felsengänge)A network of historic tunnels carved into the rock beneath the old town. They once served as beer cellars and, during the war, as shelters for people…