Romanesque Road

Not to be confused with Romantic Road.

The Romanesque Road (German: Straße der Romanik) is a scenic route in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt in central-east Germany.^[1] It is part of the Transromanica network, a major European Cultural Route since 2006.

Route

Road sign at Gernrode

Route

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.

Major places of interest

Magdeburg Cathedral

Haldensleben: Nordhusen Church ruin

Halberstadt Cathedral

Memleben Abbey, crypt

Hamersleben monastery church

Magdeburg

• Cathedral
• Unser Lieben Frauen monastery
• St Peter's Church
• St Sebastian's Church

Northern Route

Niedere Börde, Groß Ammensleben Benedictine abbey Hillersleben Abbey Haldensleben, Hundisburg Castle, Nordhusen Church Bebertal cemetery chapel Walbeck, Börde monastery church Wiepke, village church Engersen, village church Rohrberg, village church Diesdorf, monastery church Salzwedel, St Lawrence's Church Arendsee, Benedictine abbey Beuster, monastery church Havelberg, cathedral

Sandau St Nicolas' Church Schönhausen, village church Wust, village church Melkow, village church Wulkow, village church Jerichow Monastery, collegiate church Redekin, village church Genthin, Altenplathow church Burg Unser Lieben Frauen church, St Nicolas' church Loburg Unser Lieben Frauen church Gommern-Leitzkau, St Peter's church, St Mary's monastery church Pretzien, St Thomas' church (1140)

Southern Route

Wanzleben Castle Seehausen, Börde, St Peter and Paul church Hadmersleben Abbey Gröningen monastery church Am Großen Bruch, Hamersleben monastery church Huy-Dedeleben, Westerburg water castle Huysburg Benedictine abbey Halberstadt, cathedral, Liebfrauenkirche Osterwieck, St Stephan's church Ilsenburg Benedictine abbey Drübeck Benedictine abbey Blankenburg am Harz, Michaelstein Abbey Quedlinburg, St Servatius' church, St Wigbert's church Gernrode, Saint Cyriakus church Ballenstedt Benedictine abbey Falkenstein Castle Frose monastery church Ermsleben monastery church (Konradsburg) Klostermansfeld Benedictine abbey Eisleben, Helfta Abbey

Seeburg Castle (Temporarily removed in 2017 due to inaccessibility for the visitors) Sangerhausen, St Ulric's church Tilleda Kaiserpfalz Allstedt Castle Querfurt Castle Memleben Abbey Eckartsberga, Eckartsburg Bad Kösen, Romanesque House, Saaleck Castle, Rudelsburg, Pforta monastery Naumburg, cathedral, curia Goseck Castle Zeitz, cathedral Freyburg, Neuenburg Castle and St Mary's church Merseburg, cathedral, St Thomas' church Halle, Burg Giebichenstein, Böllberg village church Landsberg Castle Petersberg St Peter's church Bernburg, castle, St Stephan's church at Waldau Nienburg Abbey Hecklingen Benedictine abbey

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.^[2]

See also

• List of regional characteristics of Romanesque churches
• Romanesque art
• Route Romane d'Alsace