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Burgverwaltung Nürnberg
Auf der Burg 13
90403 Nürnberg
(09 11) 24 46 59-0
Fax (09 11) 24 46 59-3 00
burgnuernberg@
bsv.bayern.de
www.kaiserburg-
nuernberg.de

Opening hours

April-September: 9 am-6 pm
October-March: 10 am-4 pm
open daily

Closed on: 
1.1., Shrove Tuesday, 24.12., 25.12., 31.12.

Guided tours

The rooms can only be visited with a guided tour.  A complete tour of the castle lasts about 90 minutes.

Admission charges 2012 

Palas with Double Chapel / Imperial Castle Museum:
5.50 euros regular
4.50 euros reduced

Deep Well / Sinwell Tower:
3.50 euros regular
2.50 euros reduced

Combination ticket
Palas with Double Chapel / Imperial Castle Museum / Deep Well / Sinwell Tower:
7 euros regular
6 euros reduced

 Annual season tickets /
14-days-tickets

Overview about all admission  charges and opening hours
download (pdf-file)

The Knights' Hall is accessible via lift; all other rooms in the Imperial Castle only accessible via staircase

Castle courtyard and Deep Well accessible for wheelchair users

Kaiserburgmuseum
Branch of the Germanic National Museum

Shop
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Nuremberg
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"Lorenzkirche"

Tram 4 to "Tiergärtnertor"

Several multi-storey car parks in the city centre

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Imperial Castle of Nuremberg

In the Middle Ages, the Nuremberg castle was one of the most important imperial castles of the Holy Roman Empire.

Upper chapel of the
double chapel
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The huge complex was built by the Hohenstaufens and their successors over the remains of previous buildings from the time of the Salians. The double Imperial Chapel is one of the oldest remaining parts of the castle complex (c. 1200).

Some of the imperial residential and state rooms in the Palas have late medieval and Renaissance panelling, but after the rebuilding the rooms were furnished with items from the 16th and 17th centuries.

Sinwell Tower
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The Deep Well, which was the castle’s most important source of water in times of siege, is a particularly famous feature. Although the first documented mention of the well dates from the 14th century, it is probably as old as the Imperial Castle itself. The defensive tower in the bailey of the Imperial Castle, the Sinwell Tower, was built in the 13th century and there is a splendid view from the top of the old part of Nuremberg.

Castle Gardens

The following rooms are available for your events:

For details please choose a room by clicking on the picture or on the text.

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