Braunschweig Facts for Kids

Braunschweig (English: Brunswick) is a city in the north of Germany, in the state of Lower Saxony. It was probably founded in the 9th century. It has about 245,000 inhabitants and a technical university.

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Dankwarderode Castle
Brunswick in the 16th century, from the Civitates orbis terrarum by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg.
Brunswick Cathedral, St. Blasius, with lion statue
Landschaftliches Haus, Landtag building of the Duchy and the Free State of Brunswick.
Braunschweig around 1900
Braunschweig on the night of 15 October 1944
Pedestrian zone in the city centre
Tram in Braunschweig
Braunschweig University of Technology
1904 postcard showing typical food of Braunschweig
Piëta, by Menashe Kadishman, Braunschweig
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
Villa Salve Hospes
The first German version of the rules of football by Konrad Koch
Eintracht-Stadion, the stadium of 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig
Burgplatz, with Castle, Cathedral, lion, and Town Hall.
Brunswick Lion, original on display in castle museum.
Town Hall
Veltheimsches Haus (left) and Gildehaus (right)
Gewandhaus
Altstadtmarkt, with Old Town town hall (left) and Stechinelli-Haus
Church of St. Martin
Altstadt ("Old Town")
Haus zum Stern on Kohlmarkt
Church of St. Catherine and Henry the Lion's Fountain
St. Magnus' Church
Magniviertel
Happy Rizzi House
Andreaskirche
Alte Waage
Church of St. Giles
State Theatre
Rebuilt exterior of Brunswick Palace
Schloss Richmond (Richmond Palace)
Riddagshausen Abbey
Inselwallpark

Braunschweig facts for kids

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