The Augustinerplatz is one of the central squares in the old city. Formerly the location of an Augustine monastery, it is now a beloved gathering place for Freiburg’s residents. It has quite a few restaurants and bars, including “Feierling” a local brewery, which has a Biergarten that overlooks the square.
At the center of the old city is the its largest square, the Mnsterplatz, home of a farmers’ market every day except Sundays. This is the site of Freiburg’s Mnster, a gothic Minster Cathedral constructed of red sandstone, built between 1200 and 1530. The Freiburg Mnster is noted for its flamboyant spire.
The Historisches Kaufhaus, or historical marketplace, is a Renaissance building constructed between 1520 and 1530 which was once the center of the financial life of the region. Its faade is decorated with the coat of arms of the Habsburgs.
The Platz der alten Synagoge “Place of the Old Synagogue” is one of the more important squares on the outskirts of the historic old city. The square was the location of a Synagogue until it was destroyed on the Night of Broken Glass in 1938.
St George is the Patron Saint of Freiburg.
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Sights
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