Coburg - Main Sights

Main Sights

Coburg has the typical features of a former capital of German little states. There are numerous houses from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The most important landmarks include:

• Ehrenburg, a former Franciscan convent built in 1220 and turned into a castle in 1543–1549, and renovated until the 19th century. The internal decoration dates from the late 17th-early 18th centuries.
• St.-Moriz Church ("St. Maurice", 14th-16th centuries), is a Gothic edifice on the Hallenkirche plan with two towers. The interior, remade in 1701, include the notable funerary moment of Duke John Casimir, a 12 m-tall alabaster sculpture painted with statue and reliefs (1595–1598).
• The medieval Veste Coburg, one of the biggest and most beautiful castles in Germany. It was mostly rebuilt in the 19th century. It has a triple line of walls with numerous towers. Martin Luther resided here in 1530. The edifices contain today 3 museums with armories, art galleria, exhibitions and other attractions.
• Casimirium, an elegant Renaissance edifice from 1598.
• Gymnasium Casimirianum, begun in 1601.
• Arsenal (1616–1621)
• Coburg State Theater
• Coburg Doll Museum
• Callenberg Palace
• Town Hall (1414)
• Castle Rosenau near Coburg
• The Baroque sanctuary at the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen, 20 km outside the city.