Attractions and Places To See around Dörfles-Esbach - Top 20

The Spenglersbrunnen (Spengler Fountain) stands on the southeast side of Coburg's market square at the corner of Ketschengasse. The fountain was built as a wooden structure in 1550 in front of the property of citizen Spengler. Since 1621, it has been a stone fountain, which was rebuilt in 1673. The Spenglersbrunnen drew its water from the Pilgramsroth stream, and from 1670 onward, it was piped via the Rückertbrunnen (Reckert Fountain). Today, it is fed by the water mains. Renovations were carried out in 1980 and 2005. The octagonal box fountain has a fountain head formed as a baluster with a pearl bar and a leaf wreath. A spout is present on the front. The basin wall is decorated with, among other things, a relief depicting a lion and a Moor's head. On the column stands a stone lion holding two shields depicting the city's coat of arms, a lion and a Moor's head.

A beautiful market square, not far from the train station

The monument shows the prince consort in the robes of a Knight of the Trouser Order. In his hands he holds the blueprint of London's Crystal Palace, a building he designed himself for the first World Exhibition in London in 1851, and a marshal's baton. The larger-than-life statue, cast in bronze, was made based on a model by the English sculptor William Theed the Younger. Source: https://www.touren-lutherland-thueringen.de/mobile/de/punkt/denkmal/prinz-albert-denkmal/19383999/

Above the dance hall on the first floor, there was a hall just as large. Its beamed ceiling still rests on three twisted wooden pillars. It was the pride of the citizens and was considered the city's representative party room. The walls were still decorated with the portraits of all previous mayors. The weddings of rich citizens were celebrated here and all kinds of "dance festivities" and "feasts" were held. The princes also gladly accepted the city's invitations to these celebrations. Source: https://www.coburg.de/coburg-erleben/sehenswuerdigkeiten/marktplatz/inhaltsseiten/rathaus.php

The oldest information about a town hall in the city of Coburg comes from the last decade of the 14th century. A town hall in the churchyard is mentioned in 1405 and 1407, a "new town hall" on the market in 1414. A town hall used to symbolize the political and economic independence of the city from its sovereign. The people of Coburg fought for this independence in the 14th century. As early as 1324, the city had the right to collect taxes, and in 1331 expanded town rights followed. Therefore, authorities were needed that could enforce these rights and freedoms. A council with six members was first mentioned in 1343. These councils elected a mayor by 1351 at the latest. The first town hall next to the Morizkirche is also likely to have been built during this time. The current town hall was set up in 1414 on the newly built market. It had a high and steep roof with a roof bay window on which a clock was attached. Source:https://www.coburg.de/

A beautiful place in the middle of the city. The concerts in the Coburg summer take place there in a special setting.

Located on the market square

In 1543, Duke Johann Ernst of Saxony decided to move his court from the Veste Coburg down into the city and chose the site of the dissolved Franciscan monastery, along which the city wall ran to the east. The monastery was in the area of the former middle courtyard. Recent research attributes the architectural design to the Saxon architect Nikolaus Gromann.[1] The building shows clear stylistic parallels with the work of Gromann, who may also have been close to the building project in organizational terms as the appointed court architect of Johann Ernst's half-brother, Elector Johann Friedrich. The complex was built until around 1547 under the construction management of Caspar Vischer. A complex was created around two square courtyards, which could be entered from the south via Steingasse.[2] The buildings of the first courtyard with the stair tower, the corner bay window and the dormer windows from this period are still preserved.[3] Between the courtyards was the three-storey princely building, which was accessed via another large stair tower on the north side and had a large hall and a dining room. The palace chapel and other living quarters were located around the second courtyard on the east side, the kitchen on an irregular floor plan to the north and other subordinate rooms to the west. This complex can still be seen with various subordinate extensions on Bieler's floor plan from 1679. It is unclear whether the third courtyard with the stables had already begun in 1543. Only paid craftsmen were employed for the construction and not, as was usual at the time, serf laborers. This special feature is said to have been the reason for the visit of Emperor Charles V in 1547. Charles is said to have given the newly occupied complex the name Ehrenburg on this occasion. The new city palace was inhabited as the residence of a ruling duke until the death of Johann Ernst in 1553 and was then only used extensively.