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The magical old town in the medieval city of Marburg, Hesse, Germany, Europe Royalty Free Stock Photo

The magical old town in the medieval city of Marburg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Marburg remains a relatively unspoilt, spire-dominated, castle-crowned Gothic or Renaissance city on a hill partly because it was isolated between 1600 and 1850. Architecturally, it is famous both for its castle Marburger Schloss and its medieval churches. The Elisabethkirche, as one of the two or three first purely Gothic churches north of the Alps outside France, is an archetype of Gothic architecture in Germany.Much of the physical attractiveness of Marburg is due to Hanno Drechsler who was Lord Mayor between 1970 and 1992. He promoted urban renewal and the restoration of the Oberstadt and established one of the first pedestrian zones in Germany. Marburg's old town renovation has received many awards and prizes.