page_title: Old town
section_title: Germany
hierarchical_section_title: Old town / Europe / Germany
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Würzburg, Kiliansdom und Rathaus. Kiliansdom und Rathaus. English: Cathedral and city hall. Español: Würzburg: Ayuntamiento y Catedral de San Kilian. Français&#160;: Wurtzbourg, cathédrale Saint-Kilian et Hôtel de ville. Wurtzbourg (Allemagne). la cathédrale Saint-Kilian et l'Hôtel de ville. Clochers de Wurtzbourg. Italiano: La cattedrale e il palazzo municipale. Русский: Собор и ратуша (Вюрцбург). Вюрцбург. Türkçe: Vürzburg Kathedrali ve şehir içinden görünüm. Tiếng Việt: Đại giáo đường và toà thị chính.
context_page_description: In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are many places throughout the world referred to as the old town. This is a list of some famous old towns:
context_section_description: UNESCO World Heritage old towns in Germany:
  Bamberg (Franconia)
  Goslar (Lower Saxony)
  Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein)
  Quedlinburg (Saxony-Anhalt)
  Regensburg (Bavaria)
  Stralsund (Western Pomerania)
  Wismar (Mecklenburg)
  Other notable/famous old towns include:
  Northern Germany:
  Bad Doberan (Mecklenburg)
  Binz (Western Pomerania)
  Celle (Lower Saxony)
  Eckernförde (Schleswig)
  Flensburg (Schleswig)
  Friedrichstadt (Schleswig)
  Güstrow (Mecklenburg)
  Hamelin (Lower Saxony)
  Hann. Münden (Lower Saxony)
  Heringsdorf (Western Pomerania)
  Lüneburg (Lower Saxony)
  Neustrelitz (Mecklenburg)
  Putbus (Western Pomerania)
  Ratzeburg (Holstein)
  Schwerin (Mecklenburg)
  Stade (Lower Saxony)
  Waren (Mecklenburg)
  Wolfenbüttel (Lower Saxony)
  Eastern Germany:
  Bautzen (Lusatia)
  Erfurt (Thuringia)
  Görlitz (Silesia)
  Meissen (Saxony)
  Pirna (Saxony)
  Stolberg (Saxony-Anhalt)
  Weimar (Thuringia)
  Wernigerode (Saxony-Anhalt)
  Southern Germany:
  Baden-Baden (Baden)
  Dinkelsbühl (Bavaria)
  Freiburg (Baden)
  Füssen (Bavaria)
  Heidelberg (Baden)
  Konstanz (Swabia)
  Landshut (Bavaria)
  Lindau (Bavaria)
  Nuremberg (Franconia)
  Ravensburg (Swabia)
  Rothenburg (Bavaria)
  Schwäbisch Hall (Swabia)
  Tübingen (Swabia)
  Würzburg (Franconia)
  Western Germany:
  Bacharach (Rhineland-Palatinate)
  Beilstein (Rhineland)
  Bernkastel-Kues (Rhineland)
  Cochem (Rhineland-Palatinate)
  Hattingen (North Rhine-Westphalia)
  Landau (Palatinate)
  Lemgo (Westphalia)
  Limburg (Hesse)
  Linz am Rhein (Rheinland)
  Marburg (Hesse)
  Monschau (Rhineland)
  Montabaur (Rhineland-Palatinate)
  Rüdesheim (Hesse)
  Soest (North Rhine-Westphalia)
  Trier (Rhineland-Palatinate)
  Wetzlar(Hesse)
  Xanten (Rhineland)
caption: Old town of Würzburg
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