Altstadt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Altstadt is the German word for "old city." Almost every German settlement has an Altstadt, though the ravages of war - especially the Thirty Years War and World War II - have destroyed most of them. A few remain intact, such as those in Tübingen or Rothenburg, while others in Freiburg, Berlin and famously Weimar have been painstakingly restored. Many "authentic" German Altstädte, with gabled half-timbered houses and cobblestone markets, are actually younger than the "unauthentic" places built to mimic them, such as Fantasyland in Disneyland.
Some notable Altstadt districts in cities and towns:
- Altstadt (Frankfurt)
- Altstadt (Düsseldorf)
- Altstadt (Heidelberg)
