Saale

Saale is a river in Halle (Saale), Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. Saale is situated near the suburb Trotha, as well as near Kröllwitz.

Places of Interest

Highlights: State Museum of Prehistory and Giebichenstein Castle.

State Museum of Prehistory

Museum

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The State Museum of Prehistory in Halle is the archaeological museum of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Founded in Naumburg in 1819, it was moved to Halle in 1825, and within Halle to its present location in 1918.

Giebichenstein Castle

Castle

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Giebichenstein Castle is a castle in Giebichenstein district of Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Romanesque Road. Being a Burgward in the 9th century, the castle became a royal residence of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, who gave it to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg which he had established in 968.

Moritzburg

Castle

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The Moritzburg is a fortified castle in Halle, Germany. The cornerstone of what would later become the residence of the Archbishops of Magdeburg was laid in 1484; the castle was built in the style of the Early Renaissance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halle-Neustadt and Nördliche Innenstadt.

Halle-Neustadt

Suburb

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Halle-Neustadt, popularly known as HaNeu, was a city in the German Democratic Republic. It was established as a new town on 12 May 1967, as an independent and autonomous city.