Saale

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include 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.

Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design

University

Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle is the university of art and design in Halle an der Saale that was established in 1915. With a student body numbering over 1,000, BURG is one of the largest universities of art and design in Germany.

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.