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By Air
An international air transport links to the Nuremberg Airport.The Nuremberg airport was ranked in tenth place after 2010 passengers the most important airports in Germany and ranks 67 of Europe's airports.He is also a hub of Air Berlin, Germany's second largest airline.
By Train
With the opening of the Ludwig South-North train from Nuremberg to Bamberg-section on 25 August 1844 the railroad came to Erlangen.Access to the national railway led to a leap in the development of transport.On 17 November 1886, the secondary train of Erlangen-Grafenberg and 16 April 1894 the local train Erlangen-Bruck-Herzogenaurach opened.The traffic on the railway line from Nuremberg to Bamberg grew rapidly after the reunification.With the establishment of the ICE line from Munich to Berlin was the Erlangen station access to the ICE network, and thus a fast connection to the two cities.With the opening of the planned high-speed line between Nuremberg-Erfurt to Berlin, the journey time is further reduced.
By Road
The location of Erlangen-Nuremberg, by the Road Bamberg has a positive influence in early times the city's development.Already in 1653 has been set up for the riding and the messenger post Prince Thurn and Taxis post office station.The founding of the New Town in 1686 left the road rise significantly, so that was already started in 1708 with the paving of city streets.After 1900 started the motorized traffic in Erlangen its reign in 1905 were already registered eight motorcycles and two cars.In 1912, the first bus to Nuremberg was opened.1925 there was one car per 100 inhabitants, by 1939 it had been 20th After the Second World War began, the mass motorization, which changed the cityscape crucial: the Ludwig-Danube-Main canal was filled in and in its place the Frankenschnellweg (A73) was built.The branch lines disappeared to make room for the expansion of road network.
By Ferry
Although Erlangen is located on the Regnitz, there could be a result of the many, for developing the mills set up weirs and waterwheels no ship traffic.It was not until the opening of a portion of the Ludwig Canal in 1843 brought the ship traffic to Erlangen. Lost after some initial success for the small, horse-drawn barges designed channel (Treidelverkehr) with more than 100 locks soon market shares in the emerging rail and generated only losses since 1863.Towards the end of the Second World War, has ceased operations.The section between Nuremberg and Erlangen was filled in the early 1960s and used as a route for the Frankenschnellweg.The idea, Main and Danube to connect to a channel and thereby creating a waterway from the North Sea to the Black Sea, but was not dropped.By 1959, work began on the new, much larger and more powerful the Main-Danube Canal (canal Europe).Reached on October 30, 1970, the channel of Erlangen, 1992, he has opened in its full length.Gain received a port where were in 2000 about 450,000 tons of cargo.
By Bus
Public transport supply several city and suburban bus routes Erlanger Stadtwerke (ESTW) and the bus traffic francs (OVF), which are all integrated into the regional transport system Nuremberg. The buses run almost all through the city center.The largest part of the overland bus starts at the main bus station west of the station. East of the station are the bus stops and station square Hugenottenplatz, mainly held in which the city bus lines.Another important node is located at the intersection Güterhallen-/Güterbahnhofstrabe.Stop the main post office on 8 September 2007, after the shopping center built in this place was renamed in arcades.
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Marquis Theatre
in the Franconian town of Erlangen, Erlangen, is the oldest baroque theater in southern Germany.The theater was built in 1718 by Margrave Georg Wilhelm built. On 10 January 1719 saw the inauguration of the Opera "and Argenis Poliarchus". 1740 to 1743, the auditorium was at the suggestion of the Countess Wilhelmine of Bayreuth by the famous Italian theater architects Paolo Gaspari redesigned.From 1973 it came to building its own local theater ensembles. The house has since been operated in the so-called "three-pillar model" with its own productions, guest performances and concerts.1998 to 2000, the last major renovation of public spaces.
Art Palace Erlangen
is the successor to the Städtische Galerie Erlangen.This is since 1974 in the Palais Stutterheim , built from 1728 to 1730 and in the center of the Huguenot town is located. After two years of renovation phase, the Art Palace in 2010 with a doubling to just under 500 square feet of exhibition space on the ground floor and basement of the Palais Stutterheim was reopened.The exhibition program of the Arts Palace focuses on relevant positions on the international art scene, the connection to the contemporary discourse offer inside and outside the arts. Conceptual issues of references to literature , of philosophy and film find it special consideration. Interdisciplinary support programs anchor the contents of art on a broad societal level.Art belongs to the Palais Municipal Collection of Erlangen. This includes over 4500 graphics , multiples , artist books and portfolios. It reflects major movements in international art since 1945 and sees itself as an intellectual history of art, selected with the targeted acquisition of contemporary graphics and photographs will be updated.
Weekend of Fear film festival
is an international independent - film festival , which takes place every year since 1990 in the Nuremberg area.The Weekend of Fear is a member of GIFFF (Deutsch Independent Film Festival Federation). Visitor numbers are between 400 and 700 spectators on a weekend. The films are generally provided in the original language, possibly with English or German subtitles shown.Were of the HOWL-editors and Sammy Balkas previously brought more bottles of whiskey to the public, the current festival, the usual price ranges awards to the creators. As the only award winner will receive the edible film prize in the world, a 2.5 to 3 kg heavy gummy bears.
Comic-Salon Erlangen
annual events is the most important comics festival in Germany. The idea was developed in 1984 by the comic creators and ICOM members Achim Schnurrer, Riccardo Rinaldi , Ingo Stein, Burkhard Ihme , Hansi Kiefersauer , Horst Berner, Eckart Sackmann , Hartmut Becker (editors) , André Roche and Gerd initiated rooms and the Cultural Office Popular Topics proposed for implementation.The core is the comic book fair in the convention center with stalls from many German comic book publishers. The fair will be supplemented by exhibitions that are at various locations in town Erlangen distributed, summarized, they operate under the title "Comic Erlanger Biennale". The "comic panel" in the town hall, lectures and discussions. On Saturday will be held for books and a comic collector albums Exchange.The accompanying program also includes a comic film festival, which - shows cartoons and live action movies to comic original - sometimes in exclusive previews.
Erlanger Poetry Festival
is a German literary festival, which annually since 1980 in Erlangen, takes place. Its traditional date is the last weekend in August, the last few years, the festival stretches over four days (from Thursday to Sunday). Center of the events was in the early years of Erlangen Castle Hill garden , since the early 1990s, it is the castle garden . Meanwhile, the average total number of visitors has leveled off in stable 10,000.The Poetry Festival is ahead of the Frankfurt Book Fair and is positioned as a meeting place for authors, editors and critics, but above all their contact with the reading public. In the context of readings and panel discussions, new publications are presented in the book market. In the calendar of the German literary establishment, the Poetry Festival is considered a "prelude to the fall books." Often presented are also texts that are not printed or shipped, and the general public will be available until weeks later at the Frankfurt Book Fair.Each Poetry Festival consists of around 100 individual events that take place in a space of about one square kilometer and often overlap.To kick off on Thursday is an evening event with a prominent literary figures. On Friday will meet the translation workshop, in which exchanges a large round prominent literary translator to an audience about current projects.So far as guests, among others, Franz Josef Czernin, Ulrike Draesner, Burkhart Kroeber, Oskar Pastior and Friedhelm Rathjen.This event, an offshoot of the " Wolfenbüttel 's translator calls "is from the Institute of Romance Philology of the Erlangen University aligned.
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