- On 4 November 1813 Prussian, Austrian and Russian forces drew in on Erfurt and sought to get the French to surrender and leave Petersberg Citadel.
- The Petersberg Citadel rises above Erfurt's old town - laid out in a star shape, it was considered the most modern fortification of the time and impregnable.
- The Petersberg Citadel represents the architectural mastry of fortress construction in the period from the 17th to the 19th century.
- We hadn't planned to visit the Citadel in Erfurt, but it was too tempting to avoid the climb to this wonderful structure overlooking the town and entire countryside.
- Mai 2024 fand das Symposium unseres Vereins unter dem Thema „Die Zitadelle Petersberg unter Preußen 1802 – 1873“ statt.
- Reach the plateau, it is only a few steps to the recently reopened Petersberg Citadel Visitor Center.
- Located on the Petersberg in the center of Erfurt, the Petersberg Citadel thrones over the city and thus significantly shapes the cityscape of the state capital of...
- Opening up the Petersberg Fortress in Erfurt has been one of the most costly and complex but also undoubtedly one of the most worthwhile preservation...
- Take a guided tour around an underground maze of passageways beneath the citadel that takes around 2 hours and climb to the top of the fortress for fantastic...
- Citadel Petersberg is situated on a hill next to the Domplatz. This is the best preserved baroque fortress in Central Europe.
