Brunswick – a city with district rights in the central part of Germany, in the federal state of Lower Saxony, in the north of the Harz mountain range, on the Oker river. An important industrial centre, with particularly developed machinery, transport (mainly buses and trucks), electrical, electronic, metal, precision, food and musical instrument industries; a transport hub; a polytechnic (founded in 1745) with a library and other higher schools (pedagogical, fine arts), scientific institutes, publishing houses.
Throughout its history, Brunswick has been an important port city; for example, during World War II it was a strategic military location with a base of operations for escort airships and a shipbuilding facility for the U.S. Maritime Commission. Since then, its port has served numerous economic purposes.
- Castle Square in Braunschweig – the city’s historic square, one of the former settlements that formed the nucleus of Braunschweig. Currently, the square is one of the historic complexes in the city’s historic center.
- The Old Town Hall in Braunschweig – the former seat of the city council. It is one of the oldest town halls in Germany, dating back to the 13th century. It was built for one of the richest and most influential city centres, one of the five so-called Weichbilds of Braunschweig – the Old Town.
- The historic complex of the New Town, which includes: the old scale building, St. Andrew’s Church, and the library
- A botanical garden founded in the mid-19th century at the local university. It is primarily a research facility that is open to visitors. The plants here are divided into groups corresponding to the continents on which they occur. Currently, there are about 4 thousand species of plants here.
- Cistercian Abbey – Austerity and strict rules distinguish the Cistercians. They were essentially medieval reformers, created as a counter-model to the worldwide Benedictine orders. Slowly, through isolation from society and a simple lifestyle, they became the leading order of the Catholic Church in just a few decades.
- Richmond Park and Palace
The city is famous for its women’s tennis tournament, but it also has its brewing traditions.
