The main attraction in Quedlinburg is the town itself. With its historical layout and over 1,300 half-timbered buildings from eight centuries, it is an outstanding example of a beautifully preserved medieval town. One of Germany’s oldest timber-framed houses (around 1340) contains the medieval architecture museum. The Collegiate Church of St. Servatius – with the burial site of the first German king, Henry I, and his wife Mathilde, and the famous cathedral treasury – is a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture. An imperial document from the 10th century refers to Quedlinburg as the ‘capital of the empire’. Under Henry I and his Ottonian successors, the town became a centre of European politics, education and culture. The Lyonel Feininger Gallery, featuring the largest collection of works by the artist in Europe, is well worth a visit.
