Cooling Off in the Summer of 1953 (Photo: Rudi Stümpel - StadtAE, VIII.7380.4/4)
Websites on the city’s history:
A Short Journey Through Time
City History(ies): A Wolf from Grimm's Time
One specimen is on display at the City Museum.
City History(ies): “Rückert-Birke”: Memory and Inspiration
In the fall of 1826, the University of Erlangen appointed the poet and scholar Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866) as professor of Oriental languages.
City History(ies): The “Kaiser Wilhelm”
The “Restauration” was founded in 1892 under the name “Café Liebel.”
City History(ies): Ice Cream Parlors and Popsicles
Starting in the 1930s, “ice cream on a stick” also became popular, and industrial production began with Schöller and Langnese.
City History(ies): A Symbol of Pride in Craftsmanship
The guild mark of the Erlangen comb makers from 1841.
City History(ies): Plans to Demolish the Orangery
Large-scale public protests in 1898.
City History (Stories): Winter Road Maintenance Over 180 Years Ago
Police Regulations During the Winter.
City History(ies): The “Fifth Season”
So much for being a Carnival grouch: Carnival 1954.
City History(ies): From Field to Table
2024 Anniversary: 650 Years of the Market in Erlangen.
City History(ies): The Christmas Tree
The Christmas tree market has been held again on Schloßplatz since 1973.
City History(ies): Erlangen, the City of Bicycles
Cycling has a long tradition in Erlangen. In the beginning, enthusiasts of this new mode of transportation gathered in clubs.
City History(ies): "A City Within a House" — The Tall Johann
On September 14, 1973, after four years of construction (May 1969 to September 1973), what was then Bavaria’s tallest residential building celebrated its topping-out ceremony. We’re talking about the Langer Johann.
City History(ies): “Old Masters” in Erlangen
Starting in January 1906, approximately 120 works by the “Old Masters” from the collections of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich were on display at the Erlangen Orangery.
City Stories: Tough but Warm-Hearted
Maria Schwandner, a market vendor from Erlangen (born Dec. 11, 1879; died July 3, 1950).
City History (Stories): Curiosities About Easter
Encounters with a “real” Easter Bunny—that was the headline in the *Erlanger Nachrichten* on April 17, 1954. The occasion was the writer’s encounter with a medical student in the castle gardens.
City History(ies): A Wolf from Grimm's Time
One specimen is on display at the City Museum.
City History(ies): “Rückert-Birke”: Memory and Inspiration
In the fall of 1826, the University of Erlangen appointed the poet and scholar Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866) as professor of Oriental languages.
City History(ies): The “Kaiser Wilhelm”
The “Restauration” was founded in 1892 under the name “Café Liebel.”
City History(ies): Ice Cream Parlors and Popsicles
Starting in the 1930s, “ice cream on a stick” also became popular, and industrial production began with Schöller and Langnese.
City History(ies): A Symbol of Pride in Craftsmanship
The guild mark of the Erlangen comb makers from 1841.
City History(ies): Plans to Demolish the Orangery
Large-scale public protests in 1898.
City History (Stories): Winter Road Maintenance Over 180 Years Ago
Police Regulations During the Winter.
City History(ies): The “Fifth Season”
So much for being a Carnival grouch: Carnival 1954.
City History(ies): From Field to Table
2024 Anniversary: 650 Years of the Market in Erlangen.
City History(ies): The Christmas Tree
The Christmas tree market has been held again on Schloßplatz since 1973.
City History(ies): Erlangen, the City of Bicycles
Cycling has a long tradition in Erlangen. In the beginning, enthusiasts of this new mode of transportation gathered in clubs.
City History(ies): "A City Within a House" — The Tall Johann
On September 14, 1973, after four years of construction (May 1969 to September 1973), what was then Bavaria’s tallest residential building celebrated its topping-out ceremony. We’re talking about the Langer Johann.
City History(ies): “Old Masters” in Erlangen
Starting in January 1906, approximately 120 works by the “Old Masters” from the collections of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich were on display at the Erlangen Orangery.
City Stories: Tough but Warm-Hearted
Maria Schwandner, a market vendor from Erlangen (born Dec. 11, 1879; died July 3, 1950).
City History (Stories): Curiosities About Easter
Encounters with a “real” Easter Bunny—that was the headline in the *Erlanger Nachrichten* on April 17, 1954. The occasion was the writer’s encounter with a medical student in the castle gardens.