City geography
The districts of Brunswick
Every district has its own character - from the medieval Magniviertel and the student-flavored Eastern Ring quarter to village-like Riddagshausen.
City Center
The heart of Brunswick: Burgplatz with the Lion Monument, Brunswick Cathedral, the Schloss-Arkaden mall and the Altstadtmarkt.
Eastern Ring Quarter
A Wilhelminian residential quarter with student pubs around Hagenmarkt and St. Catherine's church.
Western Ring Quarter
A Wilhelminian quarter near TU Braunschweig. The Magnitor and Wendentor gates, creative courtyards.
Magniviertel
A medieval quarter with half-timbered houses around St. Magnus Church. Cobblestones and galleries.
Bohlweg Quarter
A stately axis with the state theater, the palace and Ruhfäutchenplatz. Grand and cultural.
Riddagshausen
Woods, monastery ponds and a former Cistercian monastery. A nature reserve on your doorstep.
Weststadt
Prefab housing from the 1960s and 70s, social change and new urban-development projects.
Lehndorf-Watenbüttel
A western residential district with the Eintracht stadium and the rural village center of Watenbüttel.
Volkmarode & Prinzenpark
Eastern residential districts with the Prinzenpark, allotment gardens and quiet single-family areas.
Rautheim & Stöckheim
Southeastern and southern districts, village-like, with access to Riddagshausen.
Broitzem & Rüningen
Western districts with industrial and commercial areas, quiet living and A39 access.
Wenden, Thune & Harxbüttel
Northern outlying districts, village-like, with the Oker meadows and the Midland Canal as a natural edge.