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释义 | Würzburg Germany ![]() Würzburg, once the capital of Franconia, is an administrative capital. It is a centre of grape growing and of rail and river traffic. Also important to the city are the wine trade and the printing industry. Manufactures include medical instruments, pollution-abatement and measurement equipment, electrical goods, clothing, and foodstuffs. Much of the city was destroyed in World War II, but its postwar reconstruction has been thorough. Although the splendid Baroque episcopal Residenze (built 1719–44 by Balthasar Neumann (Neumann, Balthasar)) was damaged, its grand staircase, with famous frescoes by Giovanni Tiepolo (Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista), survived. The residence and its gardens and square were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1981. Other landmarks include the medieval Main Bridge, the Julius Hospital, the town hall, and the Marienberg fortress, originally a Celtic hill fort, which was the residence of the bishops (c. 1250–1720). The round church within the courtyard of the fortress is one of the oldest churches extant in Germany (706). Würzburg's Romanesque cathedral, begun in 1034, consecrated in 1189, and restored after World War II, recalls the city's former status as the capital of an ecclesiastical principality. Other notable medieval churches include the Marienkapelle, the Neumünster (with a Baroque facade), and St. Burchard's, and among many fine examples of the Baroque and Rococo styles are the Hauger Stiftskirche and the Käpelle, a pilgrimage church (by Neumann). A university was founded at Würzburg in 1403, but it existed for only a few years. The present University of Würzburg (Würzburg, University of) was founded by Bishop Julius in 1582. Pop. (2003 est.) 132,687. |
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