Guided tour:
DUNGEONS
Medieval jurisdiction
The dungeons are located in the cellar vaults under the Nuremberg town hall and one of their kind in Germany from the Middle Ages. They were used from the 14th century onwards for pre-trial detention and the custody of prisoners up to the execution of the respective sentences. Determining the truth was pursued according to the standards of the time. The dungeons therefore bear witness to medieval jurisdiction.
Those imprisoned in the dungeons usually forfeited their lives.
During the 45-minute tour of the dungeons, you will explore some small cells, special cells for particular offenders and a torture chamber. Descend with our tour guide into the excellently preserved medieval dungeons. In the course of the tour you will learn which methods were used on the prisoners to elicit the truth and how legal principles set out this procedure. You will gain an insight into everyday life in the dungeons and can guess what the situation of the people imprisoned there must have been like at the time.
- No admission for children under 10 years, no pets!
- English tours at 3:15, 4:15 and 5:15 p.m.
- Duration: approximately 45 minutes
- Maximum group size: 20 persons
- Meeting point in front of the city hall, Rathausplatz 2
Buy tickets here
Ticket machine at the entrance to the Historic Art Bunker
Obere Schmiedgasse 52
90403 Nuremberg
Mon-Sun 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Museum shop at Albrecht Dürer House
Albrecht-Dürer-Straße 30
90403 Nuremberg
Tue-Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tourist info office on the main square
Am Hauptmarkt 18
90403 Nuremberg
Mon-Sun 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
