Erfurt is the capital of the German state of Thuringia. It is in the middle of Germany. The city was officially named in 742 by missionary Boniface, who founded a diocese there. The city’s figurehead is therefore the impressive Romanesque-Gothic cathedral. Erfurt has had a university since 1392 and in the Middle Ages it was one of the largest in Germany. Erfurt suffered
Erfurt is the capital of the German state of Thuringia. It is in the middle of Germany. The city was officially named in 742 by missionary Boniface, who founded a diocese there. The city’s figurehead is therefore the impressive Romanesque-Gothic cathedral. Erfurt has had a university since 1392 and in the Middle Ages it was one of the largest in Germany. Erfurt suffered little damage from the Second World War and as a result the historic city center is well preserved.