Erfurt - St Peter's Church

(Local Name: Peterskirche) Opposite the Domberg in Erfurt rises the Petersberg (St Peter's Hill), once crowned by St Peter's Monastery (founded 1060; rebuilt 1103-47; burned down during the French bombardment of the citadel in 1813). The Peterskirche (St Peter's Church), a Romanesque aisled basilica, is one of the earliest buildings of the Hirsau school in Thuringia. There are also extensive remains of the old citadel on the Petersberg (1664-1707). From the top of the hill there is a fine view of Erfurt.