Christkindlesmarket of Nuremberg Nürnberger Christkindlmarkt Niamberga Christkindlmarkt | |
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Genre | Christmas market |
Date(s) | Friday preceding the first December Sunday–24 December |
Location(s) | Hauptmarkt, Nuremberg |
Coordinates | 49°27′14″N 11°04′38″E / 49.45389°N 11.07722°E |
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Years active | 1610 or 1639–present |
Inaugurated | unknown |
Attendance | ca. 2 million |
Website | christkindlesmarkt.de |
The Christkindlesmarkt of Nuremberg (German: Nürnberger Christkindlmarkt; Bavarian: Niamberga Christkindlmarkt) is a Christmas market that is held annually in Nuremberg, Germany.[1] It takes place during Advent in the Hauptmarkt, the central square in Nuremberg’s old town, and in adjoining squares and streets. With about two million visitors a year the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt is one of the largest Christmas markets in Germany and one of the most famous in the world. Every year the Christmas market begins on the Friday preceding the first Sunday in Advent and ends on Christmas Eve unless that day is a Sunday.