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Römerberg (also spelled as ''Roemerberg'', ) is a public space in 
Römerberg is a major location for the outdoor
Römerberg (also spelled as ''Roemerberg'', ) is a public space in Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its ...
, Germany. It is located in front of the Römer building complex, seat of the Frankfurt city administration since the 15th century. As the site of numerous imperial coronations, trade fairs
A trade fair, also known as trade show, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and cu ...
and Christmas markets
A Christmas market, also known as ''Christkindlmarkt'' (literally: '' Christ Child Market'', but the term "Christkind" usually refers to an angel-like "spirit of Christmas" rather than literally the Christ Child), ''Christkindlesmarkt'', ''Chri ...
, the square is the historic heart of the medieval Altstadt
''Altstadt'' is the German language word for "old town", and generally refers to the historical town or city centre within the old town or city wall, in contrast to younger suburbs outside. '' Neustadt'' (new town), the logical opposite of ''Alt ...
(old town) and today a popular tourist destination.
Paulsplatz
Paulsplatz (St. Paul's Square) is a historic square in the heart of Frankfurt, Germany.
St Paul's Church is located here, dominating the square. The Römerberg, another square, is to the south. Berliner Strasse is immediately to the north. Paul ...
, another historic square, is to the north. The Old St Nicholas Church
The Old St. Nicholas Church (in German: ''Alte Nikolaikirche'') in Frankfurt, Germany, is a medieval Lutheran church. It is located near the Römer city hall in Frankfurt's old town called Altstadt. It has 51 bells; 4 are used for peals and 47 a ...
and Historical Museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
are to the south. Beyond that is the , a promenade by the River Main. On the west side of the square is the reconstructed Römer medieval building. To the east is the Dom-Römer Project
The New Frankfurt Old Town (also known as the Dom-Römer Quarter) is the centre of the old town of Frankfurt am Main, which was reconstructed from 2012 to 2018 as part of a major urban development project called the Dom-Römer Project (german: ...
, and beyond that is Frankfurt Cathedral
Frankfurt Cathedral (german: link=no, Frankfurter Dom), officially Imperial Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew (german: link=no, Kaiserdom Sankt Bartholomäus) is a Roman Catholic Gothic church located in the heart of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It ...
.
Römerberg is a major location for the outdoor Frankfurt Christmas Market
The Frankfurt Christmas Market (German: ''Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt'') is an annual outdoor Christmas market in central Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.
The Christmas market opens in late November and continues until just before Christmas (normal ...
.
It was the site of a Nazi book burning in 1933.
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* Squares in Frankfurt Frankfurt-Altstadt {{Hesse-geo-stub