Tübingen

Population 92,607 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Daylight 8 h 20 in Dec, dark by 16:28 · 16 h 06 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 44 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 12 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 50 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 40 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 13 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 06 of daylight
  7. July: 15 h 44 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 23 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 38 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 53 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 14 of daylight
  12. December: 8 h 20 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Stocherkahnrennen

    June

    Official site

  2. Umbrisch-provencialischer Markt

    September

    In September. A market for gastronomic specialties from the twin towns in Umbria and Provence. The course of the Tübinger Stadtlauf, a 10-km race taking place the same weekend, leads over the market

  3. Festival of Jazz and Classical Music Days

    October

    In October

    Official site

  4. Christmas market

    November – December

    In December (on the 3rd weekend of Advent)

  5. chocolART

    December

    Germany's largest chocolate festival. In early December

    Official site

5 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Tübingen); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Wochenmarkt Tübingen

    1. Monday: 07:00–13:00
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 07:00–13:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 07:00–13:00
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–13:00

    140 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Tübingen

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 08:00–13:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–13:00

    370 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 67 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Tübingen-Derendingen 1.9 km, Tübingen Lustnau 2.9 km, Unterjesingen Sandäcker 5.0 km, Unterjesingen Mitte 5.5 km

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