Old Town Friends Nuremberg

Among other things, it works to try to highlight the history and importance of Nuremberg's old town to citizens and tourists.

Between 1972 and 1978, the association achieved a groundbreaking success with the rescue of four medieval half-timbered houses on Unschlittplatz, which had already been scheduled for demolition.

By 2002, the association had carried out 220 construction projects, including 38 half-timbered buildings, the preservation of nine houses through purchase and renovation, and eight others through resale.

The Old Town Friends have also played an active role in influencing the development designs in the City.

In 2005 the Old Town Friends renovated three medieval craftsmen's houses (German: Handwerkerhäuser) from the 15th century on Kühnertsgasse.

This street has around twenty medieval half-timbered houses[3] that survived the heavy air raids on Nuremberg.

[8] Likewise, the Old Town Friends bought the historic former tanner's house at Weißgerbergasse 10 in 2000 and renovated it at the cost of 1.5 million euros.

The old town friends are also committed to moving the Neptune Fountain back to the main market.

They reconstructed much of the house and courtyard to the original 17th century designs, especially the upper floors and roof.