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Your Erlangen starter guide

Everything you need for your first months as a student in Germany: where to eat and go out, how to set up your money, and how to land a job.

Erlangen
Aachen Markt and town hall. Photo: MenkinAlRire, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Brandenburg Gate. Photo: CristianNX, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons.The German Mining Museum. Photo: Johannes Reimer, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Alter Markt. Photo: Lucas Kaufmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The Rhine and the Rheinturm. Photo: Pkw98, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The skyline and the Eiserner Steg. Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Speicherstadt warehouse district. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Cologne Cathedral and the Hohenzollern Bridge. Photo: Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Marienplatz and the New Town Hall. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Prinzipalmarkt. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Erlangen Schlossgarten in autumn. Photo: Ukri82, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Neckarfront with Stocherkähne. Photo: Dktue, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Party

Zirkel

Student club and disco at Hauptstraße 105 in the old town. The next nights are listed on its site.

E-Werk Kulturzentrum

One of Germany's larger socio-cultural centres, at Fuchsenwiese 1: four event rooms, a cinema and a beer garden. It hosts concerts, student parties and club nights; see its party page.

Good to know

  • Programmes and entry prices change every week. Check the venue's own page on the day you go.
  • The E-Werk cinema shows films in the original language with subtitles (OmU).

Local sources checked 22 October 2026. Check the linked pages for current prices and rules.