Moving to Nuremberg

A while back I mentioned my boyfriend and I were coming to Nuremberg area (for a few months or longer) and were looking for a place outside the city. Now we've decided to look within the city instead. Any thoughts on good areas to live in? We were thinking about something in Altstadt or some other nice area with historical character. I'm an artist so being inspired by my surroundings is important to me. From reading posts on this forum, it looks like these areas would NOT be so desirable: St. Leonhard, Nordostbahnhof, Schafhof, Langwasser, Gostenhof, Südstadt, Rotenburger. Any thoughts on this?

I don't think Erlangen or Furth are good options either, as we won't have a car and prefer to stay more central. What's it like living in Altstadt?

Any general thoughts on what to expect in Nuremberg? Neither of us have ever been there actually, but it seems like an interesting place!

Robin

".....From reading posts on this forum, it looks like these areas would NOT be so desirable: St. Leonhard, Nordostbahnhof, Schafhof, Langwasser, Gostenhof, Südstadt, Rotenburger. Any thoughts on this?.."

Precisely. You are right. Not a desirable place to live because these are places which are specifically infected by a race called Humans!

Zerzabelshof (a.k.a. Zabo) is supposed to be nice. But this is Nuremberg we're talking about. There are no "no go zones". You are unlikely to be greeted by any AK47-wielding hordes wherever you end up. If I were you, I'd go for the nicest flat and/or best transport locations rather than getting hung up on location locations.

I lived in the altstadt for 5 years. It is a very nice city to live in....the area where our flat was, was not ideal. it was by the German National Museum in the south part of the altstadt, and after a few bars moved in it got a bit rowdy and we had some vandalism to our car (the red light street wasn't too far from us and we got a lot of military guys on leave causing problems). That said we never felt unsafe or anything like that. We have friends that live in the north part of the altstadt, which is more residential and very picturesque, perhaps even inspiring for an artist. I would definitely recommend living in the altstadt or just outside in an area like johannisstrasse or pirckheimerstrasse. We have friends that live in these areas and are quite happy living there. hope this helps!

The Nordstadt, located "behind (north of) the castle", has been one of the most desirable residential areas in Nuremberg for many years. I should know because I'm from Nuremberg, now living in New York. There's also "Johannis" to the west, a more affordable neighborhood bordering the old town. If you're not afraid of being a pioneer, Gostenhof has been experiencing its own Renaissance. Gostenhof used to be a working class neighborhood, rents were extremely low in beautiful but run down, turn of the century apt. buildings. About 10 years ago, artists started to move to this part of town, and now gentrification is working its magic.... From what I hear from friends who live in N, Gostenhof is still a good deal. Good luck!

thanks for all the responses! i forgot that Toytown doesn't email me when i get a response, and so i thought no one had replied yet. anyway, thanks for the ideas. I'm going to do some searches for some of these areas.

So far I'm looking at a place in Wöhrd area by the park. Also one in Gleisshammer. They are both around 1000 euros all-included (furnished). A bit high, but they're 84 and 88 square meters. Does that sound reasonable?

Robin

This is what i don't understand. Why does the OP get a +1 here for the 1st post?

This is strange. Is Nürmberg really that bad that there's a whole long list of "not so desirable" areas that even people who've never been to the place are aware of? I thought the place was rather civilised. As to prices, that part of SW Germany is one of the wealthiest parts of Europe / World and so property prices in "desirable" areas are going to be high.

I'd say not to mention the "few months" bit of your idea (unless specifically asking about short-term places). That and being a foreigner will make you very unattractive to landlords in a nation where long-term renting in the norm.

I'm also not sure why so many of these posts get plus rating - particularly ones like this that denigrate places they've never been to and people living there but seem to want to live in despite their allegedly "low rent" nature - support newbies I suppose.

The most you can say about Langwasser is that it's high-rise and has a high percentage of foreigners. I look at it as, well, I'm a foreigner, so maybe I should live where the foreigners live!

Nah, but seriously, there are reasonably picturesque areas that are more expensive e.g. Zabo and Mögeldorf east of the centre, and less picturesque areas that are less expensive e.g. Langwasser to the south and Gostenhof kinda west-central.

The Germans consider them "abenteurlich", but only in comparison to the posher parts. Like I said above, AK-47s are not commonly wielded in my experience.

@OP: Wöhrdersee is quite nice... until the algae creeps across the surface of the "lake" in the summer. Still some high-rise, mind...

swimmer: i find it peculiar that you think people should have no preferences as to what neighborhood one resides in. we all want charming environs with some space and greenery and nice views, etc. as far as "denigrating" people and places, i assure you your mind has added a great deal of content to my post. i appreciate your comments though

it's difficult for me to determine what a good deal is in nuremberg, as it is still cheap compared to desirable areas of los angeles where the equivalent of 1000 euros would only get you an unfurnished studio apartment (no separate bedroom and no utilities included). looking at photos online is definitely not the most ideal way of choosing an apartment, that's for sure.

angelikamr, i'm also looking at a place in nordstadt now (close to stadtpark) based on your comments. very helpful, thanks!

i'm looking at apartments on the homecompany website. if anyone knows of any other good agencies for furnished apartments, please let me know.

I'd have to disagree with Gostenhof being an area to avoid.
I've been here about 18months now, living near Regina bar. There are some really nice flats about, cinema, Muz Club, bars, supermarkets, bakery, restaurants, uBahn, 5min cycle to center of town, 5 min walk to the pegnitz.
Never had any issues living here.