Dresden's Striezelmarkt traces its origins to 1434, when it began as a single-day market selling meat ahead of Christmas, making it one of the oldest continuously held Christmas markets in the world. Today it spans roughly 240 stalls in the city's Altmarkt square and draws about 3 million visitors each holiday season.
Record no. MRB-2026-005609
One of the World's Oldest Christmas Markets
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