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Oxenfurt

The Continent Redania
City Region The Witcher Universe

It is a bustling and bawdy haven for students, artists, scholars, and freethinkers. Here the young reign supreme (in spirit, if not always in fact), with a mug of something strong in hand as they blaze new trails in fashion and thought, confident that the rest of the world will soon follow.

History

First Landing

The area where Oxenfurt stands was originally inhabited by the elves. When the humans arrived during the First Landing around five hundred years ago, elves abandoned the area. Humans built a city in place of the original settlement, with some elven buildings surviving to modern era.

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Andrzej Sapkowski

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

In the third installment of the trilogy, Oxenfurt appears as the second largest city in the game. The city is situated east of the region Velen. It's also featured as a main showplace in Hearts of Stone expansion, the first expansion for The Witcher 3. There is also an interesting book describing the city, Pearls of the North - Oxenfurt.

However, there are some inconsistencies with the appearance of the city described in the book. The University has quite a different appearance, lacking the mentioned aqueduct and sewage treatment plants. Even the currency of the city does not appear nor is it ever mentioned.

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Trivia

  • The Oxenfurt city banner is a clear homage to the Cambridge University coat of arms.
  • Oxenfurt is similar to the city of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Both have a world-famous university and their names are similar. It even looks like Oxenfurt is somehow Germanized form of Oxford (Ox-Ochse, Ford-Furt). One of the Old English names for Oxford was 'Oxenaforda'.
  • Ochsenfurt is the name of a small town near Würzburg in Southern Germany.
  • In The Witcher 3, the city that is now Oxenfurt was originally intended to be White Bridge. It was likely changed late in development, considering many assets and files still bear the name of White Bridge, including the Polish journal entry for The Volunteer.
    • This is also backed by the fact that White Bridge is meant to be on the Pontar while Oxenfurt is meant to be on the Redanian side.

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Western Gate
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Novigrad Gate
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Oxenfurt Chess Club
That is, until King Radovid V took an interest. Reports of him executing those that bettered him in a game are unsubstantiated and unlikable, though he does frequent this locale.
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Oxenfurt Harbor
History In the 1260s, Myhrman ran an illegal store in the docks, selling medical items to people such as Shani and Rience. It ended in 1267, when Philippa Eilhart tortured him for information.
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The Alchemy
During Hearts of Stone expansion, the Redanian Free Company (also known as the Wild Ones) reside here for a time with their ataman Olgierd von Everec. Associated quests Gwent: Playing Innkeeps Open Sesame!
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Thinker's Park
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Philosophers' Gate
Upon entry, visitors must sign in by writing their name in the guest book, and their horse will be taken to the gate's stables. References
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Shani's Clinic
The first floor is the clinic itself, which includes a section for herbal supplements, while second floor contains a library, small lab, and bed. Associated quests Evil's Soft First Touches Whatsoever a Man Soweth...
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Oxenfurt sewers
Composed of two levels, the higher one and the lower one (the most dangerous and closed for years), the only point of access is the well in the main square of the city.
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