German half-timbered street

The German Half-timbered Road, established in 1990, is a holiday and cultural route and stretches from the Elbe in the north through Upper Lusatia in eastern Saxony to Lake Constance in southern Germany . The German Half-timbered Road is part of the German Half-timbered Cities Association. V. based in Fulda.

course

It leads to cities and communities with half-timbered buildings and currently shows seven sections that touch the states of Lower Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt , Saxony, Hesse , Thuringia , Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg . The total length of the route is around 3,500 kilometers.

history

The parent company of Deutsche Fachwerkstrasse, ARGE Deutsche Fachwerkstädte eV, was founded in 1975. Its aim is to preserve the cultural heritage of a large variety of different styles of German half-timbered houses. In order to make this knowledge accessible to culturally interested travelers, the German Half-timbered Road was launched in 1990. In the meantime, 105 half-timbered towns have come together to advertise together.

Attractions

The German half-timbered road connects a large number of different landscapes with historic cities and restored monuments. Spas and festival locations alternate with nature parks.

Germany's oldest northernmost vineyard, the world's largest Christmas candle , the cradle of the German damask and terry toweling industry and Germany's only ivory museum as well as the 50th parallel are located on the German half-timbered street .

Regional routes

The Deutsche Fachwerkstrasse is divided into the following seven regional routes:

Complete overview of the German half-timbered street

From the Elbe to the Harz (green route)

Stade - Nienburg / Weser - Bad Essen - Stadthagen - Alfeld - Einbeck - Northeim

Bleckede - Hitzacker - Dannenberg - Lüchow - Salzwedel - Celle - Königslutter - Hornburg - Bockenem - Osterwieck - Halberstadt - Wernigerode - Osterode - Duderstadt

From the Weser Uplands via Northern Hesse to the Vogelsberg and Spessart (brown route)

Hann. Münden - Bad Sooden-Allendorf - Eschwege - Spangenberg - Melsungen - Wolfhagen - Fritzlar - Homberg (Efze) - Rotenburg an der Fulda - Bad Hersfeld - Schwalmstadt - Homberg (Ohm) - Alsfeld - Schlitz - Lauterbach - Grünberg - Gelnhausen - Steinau an der Street

From the Harz to the Thuringian Forest (orange route)

Stolberg - Bleicherode - Worbis - Mühlhausen - Wanfried - Treffurt - Bad Langensalza - Schmalkalden

Upper Lusatian Ambient House Road (blue route)

Ebersbach-Neugersdorf - Seifhennersdorf - Großschönau - Mittelherwigsdorf - Oderwitz - Herrnhut - Kottmar

From the Westerwald via Lahntal and Taunus to the Main (yellow route)

Dillenburg - Herborn - Wetzlar - Braunfels - Hadamar - Limburg - Bad Camberg - Idstein - Höchst

From the Rhine to the Main and Odenwald (purple route)

Trebur - Dreieich - Hanau-Steinheim - Seligenstadt - Babenhausen - Dieburg - Groß-Umstadt - Reinheim - Wertheim - Miltenberg - Walldürn - Erbach -

From the Neckar to the Black Forest and Lake Constance (red route)

Mosbach - Eppingen - Bönnigheim - Besigheim - Bietigheim-Bissingen - Vaihingen an der Enz - Markgröningen - Marbach - Backnang - Waiblingen - Schorndorf - Esslingen - Kirchheim unter Teck and Bad Urach

Here the route divides into a western part towards the Black Forest and a southern part towards Lake Constance

West: from Bad Urach on to Nehren - Trochtelfingen - Herrenberg - Sindelfingen - Calw - Altensteig - Dornstetten - Schiltach - Haslach - Gengenbach - Sasbachwalden

South: from Bad Urach on to Blaubeuren - Riedlingen - Biberach an der Riss - Pfullendorf - Meersburg

Long-distance cycle routes

There are various bike tours for cyclists - which add up to approx. 3,500 km - on the regional routes.

From the Elbe to the Harz
Upper Lusatian Umbindehausstrasse
From the Harz to the Thuringian Forest
From the Weser Uplands via North Hesse to the Vogelsberg and Spessart
From the Westerwal via the Lahn valley and Tanus to the Main
From the Rhine to the Main and the Odenwald
From the Neckar to the Black Forest and Lake Constance
In 2011, the Deutsche Fachwerkstrasse cycle path was inaugurated, which connects 25 of the 28 half-timbered cities in Baden-Württemberg over a length of 844 kilometers.