Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal
| Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal | |
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 Destination of all the Way of St. James: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela |
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| Data | |
| length | about 183 km |
| location | Main-Tauber district |
| Starting point |
Miltenberg 49 ° 42 '14 " N , 9 ° 15' 52" E |
| Target point |
Rothenburg ob der Tauber 49 ° 22 ′ 39 ″ N , 10 ° 10 ′ 44 ″ E |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| Height difference | 319 m |
| The highest point | 449 m |
| Lowest point | 130 m |
| Level of difficulty | light |
| season | all year round |
Map with all coordinates: The Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal (also known as Jakobsweg Odenwald-Main-Taubertal ) is around 183 kilometers long, mainly in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg and partly in the districts of Miltenberg (start) and Ansbach (destination) in Bavaria running branch of the German Jakobswegweg network .
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History of origin
In Germany , the designation of the Way of St. James did not begin until 1992, when a pilgrimage from Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Nuremberg was realized under the leadership of the Protestant pastor Paul Geißendörfer together with six St. James parishes and expanded into the Franconian Way of St. James by 1995 in cooperation with the Franconian Albverein and the Upper Palatinate Forest Association . Following the pilgrimage trend along the Way of St. James , a network of so-called “feeders” was formed in Germany in the following years. The Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal is one of these connecting pieces.
The tourism association of the Main-Tauber-Kreis developed the Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal from Miltenberg via Wertheim through the Taubertal and its side valleys to Rothenburg ob der Tauber in 2009 . The designated routes are based on old, traditional pilgrimage routes, which feature works of art by St. James . The destination of all the Camino de Santiago along the route network is the alleged tomb of the Apostle James in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia ( Spain ).
Route
The approximately 183 km long Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal is divided into the following nine stages, which are between 16 and 28 kilometers long:
Stage 1: Miltenberg - Boxtal
The first stage begins at the Main Bridge in Miltenberg . The Jakobuskirche in Miltenberg points to the footsteps of the pilgrims . The path initially leads past the wine town of Bürgstadt . Then the route climbs to Freudenberg before the path leads into the Wildbachtal to Boxtal .
The route length is around 17 km. There is a stamping point in Freudenberg-Boxtal in the “Zur Rose” inn (Kirchstrasse 15).
The following landmarks and sights are on the first stage:
| image | Church among others | place | description |
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James Church | Miltenberg | View over the Main to Miltenberg with the castle and parish church St. Jakobus. |
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Mildenburg | Miltenberg | View of the Mildenburg. |
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Freudenburg | Freudenberg | View of the Freudenburg over Freudenberg am Main. |
Stage 2: Boxtal - Wertheim
The second stage begins in Boxtal with a steep ascent and then leads into the Schenkenwald with a view of the Henneburg ruins in Stadtprozelten and the Spessart . If the path leads to Wertheim , it offers a wide view of Kreuzwertheim and the castle of the princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg . In this section of the route, a picture of Jacob in the Wertheim collegiate church points to the footsteps of the pilgrims .
The route length is around 16 km. There are stamping points in Wertheim in the Tourist-Info (Gerbergasse 16) and in the restaurant "Goldener Adler" (Mühlenstraße 8).
The following landmarks and sights are on the second stage:
| image | Church among others | place | description |
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Wertheim Castle | Wertheim | View of the hilltop castle Wertheim between the two valleys of the Main and Tauber above the city. |
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County Museum Wertheim | Wertheim | Historical museum for the city and county of Wertheim. |
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Wertheim Glass Museum | Wertheim | Comprehensive documentation of the material glass from antiquity to the present. |
Stage 3: Wertheim - Gamburg
The third stage begins in Wertheim and after a short ascent leads to the Haidhof with a view of the Main to Urphar . The route then drops to Bronnbach and continues with another short climb above the Tauber to Gamburg . The St. James' Church in Urphar and a depiction of St. James on a certificate of indulgence in Bronnbach Abbey point to the footsteps of the St. James pilgrims .
The route length is around 18 km. A stamping point is located in Wertheim-Bronnbach in the Bronnbach Monastery.
The following landmarks and sights are on the third stage:
| image | Church among others | place | description |
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Jakobskirche | Urphar | The Jakobskirche in Urphar is a medieval fortified church with frescoes by the master of Urphar . |
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Bronnbach Monastery | Bronnbach | Founded in 1151 former Cistercian - Abbey in the lower Tauber . |
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Gamburg Castle | Gamburg | Gamburg Castle is located directly above Gamburg on a mountain spur above the Tauber. |
Stage 4: Gamburg - Tauberbischofsheim
The fourth stage initially leads from Gamburg past Gamburg Castle to Niklashausen . From there the route goes via Böttigheim and Werbach before it leads back to the Taubertal at Hochhausen and Impfingen . At the Leintal nature reserve, the stage continues through the fir forest to Dienstadt and from there via Königheim into the Brehmbachtal . Finally, the path goes down to Tauberbischofsheim . Traces of the Jakob pilgrims can be found in this section of the route in the following places: A wayside shrine in Hochhausen , a Jakobusbrunnen in Impfingen, the Jakobuskirche and a Jakobusbrunnen in Dienstadt, in the Martinskirche in Königheim and in the Martinskirche in Tauberbischofsheim.
The following events in honor of St. James take place along this section of the route:
- Impfingen: St. James Festival (always at the end of July) with patronage and St. James procession.
- Dienstadt: patronage (always on the last weekend in July) with mass in front of the Jakobusbrunnen.
The route length is around 25 km. There is a stamping point in Tauberbischofsheim in the Hotel St. Michael (Stammbergweg 1).
The following landmarks and sights are on the fourth stage:
| image | Church among others | place | description |
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Jacob's well | Vaccination | On the "Plan", the old town center, also called "Ploo" in the regional dialect, is the Jakobus Fountain, which is decorated every year at Easter. |
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James Church | Dienststadt | The foundation walls of the choir of the Dienstädter Jakobuskirche date from the 14th century, the nave was built in 1783. |
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Jacob's well | Dienststadt | A Jakobus fountain is in the village by the Jakobuskirche. |
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Electoral Mainz Castle | Tauberbischofsheim | View of the Kurmainzische Schloss in Tauberbischofsheim with the tower tower and the Tauberfränkisches Landscape Museum . The Hunger Tower with the remains of the medieval city fortifications is also nearby . |
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Market square with town hall | Tauberbischofsheim | The Tauberbischofsheimer Rathaus from 1865 with carillon. It is one of the few in southern Germany that was built in a neo-Gothic style. |
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Federal base for fencing Tauberbischofsheim | Tauberbischofsheim | Federal base at the Tauberbischofsheim fencing club . |
Stage 5: Tauberbischofsheim - Lauda
The fifth stage first climbs from Tauberbischofsheim, past the Laurentius chapel and the former Kurmainz barracks on Laurentiusberg, to the Brachenleite nature reserve near Tauberbischofsheim . The path then leads to Grünsfeldhausen and through the Grünbachtal via Grünsfeld and Gerlachsheim to Lauda . The parish church of St. Jakobus in Lauda points to the footsteps of the pilgrims on this section of the route.
The route length is around 17 km. Stamp offices are in Lauda in the Catholic parish of St. Jakobus (Kugelgraben 19) and in Königshofen in the guest house "Roswitha Boger" (Amalienstraße 7).
The following landmarks and sights are on the fifth stage:
| image | Church among others | place | description |
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Achatius Chapel | Grünsfeldhausen | View of the Achatius Chapel, a double octagon chapel that was built by the crusaders in the 12th century. |
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Gerlachsheim Monastery | Gerlachsheim | View of the former Presmonster Monastery of Gerlachsheim with the baroque Holy Cross Church of Gerlachsheim . |
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St. James church with statue of St. James |
Lauda | City parish church of St. James in Lauda with a statue of St. James the Elder. |
Stage 6: Lauda - Markelsheim
The sixth stage initially leads from Lauda via Beckstein , Königshofen and Sachsenflur to the spa town of Bad Mergentheim . From there the longest single stage leads to the wine village of Markelsheim . Traces of the Jacob pilgrims can be found on this section of the route in Bad Mergentheim in the Marienkirche and in the Minster St. Johannes .
The route length is around 28 km. A stamping point is located in Bad Mergentheim in the Kurhaus König (Erlenbachweg 21).
The following landmarks and sights are on the sixth stage:
| image | Church among others | place | description |
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Minster St. Johannes | Bad Mergentheim | The market square with twin houses and in the background the tower of St. Johannes Minster in Bad Mergentheim. |
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Teutonic Order Castle Mergentheim | Bad Mergentheim | View of the Teutonic Order Castle (12th century) with museum and castle park in Bad Mergentheim. |
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Neuhaus Castle | Igersheim | View of the Neuhaus castle ruins in Igersheim. |
Stage 7: Markelsheim - Niederstetten
The seventh stage initially leads from Markelsheim after an ascent with far-reaching views over the Taubertal to Weikersheim . The route then leads constantly through various forests up the Vorbach valley to Laudenbach , before the path leads past vineyards to Niederstetten . Traces of the Jakob pilgrims can be found on this section of the route in the Laudenbacher Bergkirche , in the parish church of St. Margareta and in Niederstetten in the parish church of St. Jakob.
The route length is around 21 km. A stamping point is located in Weikersheim in Weikersheim Castle (Marktplatz 11).
The following landmarks and sights are on the seventh stage:
| image | Church among others | place | description |
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Weikersheim Castle | Weikersheim | View of the park and Weikersheim Palace, ancestral seat of the Lords of Hohenlohe . |
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Laudenbach Castle | Laudenbach | View of a medieval castle in Laudenbach with the parish church in the background. |
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Laudenbach mountain church | Laudenbach | View of the mountain church of Our Lady of Sorrows, a pilgrimage church near Laudenbach. |
Stage 8: Niederstetten - Creglingen
The eighth stage initially leads from Niederstetten via Wermutshausen to Standorf. From there, a descent into the Herrgottstal begins before the route leads via Münster to Creglingen . Traces of the Jacob pilgrims can be found in this section of the route in the Creglinger Herrgottskirche .
The route length is around 18 km.
The following landmarks and sights are on the eighth stage:
| image | Church among others | place | description |
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Ulrich's Chapel | Creglingen location | View of the Ulrichskapelle, a late Romanesque octagon chapel in the Creglingen district of Standorf. |
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Herrgottskirche | Creglingen - coal mill | View of the Herrgottskirche near the small settlement Kohlesmühle in Creglingen with a Marien Altar by Tilman Riemenschneider . |
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Thimble museum | Creglingen - coal mill | Thimble Museum, which exhibits all kinds of thimbles as well as other sewing utensils . As the only special museum of its kind in the world, it presents over 3500 exhibits. |
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Jewish Museum Creglingen | Creglingen | View of the Jewish Museum in Creglingen. |
Stage 9: Creglingen - Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The ninth stage leads from Creglingen into the Taubertal to Rothenburg ob der Tauber . Along the way there are woods , grasslands , vineyards and the stone bar landscape typical of the region . The Jakobskirche in Rothenburg ob der Tauber points to the footsteps of the Jakob pilgrims on this last section of the route .
The route length is around 23 km. There is a stamping point in Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the Tourist Info (Marktplatz 1).
The following landmarks and sights are on the ninth stage:
| image | Church among others | place | description |
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St. Peter and Paul Church | Detwang | View of the Romanesque St. Peter and Paul Church with a Holy Cross altar by Tilman Riemenschneider. |
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Old town with city wall | Rothenburg ob der Tauber | View of the uniquely preserved medieval townscape in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, with a city wall from the 14th century and several museums, including: RothenburgMuseum, Medieval Crime Museum, German Christmas Museum, Puppet and Toy Museum. |
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town hall | Rothenburg ob der Tauber | View of the town hall with its renaissance façade and baroque arcade porch, behind it the Gothic part with a 60 meter high tower. |
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Jakobskirche | Rothenburg ob der Tauber | View from the town hall tower to the St. Jakob church in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. |
Networking with other hiking trails
The Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal leads mostly on the Panoramaweg Taubertal and other hiking trails, such as the European long-distance hiking trail E8 , the Main hiking trail and the Main-Danube trail .
In Miltenberg (start) the Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal connects to the Jakobsweg Colmar-Aschaffenburg and in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (destination) there is a connection to the Franconian-Swabian Jakobsweg and the Hohenlohe-Ostalb-Weg . In Tauberbischofsheim there is a connection to the Odenwald-Madonnen-Weg .
There are also links to the Main Cycle Path and the Taubertal Cycle Path , the first two cycle paths to be awarded five stars by the General German Bicycle Club. These cycle paths are also on the Main-Tauber-Franconian Rad-Achter .
literature
- Günther E. Ascher (author): The fascination of the Jakobsweg “Main-Taubertal”: A pilgrimage in 9 stages from Miltenberg am Main to Rothenburg ob der Tauber . RegioKom publishing house, Großheubach 2013, ISBN 978-3-942061-03-2 .
- Tourism association "Liebliches Taubertal" (publisher): Jakobswanderweg. In the footsteps of the Jacob pilgrims through the Odenwald, Main- and Taubertal. Information brochure. District Office Main-Tauber-Kreis: Tauberbischofsheim 2012.
Web links
- The Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal on the wanderkompass.de website
- Jakobsweg on the website liebliches-taubertal.de
- Bushes under the sign of the shell . Signs of the St. James pilgrims in the urban area of Tauberbischofsheim on the website www.büscheme.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Günther E. Ascher (author): Fascination Jakobsweg “Main-Taubertal”: A pilgrimage in 9 stages from Miltenberg am Main to Rothenburg ob der Tauber . RegioKom publishing house, Großheubach 2013, p. 4f.
- ^ Fränkischer Albverein (Ed.): On the Way of St. James from Tillyschanz via Schwandorf to Nuremberg. Verlag Seehars, Uffenheim 1997, p. 6.
- ↑ Main-Post : The Way of St. James in words and pictures . September 23, 2013. Online at www.mainpost.de. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ↑ Fränkische Nachrichten : Really fascinated by the Jakobsweg Main-Tauber . February 27, 2015. Online at www.fnweb.de. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ Wanderkompass.de: Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal . Online at www.wanderkompass.de. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ↑ Günther E. Ascher (author): Fascination Jakobsweg “Main-Taubertal”: A pilgrimage in 9 stages from Miltenberg am Main to Rothenburg ob der Tauber . RegioKom publishing house, Großheubach 2013.
- ↑ a b Tourist "Charming Tauber Valley" eV: Hiking - Way of St. James . Online at www.liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ↑ RadSüden.de: Odenwald-Madonnen-Radweg ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Online at www.radsüden.de. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Tauber-Zeitung: Five stars for the "classic" . October 31, 2009.
