Martinusweg

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Signpost of the Martinuswege

The Martinusweg is a pilgrimage route opened on April 15, 2011 . It runs through the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg in one main route and four secondary routes and is to be continued in the future via the archdiocese of Freiburg and the dioceses of Mainz and Trier to France. The Martinusweg is at The Saint Martin of Tours Route , a European Cultural Route , connected and a branch line to the Via Sancti Martini , which from the birthplace of the saint of Tours Martin in Hungarian Szombathely to his grave lay in the French Tours leads. With about 1200 kilometers, the Martinusweg is one of the longest connected pilgrimage and hiking trails in Germany.

Main way

The main path leads from Tannheim to Schwaigern and is around 535 kilometers long. On the section from Erholzheim to Ochsenhausen, the Martinusweg is congruent with the Main-Danube-Bodensee-Weg .

Route

Tannheim - Ochsenhausen - Biberach - Schemmerhofen - Burgrieden - Ulm - Erbach - Ehingen - Zwiefalten - Trochtelfingen - Hechingen - Rottenburg - Herrenberg - Böblingen - Weil der Stadt - Leonberg / Böblingen - Stuttgart / Schlossplatz - Kornwestheim - Ludwigsburg - Besigheim - Lauffen am Neckar - Heilbronn - Schwaigern

  • Starting point in Arlach, part of Tannheim

  • St. Georg Ochsenhausen

  • Ammertal

  • St. Eberhard Stuttgart

  • St Martin Kornwestheim

  • St. Martin Schwaigern

Regional route south (Bodensee – Allgäu – Oberschwaben)

The regional route south runs from Oberteuringen to Biberach an der Riß and has a distance of about 264 kilometers.

Route

Oberteuringen - Langenargen - Wangen im Allgäu - Isny ​​- Leutkirch - Wolfegg - Weingarten - Zußdorf - Aulendorf - Biberach

  • St. Martin, Langenargen

  • Lake Constance

  • Weingarten Basilica

  • St. Martin, Biberach

Regional route north (Jagst – Kocher)

The regional route north leads from Bad Mergentheim to Heilbronn and stretches for about 92 kilometers.

Route

Bad Mergentheim - Dörzbach - Schöntal - Heilbronn

  • Munster
    Bad Mergentheim

  • Schöntal Monastery

Regional route middle (Lautertal – Echaz)

The regional route Mitte runs from Zwiefalten to Rottenburg am Neckar with about 99 kilometers.

Route

Zwiefalten - Großengstingen - Kirchentellinsfurt - Rottenburg am Neckar

  • Zwiefalten Abbey Church

  • Lautertal

  • St. Martin's Cathedral, Rottenburg

Regional route south-west (Danube – Heuberg)

The regional route south-west leads from Sigmaringendorf to Hechingen over a distance of about 131 kilometers. The path coincides in parts with the Danube Cycle Path .

Route

Sigmaringendorf - Gutenstein - Beuron - Nusplingen - Dotternhausen - Owingen - Hechingen

  • Neugutenstein ruins

  • St. Martin Abbey, Beuron

  • Owingen hamlet church

  • Collegiate church and town hall in Hechingen

St. Martinus Community

The Martinusweg is looked after by the St.-Martinus-Gemeinschaft Rottenburg-Stuttgart e. V., which was founded in February 2012. The community has set itself the task of maintaining and enlivening the path with the help of the deaneries. The association currently has around 50 members (as of August 2014).

mark

Signposts at the opening of the pilgrimage route

The path is marked by a yellow-orange cross on a dark red background.

literature

  • Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart (ed.); Mario Kaifel, Doris Albrecht (Red.): The Martinusweg in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart . 1st edition 2012, ISBN 978-3-89870-773-2

Web links

Commons : Martinusweg in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart  - Collection of images, videos and audio files