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The Romantic Road is the oldest and one of the most famous and popular holiday routes in Germany .
With around five million overnight stays, an additional four to five times as high number of day visitors and around 15,000 jobs generated directly by tourism, it is an economically important travel destination in southern Germany.
The Romantic Road begins on the Main , leads from west Franconia into Bavarian Swabia , over a piece of Upper Bavarian territory to the edge of the Alps in Ostallgäu , again in the administrative district of Swabia. The road stretches over 413 km from Würzburg to Füssen .
Attractions
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Important stopovers in historical terms or because of the scenic charm are Würzburg , Wertheim , Bad Mergentheim , Weikersheim , Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Dinkelsbühl , Nördlingen , Harburg , Donauwörth , Augsburg , Friedberg and Landsberg am Lech .
Scenic areas are the Taubertal , the Nördlinger Ries , the Lechrain and the entire pre-alpine landscape between Landsberg am Lech and Füssen .
Attractions include the Würzburg Residence , the medieval town Images of Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Dinkelsbühl, the Fuggerei Augsburg, Landsberg am Lech with its historic old town and the Lechwehr, the Wies Church (one of the most famous rococo - Churches ) and of King Ludwig II . built Neuschwanstein Castle .
History of origin
The Romantic Road has existed since 1950. When it was founded, the aim was to make Germany attractive again as a holiday destination after the Second World War . Germany should be presented as a country embedded in European history with the appropriate equipment of architectural and art monuments. The first vacationers were Americans who vacationed there with their families as occupation soldiers.
At the beginning of 2009 there was the first change of route since the existence of the Romantic Road: The route now leads from Donauwörth along the Danube via Rain and Thierhaupten to Augsburg and from there via Kissing and Mering to Landsberg am Lech.
On September 14, 2011, another change to the route was officially opened, this time in the area from Landsberg to Hohenfurch, which leads across the villages away from the B17. From Landsberg am Lech it now runs via Erpfting, Denklingen, Schwabsoien, Altenstadt, Schwabniederhofen to Hohenfurch and no longer via the three-lane federal highway 17 .
In September 2012 the route between Nördlingen and Donauwörth was changed. Instead of directly over the B 25, it now leads over side roads from Nördlingen to Harburg , where it crosses the old course. From Harburg it reaches Kaisheim, also via side streets, and from there via the B 2 Donauwörth.
Since January 1, 2016, the northernmost part of the Romantic Road has led from Würzburg via Holzkirchen and the Wertheim districts of Dertingen and Urphar to Wertheim. From there the route follows the Taubertal via Wertheim-Reicholzheim, the former Bronnbach monastery and the Werbach districts of Gamburg, Niklashausen and the village of Werbach on to Tauberbischofsheim.
The Romantic Road ends at the Franciscan monastery Füssen (St. Stephan) in Füssen, just before the Austrian border.
Long-distance cycle path and long-distance hiking path
There is a signposted alternative route for cyclists. This 494 km long long- distance cycle route Romantic Road runs mainly on secondary roads and cycle paths. The route corresponds to the southern part of D-Route 9.
In addition, there is a long-distance hiking trail from the Main to the Alps that sometimes takes narrower paths. This was opened in 2006 in Würzburg.
Signposting of the car route
Signposting of the bike route
Signs for the long-distance hiking trail
The long-distance hiking trail near Bad Mergentheim
End of the Romantic Road at the St. Stephan Abbey in Füssen ( Füssen Franciscan Monastery )
Others
The Romantic Road significantly shapes the image of Germany abroad. In the mid-1990s, 93 percent of the "able to travel" Japanese knew the Romantic Road at least by name. In Brazil, too, the Romantic Road is one of the top attractions for vacationers in Germany.
A Romantic Road based on the German model has existed in Japan since 1982. Rota Romântica, a Brazilian version , has been available since 1998 and the South Korean branch was opened in 2009.
Since 1985 the office of the working group "Romantic Road" has been in Dinkelsbühl.
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literature
- The romantic road . Merian , 7th year, issue 12/1954, Hoffmann and Campe, Berlin 1954
- Hermann Lemperle (Einf.), Wolf Strache (ed.): The Romantic Road in Colors , Verlag Die Schönen Bücher Strache, Stuttgart 1969
- Irene Reif : Romance in small doses. The Franconian Romantic Road. In: Franken - my love, Oberfränkische Verlagsanstalt, Hof 1989, p. 167f, ISBN 3-921615-91-7
- Stefan Kälberer (Red.): Romantic road from the Main to the Alps: cycling guide; ... with route descriptions from north to south and south to north; ... with extensive maps on a scale of 1: 50000. 2nd edition Galli, Hohenwart 2008, ISBN 978-3-931944-78-0
- Simone Schröder: Romantic Road - Bike Path: compact bike tour map for on the go! ; Information on sights, accommodation directory, campsites, stops for refreshments; extra city maps; GPS accurate. Kompass-Kt.-GmbH, Innsbruck 2013, ISBN 978-3-85026-795-3
- Romantic road . , Bikeline bike tour book, 1: 75000. 8th edition. Verlag Esterbauer, 2017, ISBN 978-3-85000-036-9
Web links
- The Romantic Road
- Information about the Romantic Road
- Romantic Road bike path
- BicycleRoutes & Tours: Romantic Road Cycle Route , with map, GPS download, elevation profile, sights and accommodations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erwin Seitz, Dominik Rossmann: Case Studies on Tourism Marketing: Training Marketing Success. Vahlen, 2007. ISBN 978-3-8006-3395-1
- ↑ a b The history of the Romantic Road. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
- ^ Dagmar Giersberg: Tourist routes - The Romantic Road , accessed on November 17, 2013
- ^ The Romantic Road: History ( Memento of October 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Friedberger Allgemeine: The Romantic Road will soon run across the Wittelsbacher Land
- ↑ Münchner Merkur: Romantic Road on New Paths , May 19, 2011
- ^ Donauwörther Zeitung: Romanticism off the B25 , September 22, 2012
- ↑ Dietrich Höllbuber: Hiking Guide Romantic Road: From the Main to the Alps. Carl, Nuremberg, 2006. ISBN 978-3-418-00114-2
- ↑ Magazine article on outdooractive.com: The Romantic Road is turning 60! ( Memento of February 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 17, 2013
- ↑ Wikivoyage: de: Romantische_Straße , accessed on September 19, 2014
- ↑ Dinkelsbühl: Historical overview . City of Dinkelsbühl. Retrieved November 29, 2018.