Street of the Staufer
The Straße der Staufer is an approximately 300-kilometer-long tourist themed street in Baden-Württemberg , which leads through the historical tourist region of the Stauferland. That extends in the area of the cities of Göppingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Aalen and Heidenheim an der Brenz and the associated districts ( Göppingen , Heidenheim , Ostalbkreis ) mainly in the region of Ostwürttemberg of the Stuttgart administrative district . The route can be traveled by car , bicycle or on foot . The Staufer road leads around the Hohenstaufen and the other Kaiser mountains to the important places of history, architecture and culture in the Staufer land . It was established in the Staufer year 1977, initially mainly in the districts of Göppingen and Ostalbkreis with a length of 130 kilometers. In 1997 the street was extended to the Heidenheim district and its current length.
course
The laundry castle in Wäschenbeuren -Wäscherhof serves as the starting point for the route . The way to Birenbach leads on the federal highway 297 . Shortly after the village, it goes over Adelberg over a loop through the Schurwald via Ober- and Unterberken and Wangen above the Filstal down to Faurndau . The Fils and its lowland will be left to the south. This is followed by Jebenhausen , Bezgenriet , Bad Boll , Dürnau , Gammelshausen , Heiningen , Göppingen , Hohenstaufen , Jackenhof and Schurrhof as well as their main town Ottenbach , Krummwälden , Salach with the ruins of Staufeneck with an excellent view of the geomorphology of the surrounding area, Süßen , Donzdorf with Ramsberg Castle the chair in view. Geislingen an der Steige is the next station, on to Eybach , Waldhausen , Gussenstadt , Söhnstetten , Steinheim am Albuch in the middle of its crater , Hellenstein Castle , Heidenheim an der Brenz , Mergelstetten , Bolheim , Herbrechtingen , Anhausen an der Brenz Abbey , Eselsburg Castle above eponymous district of Herbrechtingen in the Eselsburger valley , which is crossed by the Brenz in a spacious loop, Bissingen ob Lontal , Stetten ob Lontal , Oberstotzingen , Niederstotzingen , Sontheim , Brenz , Hermaringen and its district Gerschweiler, Giengen an der Brenz , Oggenhausen , Nattheim , Kleinkuchen , Neresheim , Katzenstein Castle , Iggenhausen , Dischingen , Fleinheim , again Nattheim, Schnaitheim , Itzelberg , Königsbronn , Zang , Bartholomä , the Wental with its rock formations, the Lauterburg ruins , Heubach , Böhmenkirch , Weissenstein Castle , Rechberg , Hohenrechberg , Schwäbisch Gmünd and the Lorch monastery . The tour ends at the laundry castle, but it can be shortened at any time.
In the western part of the Staufer street there are seven Staufer steles .
Attractions
Laundry castle
The scrubber Castle , also Wäscherschloss or castle called Buren, located in the laundry Beurener district Wäscherhof. It was built by the Hohenstaufen in the middle of the 11th century . Archaeological finds indicate that there was a previous building (a castle) on the same site as early as the 10th century. Today the castle houses a local museum and an exhibition on its history.
Lorch Monastery
The Lorch Monastery , founded in 1102 by Duke Friedrich I of Staufer and his family, served as the house monastery of the Staufers. It was under the Pope. The Romanesque pillar basilica initially housed Benedictine monks. It used to house a large art collection and an extensive library, which was almost completely destroyed by the Peasants' War and the Reformation .
Hohenstaufen
The 684 meter high Hohenstaufen mountain is considered the biggest attraction along the route. Hohenstaufen Castle , located on the mountain, became the ancestral seat of the most influential noble family of Swabia , the Hohenstaufen , over 800 years ago . There are only remains of the wall of the former castle. In the euphoria of the founding of the empire in 1870/71, citizens of Göppingen thought of rebuilding the Stauferburg, but the plans failed because of the lack of money.
Gallus Church Brenz
The Gallus Church in Brenz , a district of Sontheim an der Brenz , is one of the most important buildings in art history in the Heidenheim district and occupies a special position in the state of Baden-Württemberg . The three-aisled column basilica from the 13th century was built on the foundations of an early Christian wooden church from around AD 650 and is an important example of late Romanesque architecture; In addition to some tombs from the 13th to the 16th century, remains of Romanesque frescoes are preserved in the apse .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Straße der Staufer with a map on stauferstelen.net. Retrieved August 9, 2020.