Weinsberger valley
The Weinsberger Tal , also called Sulmtal , is a region in the east of the Heilbronn district in Baden-Württemberg . In the natural division of Germany, it is the natural subunit No. 108.12 of the Swabian-Franconian Forest Mountains in the Swabian Keuper-Lias-Land .
Geographical location
The Weinsberger Valley is located in the northwest of the Swabian-Franconian Forest Mountains around 40 km north of Stuttgart and 60 km southeast of Heidelberg . It is named after the core town of Weinsberg , about 5 km (each as the crow flies ) east-northeast of Heilbronn , through which the Sulm flows as the right tributary of the Neckar . It is part of the Württemberg lowlands in the Württemberg wine-growing region .
The Sulm flows at the foot of the main town of Löwenstein at the upper end of the valley, through its town and then through some suburbs of the Obersulm community . Below is Ellhofen on the bank, then the Sulm crosses the urban area of Weinsberg . The last two valley locations are Erlenbach and Neckarsulm at the exit of the valley before the Sulm flows into the Neckar.
The valley and the surrounding area are quite wide, framed by the mostly wooded Löwenstein Mountains in the Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park and their foothills, the Heilbronn Mountains in the south and the Sulmer mountain range in the north. In the valley there are also Lehrensteinsfeld on the southern edge before the steep mountain climb, the town of Weinsberg in the left side valley of the Stadtseebach and Eberstadt in the right of the Erlenbach .
tourism
The municipalities in the Weinsberger Tal are part of the Touristikgemeinschaft HeilbronnerLand e. V. and are marketed for tourism under the name HeilbronnerLand. Some of the communities are also members of the Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald e. V.
In 2013, the cities and municipalities of Eberstadt , Ellhofen , Erlenbach , Lehrensteinsfeld , Löwenstein , Obersulm , Weinsberg and Wüstenrot , as well as the local recreation association Breitenauer See, founded the Tourism Association in Weinsberger Tal e. V. founded. The aim is to market the Weinsberger Valley as a tourist destination.
Tourist destinations
Places worth seeing are the town of Weinsberg with the Weibertreu castle ruins and the Justinus Kerner House, as well as the state-approved resort of Löwenstein with Löwenstein Castle . You can swim, sail, surf and pedal boats at the Breitenauer See lake . The municipality of Erlenbach with its annual Original Erlenbach Wine Festival (3rd weekend in August) is one of the most famous wine locations in Württemberg.
Bike paths
Two supraregional long-distance cycle paths run through the Weinsberger Tal, the Kraichgau-Hohenlohe-Weg and the Burgenstrasse cycle path. Numerous signposted day tours enable rallies from the long-distance cycle paths.
Museums and sights
- Löwenstein Castle
- Freihaus with the Manfred Kyber Museum in Löwenstein
- Former Lichtenstern monastery near Löwenstein
- School and toy museum in Obersulm- Weiler
- Affaltrach synagogue in Obersulm
- Justinus Kerner House in Weinsberg
- Weibertreu castle ruins in Weinsberg
- Wine museum in Erlenbach
Web links
- Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park V. , on naturpark-sfw.de
- Touristikgemeinschaft HeilbronnerLand e. V. , on heilbronnerland.de
- Tourism in the Weinsberger Tal e. V. , on weinsbergertal.com
Coordinates: 49 ° 9 ′ 10 ″ N , 9 ° 18 ′ 58 ″ E