- German Timber-Frame Road
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The German Timber-Frame Road, divided in its seven regional sections
The German Timber-Frame Road (German: Deutsche Fachwerkstraße) is a German tourist route leading from the river Elbe in the north to Lake Constance in the south. Along the road you can find nearly 100 cities and towns with remarkable timber-framed houses. It is divided into seven sections, leading through the following states of Germany: Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Hesse, Thuringia, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The total length is nearly 3,000 km (1,864 mi).
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History
In 1975 the 'ARGE Historische Fachwerkstädte e.V.' (Association of Historic Timber-Framed Towns) was founded. Its aim is to preserve the cultural heritage of a huge variety of different styles of half-timbering in Germany.[1] To share this knowledge with other interested people the 'German Timber-Frame Road' (sometimes referred to as the "German Timber-Frame Route") was founded in 1990. In the meantime 98 timber-framed towns have joined up under the slogan "Timber-framed houses unite".
Sights
The German Timber-Frame Road, which covers Germany from north to south, joins unique landscapes, historic sites and carefully restored monuments. Health resorts and festival locations alternate with nature parks and romantic nooks. Cider and Bock beer were invented here and hardly any other tourist route can offer such a variety of German culinary delights.
Germany's northernmost vineyard, the biggest Christmas candle in the world and Germany's only Ivory Museum are all located on this historical trail. There are many events, festivals and markets throughout the year, which can be explored by car, bicycle, train, or motor-home.
Regional routes
The German Timber-Frame Road is divided into the following seven regional sections, roughly from north to south:
- From the River Elbe to the Weser Uplands (marked blue in the map)
- Stade - Nienburg, Lower Saxony - Bad Essen - Stadthagen - Northeim - Einbeck - Bad Gandersheim - Alfeld
- From the River Elbe plains to the Harz mountains (marked darkred in the map)
- Bleckede - Hitzacker - Dannenberg - Lüchow - Salzwedel - Celle - Königslutter - Wolfenbüttel - Hornburg - Bockenem - Osterwieck - Halberstadt - Wernigerode - Osterode - Duderstadt
- From the Weser Uplands via Northern Hesse to the Vogelsberg Mountains and the Spessart Mountains (marked brown in the map)
- Hannoversch Münden - Eschwege - Hessisch Lichtenau - Spangenberg - Melsungen - Wolfhagen - Bad Arolsen - Korbach - Fritzlar - Homberg (Efze) - Rotenburg an der Fulda - Bad Hersfeld - Schwalmstadt - Alsfeld - Schlitz - Lauterbach - Grünberg - Lich - Butzbach - Büdingen - Gelnhausen - Steinau an der Straße
- From the Harz mountains to the Thuringian Forest (marked orange in the map)
- Stolberg - Bleicherode - Worbis - Mühlhausen - Wanfried - Treffurt - Vacha - Schmalkalden
- From the river Lahn valley to the Rhine District (marked yellow in the map)
- Dillenburg - Herborn - Wetzlar - Braunfels - Hadamar - Limburg - Bad Camberg - Idstein - Eltville
- From the river Rhine to the river Main and the Odenwald mountains (marked purple in the map)
- Trebur - Dreieich - Hanau-Steinheim - Seligenstadt - Babenhausen - Dieburg - Groß-Umstadt - Wertheim - Miltenberg - Walldürn - Erbach - Reichelsheim
- From the river Neckar to the Black Forest and Lake Constance (marked red in the map)
- Mosbach - Eppingen - Besigheim - Bietigheim-Bissingen - Vaihingen an der Enz - Markgröningen - Marbach - Backnang - Waiblingen - Schorndorf - Esslingen - Kirchheim unter Teck - Bad Urach
- Here the route divides in a western part in the direction of the Black Forest, and a southern part in the direction of Lake Constance:
- - Western Route: From Bad Urach to Herrenberg - Calw - Altensteig - Dornstetten - Schiltach - Haslach
- - Southern route: From Bad Urach to Blaubeuren - Riedlingen - Biberach an der Riß - Pfullendorf - Meersburg
Gallery
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Speyrer Zehnthof in Esslingen am Neckar (Kesslerhaus)
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Jägerhäusle (Hunters House) in Schiltach, built on the town wall in 1590
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Marketplace in Schiltach, Black Forest
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The Wetterburg near Bad Arolsen
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Timber framed house at the marketplace in Butzbach, built in the 16 th century
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Box-on-the-ear house, Treffurt
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Town hall, Treffurt
References
External links
Categories:- German tourist routes
- Visitor attractions in Lower Saxony
- Visitor attractions in Saxony-Anhalt
- Visitor attractions in Hesse
- Visitor attractions in Thuringia
- Visitor attractions in Bavaria
- Visitor attractions in Baden-Württemberg
- Timber framed buildings
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