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yumyum Says: St. Ursula is the patron saint of Offenburg. Rumours have it that she appeared in Juli 1638 on the city wall and therefore the troops of Duke Bernhard of Weimar didn't attack the town. As with a lot of Offenburg's monument also this one was donated by Dr. Franz Burda in...
yumyum Says: The knight's house east wing dates back to 1784 and was built by Franz Georg von Rienecker. It's name (Ritterhaus) got the building from the knighthood who had its home here from 1803-6. After the revolution of Baden in 1948/49 it was used as barracks. Later several courts...
yumyum Says: This Mikwe dates back to the Middle Ages. I wasn't able to visit it as you need to join a tour to do so. Over the warm season the tourist office offers various free tours and one of them will take to you see the Mikwe. A Mikwe was a ritual bath place for the Jewish...
yumyum Says: The Zwinger park is situated along the city wall on a lower level along the Mühlbach river. It was created in 1899.When you enter the park from the Hauptstrasse you will first meet Dionysos, a sculpture of the Greek god of wine. Then there is a pond in a lovely setting. It'a...
Billet Palais in the Buergerpark
yumyum Says: This lovely palais had its door open so I entered and found out that you can get married in the downstairs rooms. A wedding seemed to be either going on. Upstairs there is a family councelling office. Downstairs I also found a free toilet.This Palais is called "Billet'sches...
yumyum Says: The Neptune fountain dates back to the 18th century. The present statue is actually a copy as the original one from 1783 had a lot of cracks and has been transfered to the Ritterhaus museum.You will find Neptune on Hauptstrasse.In the Fischmarkt in front of the Hirschen...
yumyum Says: The original Hotel Sonne which is located between the town hall (Rathaus) and the police station (former Koenigshof) is the oldest known hotel restaurant in Offenburg. It dates back to the 14th century but was destroyed in the big fire. It was rebuilt after the fire and...
yumyum Says: The Koenigshof is an impressive palace on the Hauptstrasse. It was built as the administration building for the bailiff of the Ortenau (region) from 1714 till 1717.Today you will find the main police station in it. Let's hope you don't need it!
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yumyum Says: I visited Offenburg in summer and after some take away food I decided later on my walk to go for an ice chocolate. I was lucky that I spotted a small table right by the open front of the Zampolli ice café. They have outdoor seating in the warm season.They serve a variety of...
yumyum Says: In December 2011 we came here with a bunch of VTers and were lucky to find seats for all of us.Service was attentive and friendly.The café has a pleasant interior and offers various drinks and snacks like buns with cheese or ham and cakes. Some of us had Apfelstrudel with...
Offenburg's OM is a disco. Not everybody likes it - at least not always.
Music style varies, I like it best on Wednesdays, when the play 70's, 80's and generally good music. Friday is only for people over 30, and you'Ve got no chance to get into it if you're younger.
For my taste the music is always a bit too loud - but then there are people who like that.
Entry fees are moderate, dress code is practically non-existent.
Dress Code: casual
Written Feb 8, 2006
Address: Marlener Straße 5
Website: http://www.musikclub-om.de
yumyum Says: Offenburg is easily reached by train from Basel, Baden-Baden, Karlsruhe on the north-south axis. Some ICE trains stop here as well as the local trains. Other than that here starts a regional train line to Strassbourg (France).The train station has a few lockers and public...
yumyum Says: Offenburg has the system of "next bike". Since 2010 they have 85 bikes in 13 bike stations. I noticed such a bike station near the Dreifaltigkeitskirche and thought that I must let you and Nemorino know about this opportunity to rent a bike.You need to register online with...
Stolpersteine (stumbling blocks)
yumyum Says: Stolpersteine are concrete blocks with a messing top in which the name of a Jewish person is engraved. So each stone represents a deported Jewish person and usually the Stolperstein is placed in front of the house where the person used to live.Of 3 women it was unknown where...
Christmas market with ice rink
yumyum Says: Every year there is a Christmas market in Offenburg for about a month until 23rd December. Please check the dates with the tourist office.During the Christmas market there is also an ice rink on the market square (Am Markt). The ice rink is open from 11 am till 9 pm and...
yumyum Says: Offenburg is the home of the world famous Burda publishing house. The city owns a lot to the Burda family and on Steinstrasse you will find a statue of Franz Josef Burda (1873-1929). The statue shows Mr. Burda as the carnival character Andres.Carnival is a big happening in...
yumyum Says: On the Hauptstrasse by the bus station near the police station you will find a short stretch of tracks. These reminds us of the narrow gauge railway that run from 1898 until 1957 from Offenburg to Altenheim. The railway was called "Entenkoepfer" which means duck beheader....
yumyum Says: On the main drag, the Hauptstrasse, you will find a war memorial. This is dedicated to the victims of the Franco-German War of 1870/71 which took place just after the big city fire of 1869. It was built in 1893.
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Offenburg is connected to hiking paths into the nearby region. It's best to get a map. In the area there are several castle ruins and other sights.
You will find some hiking signs at the railway station.
Written Dec 12, 2011
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Favorite thing: I really liked these two bird statues! They are so much fun. You can actually turn them around in whichever direction you want. No wonder they are very popular with kids and adults alike.
You will find them at the corner Hauptstrasse/Fischmarkt.
The so called Vogelmenschen are the artistic work of Ingrid and Dieter Werres of Offenburg.
Link to Atelier Werres Thanks Isa (belsaita) for finding their website :-)
Updated Dec 22, 2011
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I finally stopped in Offenburg in June 2011 after I had passed this town so many times by train. I found a pleasant town with a lovely but small old centre and parks, churches and ice cream...
Offenburg is the town I live in and - as I have to admit - I enjoy living in it. I like the little town - and above else - the landscape around it. I've been living here all my life - that means...
it's carmen who brought me to this beautiful place. without her, i m sure i will never get the chance to see this place. thanks baby.
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