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Nemorino Says: My attitude is that even a lackluster opera performance is better than none at all, so I was not unhappy with the two evenings I spent in Bad Hersfeld last summer. I saw Cosi fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the first evening, and Carmen by Georges Bizet the second. They...
Nemorino Says: Here are the two statues together: Konrad Zuse (1910-1995), the inventor of the computer, whom I described on my Bad Hersfeld intro page, and Konrad Duden (1829-1911).Hardly anybody in Germany has ever heard of Zuse (ask a few people on the street if you don't believe me),...
ettiewyn Says: From 1876, Konrad Duden was the headmaster of this school, until he retired in 1905 at the age of 77, and went back to Wiesbaden to live with his son.The school was called Königliches Gymnasium (Royal High School), but renamed Duden-Schule in 1980. The building originates...
ettiewyn Says: Near the Stiftskirche, there is the Leonhard Müller-Anlage, a park named after the architect Leonhard Müller. This is the oldest park of Bad Hersfeld. Together with the Stiftsruine it is protected as a historical monument. The park was renovated in 2007.Here you can find two...
ettiewyn Says: The Stadtkirche (City Church) is the highest building in the town centre. There was a Romanesque basilica right here, which the citiens started to convert into a big church at about 1300 to have a counterbalance against the mighty abbot. Therefore, the church shows how the...
Küsterhaus - oldest framework house of town
ettiewyn Says: The Küsterhaus was built in 1452 and is the oldest framework house of Bad Hersfeld. Küsterhaus means "verger's house". The house is not very big, but the frameworks are beautiful. I think most people do not notice it as it is so small and kind of hidden in the corner around...
ettiewyn Says: This building is one of the prettiest and most unusual framework houses in Bad Hersfeld. It was built in 1609 in renaissance style by the master builder Johannes Weber and is therefore called Master Builder House (Baumeisterhaus). I found the woodcraft very interesting and...
ettiewyn Says: The Duden Museum is very small, but still interesting. It was founded in 1999 right next to the Duden School. The focus of the museum is of course Konrad Duden, and mainly his life and works, which are presented in great detail and many facts. You can see some school...
ettiewyn Says: The Staudengarten (Perennial Garden) is located right next to the Stiftsruine. It was created by Prince Moritz of Hessen-Kassel as a garden in baroque style, but restaurated in 2006 as a new garden with perennials. An old forester's house is now integrated, as well as the...
ettiewyn Says: The Luisenschule (Luise School) was designed by architect Leonhard Müller, who is the father of many buildings in Bad Hersfeld and also one of the first who made an effort for the preservation of the ruin of the Stiftskirche. Built in the classic style remembering the...
Klausturm - tower from the 13th century
ettiewyn Says: The Klausturm (Klaus Tower) is one of the remainings of the city walls dating back to the 13th century. It belonged to the Klaustor, a gate that is not existing anymore. From the gate, people used to defend their city in battles. Later, the tower was used as a prison. It was...
ettiewyn Says: South of town you come to a beautiful, green area, the banks of Fulda. Along the river, there are many nice walking tracks where you can walk, jog, cycle, sunbake or just relax. There is also an artificial lake.Directly at the banks, there is a restaurant where you can have...
ettiewyn Says: The spa house is located within the Kurpark (health garden). It is a nice building, and you can have a drink of the medicinal spring water inside. The spring is the Lullus and Vitalis Spring and it is because of that water that the town of Hersfeld received the status as a...
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Wide variety of typical German food - home cooking style - with a family atmosphere. They also have rooms available at affordable prices - 23 Euro for a single; 32 for a double.
Favorite Dish: The Eichhof Topf (stewed tenderloins) and the Schnitzels are good - Schnitzels are as little as 8.00 Euro!
Written Jan 7, 2004
Address: Breslauer Str. 12, 36251 Bad Hersfeld/Eichhof
Phone: (0049-6621) 2682
Getting to Bad Hersfeld by train
ettiewyn Says: Bad Hersfeld can be easily reached by regional trains from Kassel and Fulda.The train from Kassel reaches Bad Hersfeld within 1 hour and leaves at 07.01 and then 08.10, 09.10, 10.10 and so on (also on sundays).The train from Fulda reaches Bad Hersfeld within half an hour and...
ettiewyn Says: All the main attractions of Bad Hersfeld can easily be reached on foot, so if you do a typical visit and see the old town/city centre, Kurpark and banks of Fulda, and maybe do some walking, you should not need to use the busses. However, there are a lot of busses that go...
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: As everywhere in Germany, it is essential that you take gear for every weather. An umbrella or a rain coat is very important, even when the forecast says it will be sunny.
Example: I was hear for three days in July - the first day was very hot and sticky, the second day it rained like hell, the third day was 25°C and just perfect. I was happy that I had everything with me: Raingear, warm jacket, flip flops, summer clothing.
Updated Oct 3, 2011
Nemorino Says: After two days in Bad Hersfeld I cycled 21 kilometers further downstream to Rotenburg an der Fulda (spelled without an h in the middle), which turns out to be a pleasant little town with attractive half-timbered houses, and not at all a tourist trap like the one with the h...
Nemorino Says: I took a Regional Express train from Frankfurt to Fulda, and started cycling from there along the regional bicycle route R1 in the Fulda River Valley.It was a cool, overcast day, which was fine for cycling but not ideal for taking pictures. Second photo: The Fulda River...
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Favorite thing: The tourist information is located in the center of town, between the Marktplatz and Lingplatz. Here you can also get the brochures if you did not download them. They also have bigger maps of the area in case you want to explore other towns as well or do more walking.
The tourist information also sells tickets for festivals and events.
Adress: Am Markt 1, 36251 Bad Hersfeld
Phone: 06621 201 274
Website: www.bad-hersfeld.de
If you arrive by train, walk up Dudenstraße from the train station and turn right into Breitenstraße, and left into Weinstraße. Walk up this street and find the tourist information on the right hand side once you come to Lingplatz.
Updated Oct 3, 2011
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