Grünberg Travel Guide

 Weissdorn Says:  The medieval town of Neustadt had it's own little church: St. Paul's. In the middle of the 15th century, the Augustine Monks built a monastery next to it. Only this long half-timbered building is all that is left of the monastery, which was the hospital for the town of... 

 Weissdorn Says:  Near the path that leads into the well valley, there used be a town watchtower, which guarded the path to the drinking water source. Today it belongs to the Brunnental (fountain valley) recreational area. The well has been divided into two ponds since around 1824; before... 

 Weissdorn Says:  The Winterplatz reigns over the former brewery, a half-timbered house from the 18th century. The lion on the fountain is a replica from the old one on the marketplace fountain. Directly above the cliff is a small stone house which dates back to 1582. This is where the... 

 Weissdorn Says:  If you walk from the church plaza over the tiny bridge, you can see the birth house of Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker (1784-1868), a half-timbered house from the 17th century. Welcker was a predominent archaeologist, a professor in Bonn and friend of Alexander von Humboldt.On... 

 Weissdorn Says:  In the Judengasse (Jewish ally) you can see the old iron smith’s shop; an old and completely refurbished iron smith shop, which now belongs to the City of Grünberg. The town church was built in neo-gothic style from 1846-1852. Where it now stands was once the gothic church... 

 Weissdorn Says:  Directly next to the Thieves' Tower you can still see the Gothic stone building of the Franciscan Monastery (also known as the bare-foot monastery). It was founded in the middle of the 13th century; the oldest document which attests it's existence dates back to 1272. In 1528... 

 Weissdorn Says:  The St. Anthony’s Monastery was very important for Grünberg’s history. It was sponsored by the Thurgian Landgrave in 1200. He also sponsored a monastery in Mecklenburg in 1222. Until the monastery was closed in 1526, it was a very influential monastery in middle Germany. The... 

 Weissdorn Says:  The old Lion Fountain delivered the people of Grünberg their drinking water until the end of the 19th century, directly from the Brunnental. Today the lion along with other parts of the fountain can be found in the former storage house on Winterplatz. 

 Weissdorn Says:  An especially beautiful Baroque House from 1668 is the former Postal Station. The high hall walls still remind us of the purpose for which it was built. On the rear side of the building you can see the living and business quarters, and the stalls and barns, which have long... 

 Weissdorn Says:  In front of the Rathaus (city hall) you can see a round stone well. The well is 36 m deep. Up until 1500 drinking water was extracted from this well. The well was finally filled in 1820. After that it was almost completely forgotten, until in 1980 when it was re-discovered... 

 Weissdorn Says:  The Rathaus (city hall) is a beautiful old Renaissance building dating back to 1586/87. The city acquired this house in 1593 from it’s builder, City Elder Hermann Rüdiger from Hersfeld and it’s been used as a city hall ever since then. The hall on the ground floor used to be... 

 Weissdorn Says:  The marketplace was always the center of community life in the town. It's located directly on the old trade routes through "short Hesse" from Frankfurt through the middle of Germany. Today the marketplace and the streets ajoining it are almost an open-air museum for Hessian... 

 Weissdorn Says:  When you enter the courtyard of the monastery, you can see the monks’ house on the north side of the building. The most notable thing you will see in the grave stone set into the wall and the old working stones for the monastery. In the east you can see an old half-timbered... 

 Weissdorn Says:  The symbol of the town in the Thieves' Tower (Diebsturm) with it unusual teardrop cross-cut form. Built in 1300, it stands on the most vulnerable place in Grünberg. For centuries it served as a prison, and that's how it got it's name. In 1895/96 it was re-modeled into a... 

 Weissdorn Says:  A small hotel that has been decorated in German Country flair, but with all of the modern-day comfort you would expect in a hotel, including cable television, telephones, and even a desk in most rooms. Four of their rooms have a theme, such as the "Sunflower" room and the... 

 Weissdorn Says:  If you ever wanted to indulge into a German Café/Bakery - this is the place to go. One of the last few remaining "culinary pits of sin" as the dieticians would condemn it. This is one of those elegant cafés with German (copied from the Austrians) tradition. Don't hesitate,...