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Helga67 Says: Hirschhorn lies at the south border of the Odenwald, a nature park. Next to the Hirschhorn castle there are some walking paths leading into the woods. One takes about half an hour and the other about 1.5 hours. The paths are easy to walk.
Schloss Hirschhorn: A quaint Castle and more
charlesracine Says: Excellent castle hotel with great food. Please see the posting "Sleeping in a castle" for an more complete description. There is good train service every 1/2 hour from Heidelberg. A 26 minute ride. If I recall, contact the hotel for pick-up arrangements but, that was some...
Schloss Hirschhorn: Sleeping in a castle
Helga67 Says: This hotel is set in a lovely castle, on a hill above the medieval village of Hirschhorn. There are 8 rooms in the castle (double rooms, castle suites and honeymoon suite), and 17 double rooms in an annex building (the old stables).We had a castle suite which was very...
Helga67 Says: A typical German wine and beer pub. A cossy little place with dark wood where you can have something to eat or just enjoy a drink.
Helga67 Says: During night time you can sit downstairs in the vaulted cellar, during day time there is a room on ground level. There is also a pastry shop for your afternoon coffee and delicious German cake.Their speciality is sweet and meal pancakes.
Helga67 Says: Hirschhorn is built within the walls of the castle. This city wall is still almost intact. As there was not much space between the hill and the river, some houses are even built on the wall instead of inside.
Helga67 Says: Hirschhorn is named after the owners of the castle: the Lords of Hirschhorn. They developed the town and granted city rights in 1391. The city arms shows a jumping deer. (Hirsch). The sculpture on the pic can be found at the beginning of the Hauptstrasse, on your left hand...
Helga67 Says: Hirschhorn is a lovely medieval town. It's very romantic just to wander along the narrow alleys where there are many half-timbered houses. There is one main street (Hauptstrasse) that leads to a Protestant Church and town hall in the market square. Beyond the square, there's...
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A typical German wine and beer pub. A cossy little place with dark wood where you can have something to eat or just enjoy a drink.
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Hirschhorn, Pearl of the Neckar valley
H I R S C H H O R N lies on the "Burgstrasse" (Castle route) leading along the Neckar river from Heidelberg to Heilbronn. It's a picturesque village with a castle and beautiful half-timbered houses....
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