Völklingen Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

Weltkulturerbe Voelklinger Huette

Weltkulturerbe Voelklinger Huette, Völklingen

 Schipe Says:  ..former iron work with blast furnaces...now an unesco world cultural heritage....stillgelegtes Eisenwerk mit Hochoefen und alles was sonst noch zur Eisenerzeugung notwendig war.... 

Völklinger Hütte

Völklinger Hütte, Völklingen

 bonio Says:  When this iron making plant was closed down in 1986 it was left intact and by 1994 it was a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.As a former steelworker in the UK this was a great place for me to visit, everything here is pretty much the same as I remembered from the plant I... 

Völklingen- the city

Völklingen- the city, Völklingen

 christine.j Says:  I had been in Völklingen very often as a child and I remembered it as a busy city. It has certainly changed quite a lot! Walking from the steel works towards the city center we only saw deserted, dirty streets, full of litter, lots of graffiti and hardly any open shops. It... 

Magnetism explained

Magnetism  explained, Völklingen

 christine.j Says:  Another part of the science center deals with magnetism.This room was probably intended for children to experiment, but no adult can be there without starting to play. You can direct a crane by a control pad, so that it takes up nails, screws or other iron things from one... 

Learn how steel was produced

Learn how steel was produced, Völklingen

 christine.j Says:  The main place to visit in Völklingen is the old steel plant. You can walk around and follow the way the steel was produced.Explanations are given in German,French and English.Sometimes they were a bit too technical for me, since I really don't know very much about steel... 

The Elements Explained

The Elements Explained, Völklingen

 christine.j Says:  Apart from the exhibition hall in which changing exhibition are staged, there are some steady ones in a science center, among them a very interesting one about the four elements, fire,water,air and earth. To get in you walk through artificial fog, created by a soft rain.... 

Warndt - A European Forest

Warndt - A European Forest, Völklingen

 christine.j Says:  The forest close to Völklingen is called Warndt. It covers a large area, both in Germany and in France. The name comes from the word "warning", "warnen" in German. This was a forest for the princes only to hunt, and everybody else was warned to stay away from it. The name... 

Volklinger Hutte

Volklinger Hutte, Völklingen

 antistar Says:  The Hutte is probably Volklinger's only real draw. But it's a big one. Not only in terms of being a big magnet for tourists, but just through the sheer enormity of the complex. It's almost as big as the town itself. The UNESCO protected World Heritage site was once a... 

Völklinger Hütte

Völklinger Hütte, Völklingen

 Rene48 Says:  A old ironworks listed in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites, today a cultural center.Very interresting to see. 

Hotels  

Warndt Hotel Waibel: Excellent food

Warndt Hotel Waibel: Excellent food, Völklingen

 christine.j Says:  I had chosen this hotel because of the attached restaurant, which serves excellent food. The hotel itself was completely average, nice and clean, but nothing special. There is a sauna and a fitness room, but we didn't use them during our stay there. The hotel is in the tiny... 

Restaurants  

Bio-Restaurant Waibel: A Gourmet Restaurant
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We had chosen our hotel because of this restaurant. It was the first certified restaurant in the Saarland using only organic food or meat from free range farms. The menu is small, not too many choices, but a good variety including vegetarian dishes. All products are from the area, no shipping across all of Europe, which is another plus in my mind.
Everything is prepared freshly, so expect to sit a while. I had a very good Rosé wine from the Saar , my husband the equally good local pils.
The food was delicious! We had rumpsteak and cordon bleu, with a good selection of potatoes, vegetables and salads. We paid about 60 Euro for our meal.

The restaurant is slightly more expensive than average, but you always have to pay more for organic food and especially for free range meat. There are not too many vineyards along the Saar , and any wine from there is more expensive than from other areas in Germany. The pils was actually cheaper than average, probably because it is considered basic in the Saarland.

All I can say our meal was worth every cent.

Written Nov 2, 2007

Address: 66352 Grossrosseln-Karlsbrunn

Website: http://www.warndthotel.de/

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Transportation  

By train

By train, Völklingen

 bonio Says:  The Völklinger Hütte (good view from the end of the platform) is just a couple of minutes walk from the railway station, turn left and head under the tracks.See DB website for train details. 

Train

Train, Völklingen

 antistar Says:  Volklingen is just a few minutes outside of Saarbrucken by train. It's also easily reached from the tourist haven of Trier. Trains run once every hour or so between those two destinations. And that's about the limit for this little out of the way place. The train station has... 

Shopping  

Huck Chocolatier: Éclairs to die for
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Well, maybe not to die for, but at least to forget all about the million calories éclairs have.

We had been told about a very good bakery, somewhere between Grossrosseln and Petite-Rosselle. This somewhere consists of a bridge, maybe 20 meters long. No bakery on this bridge, so we walked on into Petite-Rosselle. And sure enough, just after the first corner we found it, no ordinary bakery, but a cake/pastry/chocolate shop all in one.
Even though it was late Saturday afternoon it was still open (quite a change from the deserted city of Völklingen) and they were really busy.
I was happy to see the most mouthwatering éclairs and bought a few. I started ordering in French, but the saleslady had heard me talking to my husband in German and answered in German. All the employees in the shop switched from French to German and back with great ease.
The éclairs were just as good as they looked. I don't remember how much they were, 1,50 or 2 Euro, no more.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

Address: 209 rue Gén.de Gaulle,57540 Petite-Rosselle

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Local Customs  

Mail from Santa Claus
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One of the small villages in the Warndt is called St.Nikolaus - Santa Claus in German. Needless to say, the local post office gets quite a lot of letters for Santa Claus during the Christmas season. Each year in November and December volunteers come and help answering the letters. They try not to leave one letter unanswered.
Nikolaustag - Santa Claus' day is 6 December and each year the local gymnasium is turned into a post office on 5 and 6 December, and letters are then stamped with a special St Nikolaus stamp.

Written Nov 4, 2007

Website: http://www.sankt-nikolaus-warndt.de/

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Warnings and Dangers  

International Fraud / Scam BBzint. with Internet
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This is one International Warning to all the people/companys that are looking for one Off-Shore account : Please DO NOT USE the service of the Biggest Scam/Fraud company that is based at Völklingen (Germany). :

BBz-International Gbr. Pc.Notdienst , Hangstrasse 12, 66333 Völklingen. Germany. Umsatzsteuer Id-nr. : DE.236757558. Website : www.going-offshore.com E-mail :info@bbz-int.de Phone : +4968981690240 and +4915111614705 Fax :+4968981690450 The Owners are : Jorg Gebhardt and Thiemo Borger.

This People never repay your money when one Bank not accept you as a customer. ONLY when they dont have no more customers ,we can stop them !!!!

Written Nov 18, 2009

Phone: +4968981690240

Website: www.going-offshore.com

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Off The Beaten Path  

Old newspapers, old scandals, old ads

Old newspapers, old scandals, old ads, Völklingen

 christine.j Says:  Not far from Völklingen there is Wadgassen which is home of the German Museum for Newspapers - Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum. It really is off the beaten path, and when we were there we were the only visitors. Hard to understand really, as the museum was very interesting. Apart... 

Oranna Chapel

Oranna Chapel, Völklingen

 christine.j Says:  This close to France nobody would be surprised to find a chapel dedicated to a French saint. When we came to the Oranna chapel ,however, I found out that it was dedicated to an Irish saint. Oranna was an Irish woman who had come to the Lorraine in 7th century to heal people.... 

Monument for Europe

Monument for Europe, Völklingen

 christine.j Says:  The Schengen Zone and the idea behind it was not easy to create. It took many dedicated people to convince others. Part of the European idea started here in this small area,where the Lorraine on the French side and the Saarland on the German side had a lot of first hand... 

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