Amthof 15, 36304 Alsfeld

Mächtiges dreigeschossiges Fachwerkhaus aus der Frühzeit des Rähmbaues um 1520. Die gekrümmten langen Streben erinnern an das Rathaus. Starkes Holzwerk, erst im 20. Jahrhundert freigelegt.

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Amthof 8, 36304 Alsfeld

Bedeutendes Fachwerkhaus der Spätgotik, um 1470 erbaut, mit starkem Geschossvorsprung und kurzen überblatteten Fußstreben. An der oberen Ecke Hängepfosten, gerade Knaggen. Im Erdgeschoss völlig verändert.

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Seegebiet Trais-Horloff / Inheiden, 35410 Hungen

Lake Inheiden or Lake Trais-Horloff (depending on the district) is an abandoned lignite mine. Until the end of 1950, lignite was mined here to a depth of 42 meters. Thanks to the strong springs, the Inheidener and Trais-Horloffer mine has become a considerable lake of around 33.5 hectares....

Lake Sports Activity Location

63679 Schotten

At 763 m above sea level, the Hoherodskopf is the second highest elevation in the Vogelsberg. Its summit is located below the telecommunications tower, directly at the parking lot in front of the Hoherodskopf Information Center. Since May 2012, this geotope has been equipped with an...

Kirchplatz, 36304 Alsfeld

Spätgotische Kapelle, erbaut 1368 umgebaut 1510, an der Nordseite des Kirchplatzes zur Aufbewahrung der Gebeine aus dem umliegenden Friedhof, diente späterhin profanen Zwecken. Anfang 20. Jahrhundert durch Aufsetzen eines Mansarddaches verändert. Nach Restaurierung 1983 Stadtarchiv.

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Markt 4, 36304 Alsfeld

Bedeutendes Bürgerhaus, früher Rähmbau, vermutlich um 1515 in Anlehnung an das Fachwerk des Rathauses entstanden, wahrscheinlich vom gleichen Zimmermeister. Hohe Verstrebungen an Bundpfosten als Vorstufe des „Wilden Mannes“. Schmückendes Brüstungsfachwerk, prächtiger Erker.

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Burggasse 5, 35329 Gemünden (Felda)

In 1246-1271, Count Gottfried V of Ziegenhain ordered the construction of a castle on a rocky outcrop protruding far into the Ohm valley on a main traffic route with a ford through the shallow Ohm. The Hessians residing nearby destroyed the castle shortly after its construction and rebuilt...

Civic Structure Landmark Or Historical Building

An d. Kirche 4, 36110 Schlitz

Die Burgenstadt Schlitz verfügt über mehrere Burgen. Die Hauptburg ist die Vorderburg. Hier befindet sich heute das Heimatmuseum und der Festsaal der Stadt Schlitz. Die Burg ist aus einem mittelalterlichen romanischen Wohnturm entstanden. Der Kern des Ostflügels ist ebenfalls...

Fortress Landmark Or Historical Building

Hauptstraße 37A, 36320 Kirtorf

In 1180 Lehrbach is mentioned for the first time in connection with the knightly dynasty of Lehrbach, who certainly already owned a fortification on site at that time. In 1349 they received the castle as a man fief from the landgraves of Hesse. From 1550 the castle was hardly inhabited, it...

Civic Structure Landmark Or Historical Building

Hegweg 15, 35305 Grünberg

Aussichtsturm im Herzen Grünbergs mit Blick in Vogelsberg und Taunus.

Viewpoint

Roßmarkt 26, 36304 Alsfeld

The Holy Trinity Church in Alsfeld is the former monastery church of the Augustinian Hermits. Therefore, it has a long choir, formerly intended for the clergy, from the second half of the 14th century. In 1435, an asymmetrical hall with a nave and aisles was added. As is usual for mendicant...

Civic Structure

Volkmarstraße, 36304 Alsfeld

Vermutlich gegen Ende des 13. Jahrhunderts gegründet, zwischen Kirche und Stadtmauer erbaut und von Eremiten besetzt. Hier wirkte der Freund Luthers, Tilemann Schnabel, der Reformator Alsfelds. 1527 aufgehoben, als Hospital 1533 benutzt und später verfallen. Eine Mauerwand lässt noch die...

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Kirchstraße 1, 63679 Schotten

The Gothic Church of Our Lady in Schotten was built between 1350 and 1385. It replaced the old St. Michael‘s Church, which was located on the edge of Alteburg Park and of which only the key of the church portal is preserved in the local history museum today. The church was donated by Konrad...

Church Civic Structure

An der Stadtkirche 1, 35305 Grünberg

The Holy Trinity Church in Alsfeld is the former monastery church of the Augustinian Hermits. Therefore, it has a long choir, formerly intended for the clergy, from the second half of the 14th century. In 1435, an asymmetrical hall with a nave and aisles was added. As is usual for mendicant...

Church Civic Structure

Neugasse 5, 35410 Hungen

The Protestant town church, the oldest building in Hungen, was first mentioned in a document in 1286. In its appearance, which has grown over the centuries, it combines the architectural styles of the Romantic, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods. The nave, once only as wide as the...

Church Civic Structure

An der Kirche 3, 36341 Lauterbach

The Protestant town church, which already had a Gothic predecessor, is a late Baroque hall church. It is located directly on the market square and in the neighborhood of the castle. It was built by the master builders Georg and Georg Veit Kock in the years 1763 to 1767. Particularly...

Church Civic Structure

An der Kirche 1, 63679 Schotten

Already in 1067 a first church in Breungeshain is mentioned in documents. Today, its remains are presumably located in the village cemetery, which is uphill outside the village - this is where the old Breungeshain was located. Around 1300, after the village had moved, a new church,...

Church Civic Structure

Bleidenröder Straße 10, 35315 Homberg (Ohm)

Exemplary restored half-timbered church from the 17th century. Particularly noteworthy is the beautifully shaped portal with the carving highlighted in color. Unusual is the design with the clock and the two windows in the slated upper floor and the multi-story tower.

Church Civic Structure Landmark Or Historical Building

36325 Feldatal

The old chapel in Ermenrod was demolished in 1705 and replaced by a half-timbered building in the middle of the village, but this building had to be renewed again already in 1735. The building that still exists today (now Martin Luther Church) was built. The church, a rectangular building...

Church Civic Structure

Michelbachstraße, 35315 Homberg (Ohm)

After the burial place of Homberg was moved from the original cemetery at the church to a place outside the town in 1563, the construction of a new chapel was necessary. The chapel for the dead, where funeral sermons were held, was first mentioned in a written source in 1583. The late...

Church Civic Structure Landmark Or Historical Building

63679 Schotten

If you look from the Hoherodskopf in the direction of Schotten / Giessen, you will see a gentle hilltop of 663 m height on the slope opposite, which is covered with a rough grassland typical for the volcanic soil in the Vogelsberg. The highly acidic soil provides a habitat for rushes and...

Geotope

Untergasse, 36304 Alsfeld

Idyllisches Plätzchen mit altem Brunnenbecken, in Erinnerung an die Sage, dass aus ihm die neugeborenen Kinder geholt werden, neu gestaltet.

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Hainigstraße, 36341 Lauterbach

Der denkmalgeschützte Hainigturm ist ein aus Naturstein gemauerter Turm mit einem Durchmesser von 5 Metern. An seiner Südostseite befindet sich ebenerdig eine verschlossene Metalltür, über der eine Sandstein-Gedenktafel das Vogelsberger Höhen-Clubs an den Baubeginn 1906 erinnert. Eine...

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36355 Grebenhain

At 733 m above sea level, the Herchenhainer Höhe is the fourth highest elevation in the Vogelsberg. When the railroad was still in full operation, hundreds of day-trippers from the Rhine-Main region came here at weekends to ski and toboggan during the snowy winter months. With its spacious...

Viewpoint

Hersfelder Straße 10/12, 36304 Alsfeld

Um 1375 erbautes Ständerhaus mit 2 x 7 Ständern (Langpfosten) in den seitlichen Außenwänden und zwei vorgehängten Geschossen an der Giebelseite. 1959 freigelegt, Sanierung auf der linken Seite begonnen. Nach den neuesten Erkenntnissen war es ursprünglich kein Doppelhaus und besaß im...

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Hersfelder Straße 15, 36304 Alsfeld

Sehr stattliches Fachwerkhaus, Ende des 15. Jahrhundert. Ackerbürgerhaus, die beiden Untergeschosse zusammengefasst. An der Traufseite mit Ständerkonstruktion, am Giebel unter den Geschossvorsprüngen mit geschweiften Knaggen besetzt.

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Am Kreuz, 36304 Alsfeld

Fachwerkhaus mit reichem Schnitzdekor, Ende 17. Jahrhundert als Abwehrzeichen gegen Blitz und Feuer wurde das Fachwerk mit Schuppenornamenten versehen. Traufseitig ist die Alsfelder Strebe sichtbar.

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Markt 14, 36304 Alsfeld

Historisches Fachwerkhaus aus dem 16. Jahrhundert.

Landmark Or Historical Building Timber Framing Building