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...

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

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

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

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...

Landmark Or Historical Building

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

Markt 14, 36304 Alsfeld

Historisches Fachwerkhaus aus dem 16. Jahrhundert.

Landmark Or Historical Building Timber Framing Building

Kirchplatz 4, 36358 Herbstein

For almost 900 years, Herbstein was owned by the imperial abbey of Fulda and thus formed a Catholic enclave in the Protestant Vogelsberg. The 600-year-old church is the starting point of the Way of St. James, which was newly signposted in 2010 and follows the historic route from Blankenau...

Church Civic Structure

Kreuzstraße 4, 36355 Grebenhain

The Crainfeld church, dedicated to St. Ulrich, was built as early as 1011/12. The oldest part of the church today is the Romanesque baptismal font, which dates back to the 12th century. In 1342 an altar dedicated to St. Nicholas is mentioned. Around 1350 the nave, the choir room and the...

Church Civic Structure

Hinter der Linde 6, 36110 Schlitz

In the parish church of Fraurombach there is an outstanding cultural asset of our region - almost unnoticed by the public: a wall painting cycle, created around 1330, which illustrates the medieval legend about the life story of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. Heraclius secured a prominent...

Church Civic Structure

36320 Kirtorf

The church runie Folkartshain (Kichenstumpf) near Lehrbach is the remains of a church from the time before Boniface. This church was built by Iro-Scottish monks who - in contrast to Boniface - preached a Christianity independent of the Pope. The ruin is located in the forest north of...

Civic Structure Landmark Or Historical Building

35321 Laubach

Probably in the 7th or 8th century the settlement Ruthardshausen was founded on the site of the church. A church/chapel also probably existed at that time. It was replaced in the 13th century by a Gothic building, which presents itself to today‘s visitors as an idyllic ruin surrounded by...

Civic Structure Landmark Or Historical Building

Markt 13, 36304 Alsfeld

Ein vierstöckiges schmales Giebelhaus mit schlichtem Fachwerk, erbaut im Jahr 1726. Jedes Obergeschoss besteht aus einem Zimmer, das die gesamte Breite des Hauses einnimmt.

Landmark Or Historical Building Timber Framing Building

Bettenhäuser Str. 1, 35410 Hungen

Die Mittelburg Bellersheim ist eine von drei Burgen. Der Name Bellersheim erscheint im 13. Jahrhundert in Urkunden, als eine weit verzweigte Ritterfamilie von Bellersheim genannt wird. Diese Ritter, die in den Diensten der Herren von Münzenberg standen, errichteten sich vermutlich vor...

Civic Structure Landmark Or Historical Building

Obere Fulder Gasse 1, 36304 Alsfeld

Dreigeschossiges Traufenhaus, erst 1973 freigelegt. Kraftvolles Fachwerk um 1600 errichtet mit vorstehenden Balkenköpfen. Von hier aus hervorragender Blick auf die Giebelseite des Rathauses und den Turm der Walpurgiskirche.

Landmark Or Historical Building Timber Framing Building

Markt 1, 36304 Alsfeld

Weltbekanntes Fachwerk-Rathaus und Symbolbild der Stadt Alsfeld 

Landmark Or Historical Building

An der Kirche 1, 36110 Schlitz

The church in Schlitz is one of the oldest stone sacral buildings erected outside the immediate Fulda monastic district. Territorial demarcations to the monastery of Hersfeld played a role in its construction and in the description of its church spren. The Protestant town church, formerly...

Church Civic Structure

Eisenbach 1, 36341 Lauterbach

Ein paar Minuten südlich von Lauterbach befindet sich das majestätische Schloss Eisenbach. Seit dem Hochmittelalter ragt die imposante Struktur an dieser markanten Stelle über dem Eisenbach, der dem Schloss seinen Namen gab. Auch bekannt als die "hessische Wartburg", ist das Schloss...

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