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DeutschMichelstadt is in South Hesse within the Odenwald region. The highlight of Michelstadt is its picturesque medieval town centre. Its Old Town features many timber-frame houses.
Understand
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Tourist information
[edit | edit source]Get in
[edit | edit source]By train
[edit | edit source]The Odenwaldbahn serves Michelstadt with trains running roughly every hour from the Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof. The trip from Darmstadt takes roughly 1 hour. Michelstadt, like Darmstadt, is within the public transportation network of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV)[dead link]. If 2-5 people are doing a day trip from Darmstadt, then a group day ticket (Gruppentageskarte) will be much more economical than buying single trip tickets.
By car
[edit | edit source]About one hour drive east of Bensheim
Get around
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The town is very small and quite walkable.
Follow Bahnhofstraße from the railway station to reach the Altstadt (old town).
See
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Altstadt
[edit | edit source]- 1 Rathaus. The half-timbered town hall has been a city landmark since 1484.
- Marktbrunnen (market fountain). The fountain standing opposite the Rathaus in Marktplatz was erected in 1575. A statue of the archangel Michael stands on a column above the fountain.
- Schwiegermutterbrunnen. This fountain (literally the mother-in-law fountain) is the town's oldest fountain.
- Alte Hof-Apotheke. The old apothecary is a half-timbered structure built in 1557. The ground floor is built out of red sandstone.
- Stadtkirche. Late Gothic church - Choir: 1481, main entrance: 1490, bell tower: 1507, carillon: 1913/58.
- Synagogue. Built in 1791.
- Remains of the city wall with a gate and a defensive tower. Best seen from a park between Braunstraße and Kellereibergstraße.
Outside the Altstadt
[edit | edit source]- 2 Schloss Fürstenau, Schlossplatz. This chateau is a short distance north of the railway station.
- 3 Einhardsbasilika (Einhard’s Basilica), Schloßstraße 23. Carolingian church built between 824 and 827.
- 4 Kastell Würzberg. Roman bath and castra.
Do
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[edit | edit source]- Michelstädter Weihnachtsmarkt: . Classic German Christmas market, very popular and crowded. Late November until about a week before Christmas. (date needs fixing)
Buy
[edit | edit source]The town was known for its ivory carving, and a few shops selling ivory products remain open.
Eat
[edit | edit source]There are a number of restaurants, cafes and ice cream parlours (Eiscafe) in the Altstadt.
- Brauereigaststätte zum Deutschen Haus, Bahnhofstraße 20, ☏ +49 6061 3699.
- Drei Hasen, Braunstraße 5, ☏ +49 6061 71017. Also hotel
- Café Siefert, Braunstraße 17, ☏ +49 6061 3068.
Drink
[edit | edit source]- Rathausbräu, Mauerstraße 1-3, ☏ +49 6061 5666. Also restaurant.
Sleep
[edit | edit source]- Zum Grünen Baum, Große Gasse 17, ☏ +49 6061 2409. Also restaurant.
- 1 die Träumerei, Obere Pfarrgasse 3, ☏ +49 6061 703333. Also cafe.