Bad Karlshafen - Bad Karlshafen

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Bad Karlshafen
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Bad Karlshafen

Bad Karlshafen (Low German Korlshoawen) is a small spa town with two districts in North Hesse, more precisely in District of Kassel. It is the northernmost city Hessen, right on the border triangle with Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.

The spa town is located at the confluence of the Diemel in the Weser and is a popular day destination nationwide, especially due to its uniform baroque cityscape, as well as the rocky steep slopes of the Hessian and Hanoverian cliffs known. Karlshafen has been called Bad Karlshafen since 1977 and is a state-approved spa.

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Map of Bad Karlshafen
Distances as the crow flies
Höxter16 km
Hofgeismar17 km
Holzminden20 km
Warburg27 km
Hann. Münden29 km
Bad Driburg32 km
Goettingen34 km
kassel37 km

From the city's history

Bad Karlshafen on a steel engraving from 1840

Bad Karlshafen was named Sieburg (Syburg) in 1699 by Landgrave Karl as an exile town for religious refugees France founded and received town charter in 1710. In 1715 the city of Sieburg was renamed Karlshafen in honor of the founder (at that time Carlshaven written); Coat of arms and inscriptions such as "CLZH" = Carl Landgrave of Hesse from the early days can be found on many houses.

Initially, the city did not develop as quickly as expected due to a lack of agricultural land. It was only through the construction of the Landgraf-Carl-Kanales, which the city's stacking right Münden should handle, there was an economic upswing in Karlshafen. Remnants such as the harbor basin bear witness to the ambitious project that was supposed to connect the Diemel with the Rhine, but which was discontinued after the death of Landgrave Karl in 1730.

In 1730 the Huguenot pharmacist Jacques Galland discovered the first brine springs. In 1763 three graduation towers and a pumping station for salt production went into operation. The trade in salt began and a health resort was established. The annual production was around 500 t before the salt production had to be stopped in 1853 after the establishment of the Prussian-Hessian Customs Association to protect the North German brine deposits.

Carlshafen belonged to the Hofgeismar district formed in 1821. After the annexation of Kurhessen by Prussia in 1866, it came to the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau.

On March 30, 1848, the Carlsbahn became the oldest railway line Hessen opened, which from Bad Karlshafen to Hofgeismar-Hümme led. The Carlsbahn was also affected by the numerous closures of branch lines in the 1960s and was closed on September 27, 1986 due to the desolate condition and safety-related deficiencies in the railway infrastructure.

Since 1934/35, Karlshafen has been officially written with a 'K'. The city of Helmarshausen, historically much older than the actual Karlshafen, was incorporated in 1972. On May 27, 1977, the city of Karlshafen was awarded the title Bad. Today it has a modern spa center, a graduation tower built in 1986 and the Weserberglandtherme that opened in 2004.

Districts

Port in Carlshafen in 1792
The Hessian Cliffs in 1827
  • 1 HelmarshausenHelmarshausen in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaHelmarshausen im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsHelmarshausen (Q1603173) in der Datenbank Wikidata: The district is one of the oldest settlements in North Hesse and was first documented in 944 as Helmerateshusa mentioned. A Benedictine abbey was established at the end of the 10th century. In the year 1000 the place received market, minting and customs rights, before becoming part of the diocese in 1017 Paderborn fell. After Paderborn renounced the village in the 15th century, it was fully established Hesse. Helmarshausen has been a state-approved climatic health resort since 1929 and there are bus routes from Bad Karlshafen 180 and 523 or via the federal highway B83 to reach.

getting there

By plane

View from the Huguenot Tower to Bad Karlshafen
  • The 1 Kassel-Calden AirportWebsite of this institutionFlughafen Kassel-Calden in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaFlughafen Kassel-Calden im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsFlughafen Kassel-Calden (Q529143) in der Datenbank Wikidata(IATA: KSF) is about 26 kilometers south of Bad Karlshafen and started operating as a regional airport on April 4, 2013. The asphalt runway (09/27) is 2500 m long and 45 m wide. From Kassel Airport, which has been Kassel-Calden Airport's own name since January 2015, it is currently mainly holiday flights that take off from the scheduled services Mediterranean area. Bad Karlshafen can be reached by car from Kassel-Calden Airport via the federal highway B83 and with public transport via Grebenstein and Hofgeismar to reach.
View over the harbor basin to St. Stephen's Church
  • The 2 Paderborn Lippstadt AirportWebsite of this institutionFlughafen Paderborn Lippstadt in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaFlughafen Paderborn Lippstadt im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsFlughafen Paderborn Lippstadt (Q685536) in der Datenbank Wikidata(IATA: PAD) is located about 58 kilometers west of Bad Karlshafen and lies between the cities Paderborn and Lippstadt. Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, as it is called, is operated by the two airlines Condor and Lufthansa and other airlines. Bad Karlshafen can be reached from Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport by car via the federal motorway A44 and the federal highway B241, as well as with public transport via Altenbeken.

Other airports

If you want to fly to other destinations, use the airports Hanover and Frankfurtthat are a little further away.

By train

See also:Traveling by train in Germany

3  Bad Karlshafen train station, At the saltworks 18. Bahnhof Bad Karlshafen in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaBahnhof Bad Karlshafen im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsBahnhof Bad Karlshafen (Q4840340) in der Datenbank Wikidata.In the urban area of ​​Bad Karlshafen is the Bad Karlshafen train station, which is on the Sollingbahn (railway line Northeim-Ottbergen) lies (Course book route 356) on which the NordWestBahn wrong. In this section both the tickets of the North Hessian Transport Association (NVV) as well as the tickets of the Verkehrsverbundes Süd-Niedersachsen (VSN). (Transitional tariff). In the past, today's train station bore the additional designation "right bank" and the terminus of the Carlsbahn, which no longer exists today, the additional designation "left bank"..Characteristic: rollstuhlzugänglich.

By bus

See also:With the public bus through Germany

Bad Karlshafen is served by the four bus routes 180 (Hofgeismar<>Trendelburg<> Bad Karlshafen), 193 (Upper Weser<> Bad Karlshafen), R22 (Höxter<>Beverungen<> Bad Karlshafen) and 523 (Trendelburg <> Helmarshausen <>Beverungen) approached. The bus route 180 runs on weekends and in the summer season with bike racks (maximum of five bikes), the Bison line (nph) Sundays and public holidays from May 1st to October 3rd between Warburg, Borgentreich and Bad Karlshafen with a bicycle trailer. The two main bus stops are the 4 Hafenplatz bus stopbus stopbus stop and the 5 Bus stop train stationbus stopbus stop.

In the street

Catholic Church of St. Michael

The federal highways run through Bad Karlshafen B80 (Bad Karlshafen <>Halle (Saale)) and B83 (Buckeburg<>Bebra). The next motorway junctions are the ones Symbol: AS 71 Norten-Hardenberg and the Symbol: AS 76 Hannoversch Münden the A7 (Hanover-Wurzburg), as well as the Symbol: AS 65 Warburg the A44 (kassel-Dortmund). The continue German fairy tale route and the Wesertalstrasse through the urban area of ​​Bad Karlshafen.

By bicycle

See also:Cycle routes in Hessen

Bad Karlshafen is the hub of the long-distance cycle routes Weser cycle path, Diemel cycle path, Fulda-Radweg (Hessischer Radfernweg R1), Hessian long-distance cycle route R4, Wonderland cycle path and Monastery garden route. The Fulda cycle path is between Hann. Münden and Bad Karlshafen or in the Wesertal also as Fulda-Weser cycle path designated.

On foot

See also:Hiking routes in North Hesse

Bad Karlshafen is the starting point for several long-distance hiking trails. So start in the spa town of third and eleventh Hessenweg, the Kurhessian through hiking routes Wildlife (X 3), Frau-Holle-Weg (X 4) and Tribal Bridge (X 14), the main hiking trails (HWGHV) Fulda-Diemel-Weg (F) and Reinhardswald-Westweg (H), Märchenlandweg (M), Weserberglandweg (XW) and Huguenot and Waldensian Trail, as well as other hiking trails of the Solling Association, some also marked with an X.

By boat

The historical Baroque harbor was reopened as a marina in May 2019 after renovation and restoration of the access from the Weser and the installation of a new lock. There are 15 guest berths available for boats up to 12 m in length, 6 m in width and a maximum draft of 0.8 m. Lockings free of charge daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., before locks contact the harbor master on Tel .: 49 (0)173 7261619, Guest boaters 10, - € / day.

Tourist Attractions

Garden view of the city church Helmarshausen

More pictures of many sights can be found in the city map linked by the colored poi's.

Sacred buildings

Garden view of the town hall
Invalidenhaus in Carlstrasse

The 1 Stephanuskirche (Protestant) was built from 1960 to 1962 in contemporary style and is the first purely Protestant church in Bad Karlshafen; Before that, Bad Karlshafen was the only Protestant town in Germany without its own church. The altar, pulpit and baptismal font, which were made from local Weser sandstone, are just as simple as the church building. The baptismal window and the Last Supper window are made by the artist Prof. Dr. Hans-Gottfried von Stockhausen, the organ with original pipes from the Invalidenhaus by organ builder Werner Bosch. The Stephanuskirche is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. bus stopbus stopHarbor square / comprehensive school (Lines 180, 193, R22 and Bison line)

Baroque houses on Ivalidenstrasse

The 2 St. Michael Church (Catholic) was built from 1955 to 1956 after a pastoral care office was set up in Bad Karlshafen as early as 1891 and a chapel was available from 1935. On August 26, 1956, the church was consecrated in honor of St. Michael. While the altar was set in the floor in the middle of the choir room, the cross with its quiet charisma is an essential part of the choir room. A wooden sculpture of Mary with the baby Jesus, which is of unknown age, is also considered a special piece of jewelery. bus stopbus stopSpa center / Brueckenstrasse (Lines 180, 193 and R22)

Landgrave Karl monument with town hall

The 3 Stadtkirche Helmarshausen (Protestant) is located in the immediate vicinity of the former monastery church and was probably built in the 10th century in the Romanesque architectural style. Over the centuries, the simple hall church nave has been renewed again and again, for example as a result of a city fire in 1464 or 1799 due to dilapidation. The organ from 1732, which was renovated in 2001 and comprises 18 registers with around 1,100 pipes, is a special gem. Also worth seeing are the year-round exhibits from the Gospel Book of Henry the Lion in a glass showcase in the front part of the nave. The city church Helmarshausen is open during the day. bus stopbus stopparking spot / hospital (Lines 180 and 523)

Krukenburg Helmarshausen

The 4 Church of St. Peter and Paul (catholic) in Helmarshausen was built from 1970 to 1971 as the successor to a Catholic chapel from 1957. On November 14, 1971, the church was consecrated in honor of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and is now only available after consultation with the parish office. The background is the restructuring carried out in recent years and a lack of priests in the Catholic Pastoral Association, so that the Church of St. Peter and Paul today functions as a subsidiary church of the Church of St. Michael Bad Karlshafen. bus stopbus stopCommunity center / center (Lines 180 and 523)

Secular buildings

Old town hall Helmarshausen
Huguenot tower on the Hessian cliffs
  • The 5  Baroque city layout. is one of the main attractions of Bad Karlshafen. The spa town was built as a portal town in the simple bourgeois baroque. From the original construction plan, the port with canal, the handicapped house, the two middle carts and the two half carts were completed. These are still largely preserved in their original state, and care is taken not to destroy them with neon advertising, for example. The offers an interesting tour through the old town Museum path of the Huguenot Museum.

bus stopbus stopHarbor square / Brueckenstrasse (Lines 180, 193 and R22)

Weser Skywalk with a view of Bad Karlshafen
  • The 6  Historic port. originated at the beginning of the 18th century as part of the Landgraf-Carl-Kanales and should Bad Karlshafen's gate to North Sea become. However, the port was never properly used and after the death of Landgrave Karl in 1730, further expansion of the canal was given up. Two centuries later, the connection between the port and the Weser was closed by a permanent bridge. Recently, plans were made public to open the harbor basin, and a Weser lath ship was also placed in the harbor basin. At the moment, however, the harbor is "greened" as the water was drained for extensive restorations. There are several park benches around the harbor basin.

bus stopbus stopHarbor square (Lines 180, 193 and R22)

  • The 6  town hall. was built from 1715 to 1718 and originally served as a packing and warehouse, and later as a district court. The building, which was designed by Friedrich Conradi and occasionally also served as the residence of the sovereign, has a striking arcade and on the first floor a mirrored stucco ceiling based on designs by the Italian Andrea Gallasini. The rose garden, which was newly laid out in 2009, is located in the inner courtyard of the town hall. The carillon in the tower not only announces the time, but also plays different melodies four times a day. The outer facade of the town hall with the harbor in front is a typical photo motif in Bad Karlshafen.

bus stopbus stopHarbor square (Lines 180, 193 and R22)

  • The 7  Invalid House. is the first public building in Bad Karlshafen and was built from 1704 to 1710 according to the plans of Friedrich Conradis as a retirement home for former officers and soldiers of the Hessian army. As a model for the first functional building for soldiers who served in Germany was used by the "Hotel des Invalides" built in Paris under Louis XIV. The chapel, completed in 1708, served the three Reformed parishes of the city as a place of worship for a long time and since 1963 as the place of worship of the New Apostolic Church, as well as the architect's final resting place.

bus stopbus stopcomprehensive school / Harbor square (Lines 180, 193, R22 and Bison line)

  • 8  Former Benedictine abbey. The former Benedictine abbey in Helmarshausen was founded as a monastery in 997 by Count Eckerhard von Reinhausen. During the artistic and economic heyday of the 11th and 12th centuries, the Helmarshausen monastery produced important illuminating products such as the Gospel Book of Henry the Lion and valuable goldsmith work by the monk Rogerus. In 1538 the monastery was dissolved with the beginning of the Reformation and two years later it was taken over by the Hessian Landgrave Philipp. From 1965, the Protestant parish converted the site into a youth center with a kindergarten. The floor plan of the monastery church was made visible again a few years ago through sandstone slabs. The monastery complex is freely accessible.

bus stopbus stopparking spot / hospital (Lines 180 and 523)

  • 9  Krukenburg ruin, Am Krukenberg 5A, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Ruine Krukenburg in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaRuine Krukenburg im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsRuine Krukenburg (Q1790120) in der Datenbank Wikidata.The Krukenburg was built in the 13th century to protect a church that was completed in 1126. This had the floor plan of a cross, as well as a round building with a diameter of 13 m and was built according to plans from the Middle East. The Krukenburg is considered an unusual fortified church, as it housed both secular and spiritual power, which were at times hostile to one another. Today you can visit the remains of the walls of the abbot's house and the Paderborn house on the Krukenberg. In the nearby Café zur Krukenburg there is the possibility to get detailed information about the medieval history of the place, about the castle and the monastery Helmarshausen (Weser gallery / museum).Open: 01.04.-31.10 .: daily 10: 00-18: 00.Price: adults € 2 / person, children (5-15 years) € 1, groups (from 12 people) € 1 / person.last change: Apr. 2021

bus stopbus stopparking spot / hospital (Lines 180 and 523)

Museums

  • 10  German Huguenot Museum Bad Karlshafen. Deutsches Hugenottenmuseum Bad Karlshafen in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaDeutsches Hugenottenmuseum Bad Karlshafen (Q15109337) in der Datenbank Wikidata.The Huguenot Museum was founded in 1980 and is located in a former tobacco factory on the harbor basin. The history of the Huguenots and their descendants in France and Germany is presented on an exhibition area of ​​700 m². Many exhibits illustrate the beginnings of the Huguenot movement in France, religious wars and persecution, as well as the everyday life of the Huguenots and Waldensians. The German Huguenot Museum is open from November 1 to March 14, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and from March 15 to October 31, Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays, Sundays and on public holidays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission costs € 4.00 for adults, € 3.50 for a reduced price and € 9.00 for families. Schoolchildren, students and the severely disabled pay € 2.00, children under ten are free. More information at www.hugenottenmuseum.de.

bus stopbus stopHarbor square (Lines 180, 193 and R22)

  • 11  Museum in the old town hall. The museum in the old town hall was set up by the Heimatverein Helmarshausen and deals thematically with the history of the Helmarshausen monastery. The exhibition "Illumination in the Middle Ages" also provides information on the manufacture of parchment, inks and paints during this period. The famous "Gospel Book of Heinrich the Lion" is also on display in the museum, which hit the headlines in 1983 as the most expensive book in the world. The museum in the Old Town Hall is open from April 1st to October 31st on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free, donations are requested.

bus stopbus stopcenter / Community center (Lines 180 and 523)

More Attractions

  • 12  Brine and graduation tower. The brine and graduation house is located on the spa promenade between the Weser, Weser-Therme and Carolinum. At a length of 30 m and a height of 8 m there are around 2,000 bundles of blackthorn with a length of two meters and a diameter of 30 centimeters, so that a layer of 480 square meters results, over which the brine atomizes the air with salt particles enriches and ensures high humidity. Inhaling these aerosols cleanses and increases blood flow to the mucous membranes. The brine and graduation tower is freely accessible.

bus stopbus stopBrueckenstrasse / Weser thermal baths (Lines 180 and R22)

  • 13  Hessian cliffs. Hessische Klippen in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaHessische Klippen (Q1615886) in der Datenbank Wikidata.They are located on the left bank of the Weser between Bad Karlshafen and Manufacture and have been heavily forested since the 1960s. On the Hessian cliffs, arranged from north to south, are the Peter-Peter-Hütte at the former border triangle, the singer's temple with a view of Bad Karlshafen, the Huguenot tower, the Ludwig Stein and the square of the expellees from 1946-1966. From the old town of Bad Karlshafen you can reach the Hessian cliffs via the Fulda-Diemel-Wegwhich, starting at the Weserstraße / Bremer Straße intersection, leads up some serpentines over stairs.

The closest bus stop is the bus stopbus stopHarbor square (Lines 180, 193 and R22)

  • 14  Huguenot Tower. Hugenottenturm in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaHugenottenturm im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsHugenottenturm (Q14531644) in der Datenbank Wikidata.The Huguenot Tower was built in 1913 by Johann Joseph Davin Bremen It was built in memory of his Huguenot ancestors and has been open to the public again since 2011 after being renovated in recent years. From the observation tower, which corresponds to the spirit of the Wilhelmine era and was built in the style of the ruined architecture common in the 19th century, you have a beautiful view of Bad Karlshafen and the confluence of the Diemel into the Weser. The anteroom of the Huguenot tower offers shelter in bad weather.
  • 15  Hanover cliffs. Hannoversche Klippen in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaHannoversche Klippen im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsHannoversche Klippen (Q1524691) in der Datenbank Wikidata.They are located on the right bank of the Weser between Bad Karlshafen and Würgassen and are particularly well known nationwide for the Weser Skywalk, which opened in 2011. The tri-border triangle is also located on the Hanoverian cliffs Hesse, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia and the cliff hut. From the old town of Bad Karlshafen you can reach the Hanover cliffs past the train station and over the Weser cycle path, as well as the Klippensteig, opened in 2014, which, starting from the Sollingbahn cable car, leads steeply up the cliffs to the parking lot via several steps.

The closest bus stop is the bus stopbus stoprailway station (Lines R85, 180 and R22)

  • 16  Weser Skywalk. Weser-Skywalk in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaWeser-Skywalk im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsWeser-Skywalk (Q1668092) in der Datenbank Wikidata.The Weser Skywalk is a viewing platform built in 2011 on the Hanoverian cliffs high above the Weser valley, which can be reached from the parking lot on the access road to Bad Karlshafen via a barrier-free access path secured with a railing. The viewing platform itself is divided into two platforms divided by a staircase, on which you can look straight down through the steel grating used as the floor. There are also several park benches above the viewing platform and on the cul-de-sac. Further information on the Weser Skywalk can be found in the Wikivoyage article Hanover cliffs.

activities

The Hessen passenger ship in front of the Hanoverian cliffs
Sauna boat from the Weser-Therme
View from the Weser to the graduation tower

hike

In addition to the long-distance hiking trails already mentioned in the Arrival section, several local long-distance and circular hiking trails run through the Bad Karlshafen city area, for example starting from Helmarshausen. Those are also recommended Eco paths North Hesse; through the Diemeltal and the Reinhardswald run the Eco path Diemel, the Eco path archeology Sieburg and starting from Helmarshausen over the Krukenburg Eco path archeology Helmarshausen. A detailed hiking map can be found linked through the colorful Poi's, simply select Hiking at the top right.

Cycling

Because of Bad Karlshafen's location in the Weser and Diemeltal valleys, long-distance cycling tours along the two rivers are particularly recommended. While there are cycle paths on both sides of the Weser, there is only one cycle path in the Diemeltal. If you don't want to cycle back the same way after a bike tour along the Diemel, you can alternatively take the Bus route 180 ride, which runs with a bike rack (max. five bikes) in the summer season. Further let yourself through Reinhardswald and Solling go on extensive mountain bike tours. If you don't want to get lost, it is best to print out the map linked by the colorful Poi's, in which all the local cycle paths appear after clicking on the Cycling box in the top right corner.

Water hiking

Both the larger Weser and the smaller Diemel are accessible by canoe. In Bad Karlshafen and the surrounding area, guided canoe tours or boat rentals are offered at several locations. Since the Diemel can only be used by a limited number of boats for nature conservation reasons, you have to register free of charge beforehand (Information regional council Kassel). Further information on water hiking on the Weser can be found in the Wikivoyage article Water hiking on the Weser / Oberweser.

Passenger shipping

Several shipping lines are served on the Weser from Bad Karlshafen. While that Passenger ship Hessen (formerly Line 2000) the Weser only between Bad Karlshafen and the Hanoverian cliffs travels, it pervades Fleet Weser between Bad Karlshafen and the Corvey Monastery at Höxter and the Rehbein line between Bad Karlshafen and Hann. Münden. The offshoots of all shipping lines are located on the Kurpromenade (old town). More information on www.bad-karlshafen-tourismus.de.

swim

Weser thermal baths

1  Weser thermal baths, Kurpromenade 1, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 92110, Fax: (0)5672 921133, Email: . The Weser-Therme has various thermal brine pools with water temperatures from 33 ° to 36 ° and brine concentrations from 1.5% to 12%. There are also four whirlpools, a large sauna area with five indoor and two outdoor saunas and the boat sauna on the Weser.Open: Mon-Thu, Sun: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Fri, Sat: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.Price: Adults (day ticket without sauna): € 17.00; Adults (day ticket with sauna): € 20.00; Children and young people (day ticket without sauna): € 9.00; Children and young people (day ticket with sauna): € 12.00; Schoolchildren and students (day ticket without sauna): € 12.00; Schoolchildren and students (day ticket with sauna): € 15.

bus stopbus stopWeser thermal baths (Line 180)

To run

Murder Chamber Run

The Murder Chamber Run is organized annually by the MTSV Helmarshausen and the Revierförsterei Trendelburg and leads through the im Reinhardswald lying Holzapetal. A 400 meter (Bambini), a one kilometer (pupil), a five kilometer and an eleven kilometer route as well as a half marathon are offered. The Mordkammerlauf is a competition run for the Reinhardswald Cup, a series classification of several independent fun runs. More information and tender on www.reinhardswaldcup.de, www.hlv-kreis-hofgeismar.de and www.lauftreff-hofgeismar.de (the run itself does not have its own website).

shop

  • 1  close purchase, Mündener Strasse 2, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: 49 5672 9224519. Open: Monday - Saturday: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  • 2  EDEKA Böttcher & Solf OHG, Gottsbürener Strasse 4, 34385 Bad Karlshafen-Helmarshausen. Tel.: 49 5672 469, Fax: 49 5672 925069. Open: Monday-Friday: 8:00 am-7:00pm, Saturday: 7:00 am-4:00pm.

Various kinds of shopping opportunities can be found along Weserstrasse in the old town.

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Panorama des Hafenbeckens in Bad Karlshafen. Rechts oben im Wald erkennbar der Hugenottenturm.
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Panorama of the harbor basin in Bad Karlshafen. The Huguenot Tower can be seen in the forest at the top right.

kitchen

  • 1  Weser garden, Weserstraße 35, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 922324, Fax: (0)5672 922326, Email: . The Weser Garten restaurant with a terrace facing the Weser also offers homemade cakes and cocktails. Regional products are sometimes used.
  • 2  To the Weser steamship, Weserstraße 25, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 2425, Fax: (0)5672 8119, Email: . The hotel and restaurant Zum Weserdampfschiff with a terrace facing the Weser has existed since 1835 and has been in the family for seven generations.
  • 3  Hotel-Restaurant Landgraf Carl, Hafenplatz 2, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 373, Fax: (0)5672 2052, Email: . The Hotel-Restaurant Landgraf Carl is located in the oldest house in Bad Karlshafen on Hafenplatz and offers home-style cuisine.
  • 4  Pizzeria La Casa, Bergstrasse 2, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 1589, Email: . The Italian restaurant Pizzeria La Casa is located in a small side street by the harbor basin, a little off the beaten track.
  • 5  Café zur Krukenburg, Am Krukenberg 1, 34385 Bad Karlshafen-Helmarshausen. Tel.: (0)5672 755. The Café zur Krukenburg is located north of Helmarshausen at the entrance to the Krukenburg and has existed since the mid-1920s. From the terrace you have a beautiful view of Helmarshausen in the Diemeltal.

For more restaurants see the Accommodation section.

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Barocke Altstadt an der Kreuzung Weserstraße / Carlstraße
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Baroque old town at the intersection of Weserstraße / Carlstraße

accommodation

  • 1  Campsite Bad Karlshafen, On the right Weserufer 2, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 710, Fax: (0)5672 1350, Email: . The Bad Karlshafen campsite is located directly on the banks of the Weser and offers around 300 parking spaces for caravans, mobile homes and tents.
  • 2  Youth hostel Helmarshausen, Gottsbürener Strasse 15, 34385 Bad Karlshafen-Helmarshausen. Tel.: (0)5672 1027, Fax: (0)5672 2976, Email: . The Helmarshausen Youth Hostel is located east of Helmarshausen directly on the edge of the Reinhardswald forest and has 192 beds, divided into 24 double rooms and 33 multi-bed rooms.
  • 3  Active pension at the Reinhardswald, Mündener Strasse 46, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 2551, Fax: (0)5672 1210, Email: . The Aktiv-Pension am Reinhardswald offers 2 single rooms and 5 double rooms equipped with shower / toilet. A television is available in the lounge.Feature: pension.
  • 4  House Fuhrhop, Friedrichstrasse 15, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: 49 (0)5672 404, Fax: 49 (0)5672 921514, Email: . The Fuhrhop house has 16 rooms, divided into 2 single rooms, 11 double rooms and 3 multi-bed rooms.Features: ★★★ S, pension.Price: DR from € 90 / BB.last change: Apr. 2021
  • 5  Hotel Restaurant Nolte, Graseweg 37, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 449, Fax: (0)5672 8157, Email: . The Hotel Restaurant Nolte has 30 beds in 20 individually furnished rooms, equipped with a balcony / terrace, satellite TV and shower / toilet.
  • 6  Hotel to the swan, Conradistraße 3-4, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 1044, Fax: (0)5672 1046, Email: . The Hotel zum Schwan was built in 1760 by Landgrave Karl as a hunting lodge and offers its guests 6 single rooms and 26 double rooms, all equipped with shower / bath, toilet, TV and telephone.
  • 7  Stübener's holiday apartments, Am Fahlenberg 15, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: 49 (0) 5672 8008. The apartments are located in the district of Helmarshausen.Price: from € 30.last change: Jan. 2019
  • 8  Apartments Dohmann-Seela, Am Birkenbusch 42, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: 49 (0)5672 368, Mobile: 49 (0)174 7261008. Spacious holiday apartments in a very quiet residential area.Price: from 42 €.last change: Jan. 2019
  • 9  Holiday apartment Christa Schneider, Bremer Str. 38, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: 49 (0)5672 344, Email: . Detached holiday home in a well-tended garden.Price: from € 30.last change: Jan. 2019
  • 10  Pension Fernblick, Vor den Klippen 22, 34385 Bad Karlshafen (right bank of the Weser). Tel.: 49 (0)5672 1320, Email: .Pension Fernblick auf Facebook.The pension has 7 double rooms and 5 single rooms. It is located in a traffic-calmed cul-de-sac and is an ideal starting point for bike tours and hikes.Feature: pension.Open: all year round.Check-in: from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.Check-out: by 10:00.Price: DR from € 64 / BB.Accepted payment methods: cash.last change: Apr. 2021

health

  • 11  Carolinum Rehabilitation Clinic, Mündener Strasse 9-13, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 1810, Fax: (0)5672 181403, Email: . The Carolinum Rehabilitation Clinic is one of the Dr. Ebel specialist clinics and has 208 rooms, all equipped with balcony, bath / toilet, telephone, television and an emergency call system.
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Weser mit Kurpromenade und Campingplatz. Oben im Wald ist der Hugenottenturm erkennbar.
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Weser with spa promenade and campsite. The Huguenot Tower can be seen up in the forest.

Practical advice

  • 2  Public toilet, Weserstrasse, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. A public toilet (fee 0.50 €) is located on Weserstraße directly at the Hafenplatz bus stop.
  • 3  Bicycle tube machine, Mündener Strasse 33, 34385 Bad Karlshafen. Tel.: (0)5672 2014, Fax: (0)5672 8272. The bicycle tube machine is located at the Ulbricht Henrik gas station and car workshop east of the Weser-Therme directly on the Hessian long-distance cycle path R1 (Fulda-Weser cycle path).
  • Tourist tax - The tourist tax in the city area is € 2.00 per person and night (maximum annual rate € 56.00). In the Helmarshausen district it costs € 1.00 per person and night (maximum annual rate € 28.00). Young people up to the age of 18 are exempt from the tax. (additional Information)
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Panorama von der Krukenburg auf Helmarshausen und in das Diemeltal.
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Panorama from the Krukenburg to Helmarshausen and the Diemeltal.

trips

The oak plantations are typical of the Reinhardswald

Reinhardswald

Footbridge with observation tower in the Mecklenbruch moor

The Reinhardswald is the largest self-contained forest area with an area of ​​over 200 km² Hessen, as well as one of the largest forest areas and one of the least populated areas Germany. Large parts of the Reinhardswalds belong to the community-free Reinhardswald estate, in which only two people live (innkeepers of the Tillyschanze). The low mountain range is known nationwide as a place of sagas and legends, such as the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, but also as a popular hiking region, for example from Weserberglandweg is tapped. Motorcyclists will also find varied roads in the Reinhardswald. The Reinhardswald can be reached by bus from Bad Karlshafen 180 and 193 reachable.

Solling

View from Desenberg to the Warburger Börde

The Solling is the second largest low mountain range in terms of area Lower Saxony and forms together with the mountain ranges Vogler and Burgberg, which connect to the north of the Solling, the Solling-Vogler Nature Park. These are two nationally known excursion destinations Mecklenburch high moor at Silberborn and the between Neuhaus in Solling and Silberborn located Hochsollingturmfrom which you have a good view in almost all directions. The Solling is also a popular hiking, mountain bike and motorcycle region, including a signposted mountain bike route from Bad Karlshafen into the low mountain range. The Solling is from Bad Karlshafen with the Bus route 510 achievable, which between Holzminden and Uslar (Railway connection Sollingbahn (R85)) wrong.

Warburger Börde

The Warburger Börde is a predominantly treeless Börden landscape between Warburg and Beverungen, which has the highest land value index in West Germany and has always been used intensively for agriculture. Among other things, it is one of the first landscapes Central Europein which people became sedentary. Northeast Warburgs is located with the Desenberg die markanteste Erhebung der Warburger Börde, auf welcher sich die Ruine der Burg Desenberg befindet. Von dieser hat man eine schöne Aussicht in nahezu alle Himmelsrichtungen. Ein weiteres Ziel, insbesondere für Pilger, stellt das Klus Eddessen zwischen Haarbrück und Bühne dar. Die Warburger Börde ist von Bad Karlshafen aus mit dem Fahrradbus Wisent-Linie reachable.

Höxter / Corvey

The Hanseatic city Höxter im Zentrum des Weserberglandes mit einer gut erhaltenen Altstadt und zahlreichen Fachwerkhäusern ist vor allem durch das nahe Schloss Corvey bekannt, welches im Juni 2014 von der UNESCO unter dem offiziellen Titel "Das Karolingische Westwerk und die Civitas Corvey" zum Weltkulturerbe ernannt wurde. Die ehemalige Benediktinerabtei Corvey wurde im Jahre 822 gegründet und war im frühen Mittelalter eines der bedeutendsten Klöster Europe. Höxter und das Kloster Corvey sind von Bad Karlshafen aus entweder per Ausflugsschiff oder mit der Buslinie R22 to reach. Bei der Anreise mit der Bahn muss in Ottbergen umgestiegen werden.

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Panorama vom Weser-Skywalk auf den Hannoverschen Klippen in das Wesertal (links Bad Karlshafen).
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Panorama vom Weser-Skywalk auf den Hannoverschen Klippen in das Wesertal (links Bad Karlshafen).

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