Bad Schussenried - Bad Schussenried

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Bad Schussenried
federal stateBaden-Wuerttemberg
Residents
8.734 (2019)
height
570 m
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Bad Schussenried

Bad Schussenried is a mud spa in Upper Swabia. The resort is on the Swabian Baths Road, on the Oberschwäbische Mühlenstraße and especially on the Upper Swabian Baroque Street. The monastery town is characterized by numerous art treasures, an intact landscape and a wide range of leisure activities. Bad Schussenried has moved on Cittaslow connected and shows that it values ​​the quality of life of its residents and guests. The Humboldt Institute has a larger branch here.

background

The place was first mentioned in 1153. A Premonstratensian monastery was founded in 1183, which lasted until secularization in 1803. Then Schussenried became part of Württemberg. In 1947, Schussenried received city rights, and it has held the title since 1966 bath. In the course of community reform around 1972, the formerly independent communities Otterswang, Steinhausen and Reichenbach were incorporated.

Bad Schussenried is not far from the source of the Schussen. In the last ice age, the northern part of the terminal moraine of the Rhine glacier was here. The area is characterized by moors and peat was extracted here in the last century. During excavations, the remains of Stone Age pile dwelling settlements were discovered.

getting there

By plane

The nearest commercial airports are the Friedrichshafen AirportWebsite of this institutionFriedrichshafen Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaFriedrichshafen Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsFriedrichshafen Airport (Q682232) in the Wikidata database(IATA: FDH), 50 km, the Memmingen AirportWebsite of this institutionMemmingen Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMemmingen Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMemmingen Airport (Q651281) in the Wikidata database(IATA: FMM), about 55 km and the Stuttgart AirportWebsite of this institutionStuttgart Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaStuttgart Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsStuttgart Airport (Q158732) in the Wikidata database(IATA: STR), 110 km.

By train

The 1 Bad Schussenried train stationBad Schussenried train station in the Wikipedia encyclopediaBad Schussenried train station in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryBad Schussenried train station (Q53623573) in the Wikidata database is on the southern railway line between Ulm and Friedrichshafen, Interregio-Express trains (IRE) stop every hour from Stuttgart (1:45 hours), Lindau (a good 1 hour), Ulm and Friedrichshafen (35 minutes each).

Stations of the southern railway line: Stuttgart Hbf - Esslingen (Neckar) - Plochingen - Göppingen - Geislingen (Steige) - Ulm Hbf - Laupheim - Biberach (Riß) - Bad Schussenried - Aulendorf - Ravensburg - Meckenbeuren - Friedrichshafen.

In the street

The city is a bit away from the major traffic flows on county and state roads, there are good road connections from Biberach an der Riss, Bad Waldsee, Aulendorf and Bad Saulgau. Coming from Ulm you can drive as far as Biberach on the highway B 30. From Augsburg you drive a little over 1½ hours, from Stuttgart just under two hours.

On foot

Signpost HW 5 and Upper Swabian Way of St. James

The main hiking trail 5 (HW 5; Black Forest – Swabian Alb – Allgäu) of the Swabian Alb Association of Reutlingen and Biberach lead through Bad Schussenried in one direction and Isny ​​and Bad Wurzach in the other, as well as the Upper Swabian Way of St. James from Ulm towards Ravensburg and Konstanz.

mobility

Map of Bad Schussenried

There is a local bus service.

Tourist Attractions

Schussenried monastery library hall

monastery

The monastery, founded in 1183, was largely destroyed in the Thirty Years War. In the middle of the 18th century, the 1 New monastery started, which, however, was not realized as much financially as originally planned. The old monastery church was redesigned in baroque style, and the baroque library in the new monastery is unique. Today a large part of the monastery building is used by the nursing home NDT Schussenried used. The main attractions are:

  • Library hall in the convent building
  • Monastery museum
  • 2 St. Magnus Monastery church (parish church)

It is open Convent building of the monastery from Apr-Oct Tue-Fri 10 am-1pm, 2 pm-5pm, Sat, Sun, Holidays 10 am-5pm, Nov-Mar 1 pm-4pm, entry to the convent building, library and museum € 5.50, the monastery museum in the Parish church St. Magnus Easter - All Saints Day daily 1.30pm-5.30pm, Sat also from 10-11am, admission € 1.50

Pilgrimage Church Steinhausen

Steinhausen, pilgrimage church
  • 3  Pilgrimage Church Steinhausen. Pilgrimage church Steinhausen in the encyclopedia WikipediaPilgrimage Church Steinhausen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPilgrimage Church Steinhausen (Q2542943) in the Wikidata database.The "most beautiful village church in the world" was built around 1730 in the baroque style. It is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., services are on Sundays and public holidays at 10:15 a.m. There is a pilgrimage museum in the old forge opposite the church. Information also about the Parish.

Other places of worship

  • 4  St. Oswald (Otterswang). St. Oswald (Otterswang) in the encyclopedia WikipediaSt. Oswald (Otterswang) in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSt. Oswald (Otterswang) (Q84195232) in the Wikidata database.The late rococo church is similar to the pilgrimage church Steinhausen, on Thanksgiving it is decorated with a magnificent fruit carpet.
  • 5  St. Sebastian. Church in Reichenbach from the 15th century, redesigned around 1700 and renovated several times.
  • 6  Christ Church. Evangelical church in Bad Schussenried from 1970 with interesting glass windows.

Museum village Kürnbach

7  Upper Swabian Museum Village Kürnbach. There are over 30 buildings on the site, most of which were brought here from other locations, in the residential and farm buildings there are workshops for old craft trades, a traditional costume museum shows everyday and festive clothing, there are orchards with old apple varieties and a miniature steam train.Open: from the end of March to the beginning. November daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in summer until 6 p.m.Price: Admission adults € 4.50.

miscellaneous

  • 8  Ailinger adventure mill, Talstrasse 25, 88427 Bad Schussenried - Reichenbach. Tel.: 49 7583 22 56. Open: mill shop: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-12 p.m., 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Wed p.m. closed.
  • 9  Beer mug museum, Wilhelm-Schussen-Strasse 12, 88427 Bad Schussenried, Germany. Tel.: 49 75 83 40 4 11, Email: . There is also a rock crystal weighing 1 ton in the museum. Museum tavern and beer garden.Open: Tue - Sun from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Carriage collection
  • 10  Shot source

activities

  • 1  Zellersee natural swimming pool. natural water.Open: open from mid-May to mid-September, weather permitting, 9 am-9pm.Price: adults € 2.
  • Several signposted Nordic walking routes
  • Boating on the 2 Schwaigfurt pond
  • The Kurpark is about 7 minutes' walk from the city center.
  • Tennis facility (several tennis courts and a large tennis hall). In July tennis world ranking tournament "Schneider Open", www.schneider-open.de
  • Bike park in the forest.
  • Learn German at the Humboldt Institute.

Events

  • All year round: exhibitions in Schussenried Abbey
  • February or March, 48 days before Easter Sunday: Fasnet (or also Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Carnival) with the highlights "Gumpige Thursday" and "Rose Monday"
  • June: Culinary specialties market
  • June: Park Festival and Tour-de-Barock
  • July: Culture Night
  • Mid-September: Magnus, children and homeland festival
  • End of September / beginning of October: Oktoberfest / Fuhrmannstag
  • November: full moon run
  • Beginning of December: Christmas, horse and grocer's market
  • …

shop

Museum village Kürnbach, shepherd carts
  • ALDI: Sägmühlweg 2, Monday - Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Lidl: Aulendorfer Str. 75, Monday - Saturday: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  • Müller drugstore: Wilhelm-Schussen-Straße 12, Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Saturday: 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • Netto Marken-Discount: Wilhelm-Schussen-Straße 34, Monday - Saturday: 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  • Rewe: Zeppelinstraße 1, Monday - Saturday: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

There is also a pronounced retail trade.

kitchen

  • 1  Andelfinger café pastry shop, Wilhelm-Schussen-Str. 17, 88427 Bad Schussenried, Germany. Tel.: 49 7583 3400.
  • 2  Café Schmid, Dorfstrasse 6, 88427 Bad Schussenried / Steinhausen.
  • 3  Landgasthof zur Linde, Ingoldinger Str. 2, 88427 Bad Schussenried / Steinhausen. Tel.: 49 7583 23 81.
  • 4  To the fat Hilde (Schwarzbierhaus), Ziegeleiweg 2, 88427 Bad Schussenried. Tel.: 49 7583 927670.
  • Bamboo Asian restaurant
  • Brewery museum restaurant
  • Cafe on the market
  • Cafe Burg
  • Carlos
  • Ice cream parlor Fontana
  • Monastery courtyard
  • La Gondola
  • Moorbadstüble
  • Vesuvio pizzeria
  • Racket Sports'bar
  • Schinderhannes
  • Weinstadel
  • To the wild man

nightlife

accommodation

Places in the area
Riedlingen 25 kmBad Buchau 8 kilometersBiberach an der Riss 16 km
Bad Saulgau 15 kmCardinal points.pngMemmingen 56 km
Überlingen 56 kmAulendorf 7 kmBad Waldsee 13 km

Learn

  • Humboldt Institute

Work

  • Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH
  • SHW Automotive GmbH

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