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| Bad Soden-Salmünster | ||
| federal state | Hesse | |
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| Residents | 13.370 (2019) | |
| height | 153 m | |
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Bad Soden-Salmünster is a city on the edge of the Spessartwhich is particularly important for tourism as a spa. The city is in Main-Kinzig district.
background
Bad Soden-Salmünster is a classic twin town with two centers - bad Soden as a health resort with the appropriate infrastructure, Salmunster as an economic center and transport hub. The two places were merged as part of the territorial reforms in 1974; there was also the small village Merneswhich is described in a separate article due to its location.
In the run-up to the regional reform, a few more villages were incorporated into the region:
- Ahl was a very important place before the autobahn was built, because the main road from Frankfurt to Fulda ran here. Today the small town on the Kinzig is pretty sleepy.
- Alsberg lies on the heights of the Spessart in a forest clearing.
- The three villages of the Huttengrund, Eckardroth, Romsthal and Wahlert, have all grown together today and therefore appear to the tourist as one big village. The name comes from the fact that the villages were formerly owned by the von Hutten family.
- Catholic Willenroth has a very idiosyncratic name, as the place was sold by Kurmainz to Isenburg in the early modern times, but the inhabitants were able to persuade them not to be forcibly reformed as was common at the time. The place is best known for its country school home, which is visited by students from all over the region.
- Kerbersdorf is already on the southern foothills of the Vogelsberg and is a typical small village.
The city gives the impression of having stood still a bit in time and of having missed out on modern developments. The course offers are mainly aimed at seniors, young people will be bored here.
The somewhat unwieldy place name is often used by locals as BSS abbreviated.
getting there
By plane
By train
The 1 Bad Soden-Salmünster train station is served hourly by the Regional-Express Frankfurt-Fulda. Regional trains from Frankfurt only run during rush hour to Bad Soden-Salmünster.
By bus
In the street
Bad Soden-Salmünster is conveniently located on the 
with the exit 
46 Bad Soden-Salmünster.
mobility
The best way to get around Bad Soden-Salmünster is by car, otherwise by hitchhiking. Public transport outside of school traffic does not exist in Bad Soden-Salmünster.
All parking spaces around the old town of Salmünster are limited in time, if you want to stay longer you have to look in the surrounding residential streets, with a lot of luck also at the train station. Bad Soden has plenty of spacious visitor parking spaces, there is no shortage of parking spaces there.
There is one south of the spa park 1 Motorhome parking space in Bad SodenMotorhome parking space. However, it is relatively expensive: parking there costs € 7 plus visitor's tax, you can pay extra for drinking water.
Tourist Attractions
Regular city tours are offered. Participation is free of charge for spa card holders.
Churches
- 1 Church of St. Peter and Paul, Franziskanergasse 1. This monumental Catholic church belonged to the Franciscan monastery in Salmünster until 2004. The church, built from 1737 to 1745, replaced a much older church, which probably dates back to the early days of the place, as the place name still indicates. The interior of the church is extremely impressive and consists of a pulpit and five altars, all richly decorated and decorated.
- 2 Church of Reconciliation, Frankfurter Strasse 53. The Protestant Reconciliation Church in Salmünster dates from 1888.
- 3 Catholic Church of St. Laurentius, Pacificusplatz 2. This Catholic church was built in 1896 for the up-and-coming spa town of Bad Soden. It replaced the castle chapel, which was previously used as a church and belonged to the former Stolzenberg castle.
Castles and Palaces
- 4 Stolzenberg Castle. Stolzenberg Castle above Bad Soden was the historic seat of the von Hutten family. It was first documented in 1252, when the castle was first destroyed and then rebuilt. In the early modern period, the castle was finally abandoned after an attack and fell into disrepair. In addition to some remains of the wall, only the keep is preserved today; this was converted into a lookout tower and can be climbed.
- 1 Hat lock, Pacificusstrasse 6. After the noble von Hutten family had to give up Stolzenberg Castle, they built a new aristocratic residence a little further down the valley in 1536. The castle has served as an open-air theater since 1998.
- 2 Grinding rashof, Frankfurter Strasse 56a. This former aristocratic residence is located in the old town of Salmünstr. The date of its creation is unknown, but it is estimated to be in the 15th century. Today the almost completely preserved building is used by the city as an event space.
Buildings
- 5 Bad Soden town hall, Rathausplatz 1. The former town hall of Bad Soden from 1706 is the only surviving baroque town hall in Hesse. Today there is a registry office here.
- 6 Kinzig dam: From 1976 to 1982 a dam was built east of Bad Soden-Salmünster to damm up the Kinzig in this area. From the dam there is an outstanding view over the surroundings. A hiking trail leads around the reservoir.
Museums
- 7 Bad Soden-Salmünster local history museum, Hirtengasse 5. Local history museum depicting life in the early 20th century. The history of the Franciscan monastery is also dealt with here.Open: 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month 2: 00-5: 00 p.m.
- 8 Typewriter Museum, Frankfurter Strasse 13. Privately operated museum with typewriters from all eras and from all over the world.Open: 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month 2: 00-5: 00 p.m.
activities
Sports
- Boat trips on the reservoir are possible in the summer season (May to September). There is one on site
- 3 Boat rental. Tel.: 49 6056 4280.
- 4 Spessart thermal baths, Frowin-von-Hutten-Strasse 5. Tel.: 49 6056 744162. The purpose of this indoor pool is solely to improve health and rehabilitation, which is why there are also numerous offers (some with prior registration) for relaxation and cure. The pool is expressly not a leisure pool and you should therefore not expect that.Open: Mon, Tue 9: 00-22: 00; Wed-Sat 9: 00-23: 00; Sun and public holidays 9: 00-20: 00.Price: Adults € 9.50 for 2.5 hours, € 13 day ticket.
- 5 Bad Soden-Salmünster outdoor swimming pool (in Parkstraße, near the motorhome parking space). Very simple outdoor pool with only one pool without diving tower or the like, but the entrance fee is dirt cheap.Open: in the season (May to September) 11: 00-20: 00, in bad weather it doesn't even open.Price: adults € 2.
entertainment
- Watzstock Festival
shop
There is a larger retail park right at the motorway exit, where you can find the usual supermarket chains. The owner-managed shops have died out in Bad Soden-Salmünster.
kitchen
- 1 Hotel Restaurant Hubertus, Frowin-von-Hutten-Strasse 30. Tel.: 49 6056 8686. Regional cuisine, seasonal menu. Attached is a pastry shop with homemade cakes and other sweets.Open: 11: 30-13: 45 and 17: 00-19: 45, closed on Mondays.
- 2 Café Restaurant Lauer, Frowin-von-Hutten-Strasse 12. Tel.: 49 6056 4198. Home-style German cuisine. Describes itself as a guesthouse, but the rooms are more like a full-fledged hotel, both in terms of equipment and price.Price: Room: single / double 45 € / 85 €, volume discount for longer stays.
- 3 Old Athens, Bad Sodener Strasse 29. Tel.: (0)6056 5353. Greek restaurant in Salmünster.Open: daily from 5:00 p.m., Sun also 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m., closed on Tuesdays.
nightlife
Even if there are a few pubs in the old towns of Bad Soden and Salmünster, it gets quiet very quickly in the evening.
accommodation
As a state-approved spa, Bad Soden-Salmünster levies a visitor's tax. This is € 2.30 per day for the first person and € 1.25 for each additional person. Anyone who dares to come by mobile home has to pay a particularly high tourist tax of € 2.50.
medium
- 2 Hotel Restaurant Zum Spessarttor, Spessartstrasse 44. Tel.: 49 6056 1592. The restaurant is generally considered to be overpriced, the service mediocre. The hotel rooms, on the other hand, are absolutely adequate.Price: single / double 45 € / 78 €.
- 3 Hotel Fiori, Franz-von-Sickingen-Strasse 3. Tel.: 49 6056 919712. Price: single / double 52 € / 74 €.
- 4 Garden Hotel Trieste, Frowin-von-Hutten-Strasse 19. Tel.: 49 6056 4992850. Price: single / double 55 € / 80 €.
- 5 Hotel Arauka, Frowin-von-Hutten-Strasse 24. Tel.: 49 6056 16360. Free WiFi. Room prices are once again a trade secret.
- 6 Hotel Birkenhof ****, König-Heinrich-Weg 1. Tel.: 49 6056 91690. In addition to hotel rooms, there are also apartments.Price: single / double 57.50 € / 91 €, apartments 69 €.
Upscale
- 7 KIS Hotel ***, Parkstrasse 8. Tel.: 49 6056 91220. Prices expressly without Breakfast and therefore without any food. If you want that, you have to book it separately.Price: single / double 58 € / 83 €.
- 8 Country Hotel Betz ***, Brothers-Grimm-Strasse 21. Tel.: 49 6056 7390. Free WiFi, hotel swimming pool included.Price: single / double 60 € / 86 €.
- 9 Kress Hotel ****, Sprudelallee 26. Tel.: 49 6056 73060. Free WiFi. Prices include 1x free entry to the Spessart thermal baths. Parking in the hotel costs extra. Apartments are also on offer.Price: single / double 89 € / 109.50 €, apartments from 46.50 €.
health
In a spa town like Bad Soden-Salmünster, the focus is of course on rehabilitation and there is really no shortage of rehabilitation clinics. However, there is no longer a general hospital, this was closed due to austerity measures, the closest responsible clinic is in Schlüchtern.
- 1 Knappschaftsklinik Bad Soden-Salmünster, Knappschaftsweg 2. Tel.: 49 6056 9820. Clinic for Orthopedics and Internal Medicine.
- 2 Bellevue Clinic, Brothers-Grimm-Strasse 20. Tel.: 49 6056 720.
- 3 St. Marien Clinic, Pacificusstrasse 14. Tel.: 49 6056 7380.
- 4 MEDIAN Kinzigtal Clinic, Parkstrasse 7-9. Tel.: 49 6056 7370. Clinic with a psychosomatic department.
Practical advice
- 5 Tourist Information Bad Soden-Salmünster, Frowin-von-Hutten-Strasse 5. Tel.: 49 6056 744144. Open: Mo-Fr 09: 00-17: 00, Sa 10: 00-13: 00.
Public toilets is in the old town of Salmünster behind the town hall (Vogtgasse 15).
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.badsoden-salmuenster.de - Official website of Bad Soden-Salmünster
