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Bad Windsheim | ||
federal state | Bavaria | |
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Residents | 12.382 (2019) | |
height | 321 m | |
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Bad Windsheim is a city in Middle Franconia and at the Aisch im Aischgrund.
background
Bad Windsheim is known for its mineral water and brine springs. In 2005, the Frankentherme expanded the range.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is that 1 Nuremberg Airport(IATA: NUE), about 58 km east.
By train
In the street
On the highway to junction
107, Bad Windsheim, then about 14 km on the
.
By bicycle
Bad Windsheim is on Aischtal cycle path
mobility
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Map of Bad Windsheim
Tourist Attractions
Clock with signs of the zodiac on the town hall
- 1 Franconian open air museum, Eisweiherweg 1, 91438 Bad Windsheim. Tel.: 49 (0)9841 6680 0, Fax: 49 (0)9841 6680 99, Email: [email protected]. The museum offers a variety of historical buildings with extensive gastronomy, up to the museum shop. Over 100 buildings invite you on a journey of discovery into the past, it is like a journey through time through 700 years of everyday Franconian history.Price: Adults € 7, reduced € 6, children (<6 years) free, families (2 2) € 17.
- The 2 town hall was probably built between 1713 and 1717 based on plans by Gabriel de Gabriele. Master mason Johann Michael Anspacher, foreman Giovanni Rigaglia and Windsheimer craftsmen built the town hall as a castle-like baroque building. Burned out in the great conflagration on December 3, 1730, it was rebuilt by July 1732 by the Windsheim city master builder Johann Niklaus Krauss.
- The 3 Roland was erected in 1928 as a war memorial for those who fell in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 and the First World War. A plaque that was added later commemorates the fallen of the Second World War. The figure is 8 m high, with a total of 11 m with the column.
activities
The town clerk's house from 1570 is a typical half-timbered building from the late 16th century
- 1 Franken-Therme, Erkenbrechtallee 10, 91438 Bad Windsheim. Tel.: 49 (0)9841 4030 0, Fax: 49 (0)9841 4030 10, Email: [email protected]. Thermal bath with many salt water pools and a 750 square meter, year-round heated bathing lake, with a salt content of 26.9%, this corresponds to fully saturated brine, this offers enormous buoyancy and a unique floating experience. The lake is also called the "Franconian Dead Sea".Open: daily 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.Price: Bathing halls: 2.5 hours € 11.50, day ticket € 17.50, surcharge - high brine area including salt lake € 3.50, surcharge - sauna landscape € 5.
Regular events
- Old Town Festival Bad Windsheim on the first weekend in July
- Bad Windsheim Classic
- Bad Windsheimer Wine tower run the second or third weekend in March. It starts over two, five and ten kilometers and a half marathon.
- Wine tower open air, At the beginning of August on the wine tower hill
shop
kitchen
The Roland as a war memorial was erected in 1928, the figure is 8 m high, with a column totaling 11 m
- 1 El Plaza, Marktplatz 2, 91438 Bad Windsheim. Tel.: 49 (0)9841 685494.Cafe and bar.
- 2 Döbler brewery, Kornmarkt 6, 91438 Bad Windsheim. Tel.: 49 (0)9841 20 02, Fax: 49 (0)9841 797 77, Email: [email protected]. Brewery inn. Seven types of beer are brewed as well as seasonal beers.Open: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 10.30am-10pm, Thu 10.30am-7pm.Price: Vespers from € 4.
nightlife
accommodation
Practical advice
- 1 Tourist information, Marktplatz 1, 91438 Bad Windsheim (in the city Hall). Tel.: 49 (0)9841 6689700, Fax: 49 (0)9841 6689790, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mo-Fr 8: 30-16: 30, Sa 10: 00-14: 00, Su public holidays 10: 00-12: 00.
trips
literature
- There's a free app for Android with information about Bad Windsheim that is useful for tourists.
Web links
- https://stadt.bad-windsheim.de/ - Official website of Bad Windsheim