The Chattengau and the Schwalm-Eder-Aue lie in North Hesse about 30 km south of kassel.
The wide valley of the Eder and Schwalm is ideal for cycling. In the Borkener Seenland you can jump into the cool water in summer.
places
Other goals
- Bad Wildungen - The spa town is located west of the lowland in the foothills of the Kellerwald.
background
The To chat were a Germanic tribe and are considered ancestors of the North Hessians. Nowadays, the hilly area around Gudensberg in the transition to the Habichtswald Nature Park is marketed as "Chattengau" for tourism. So it is Not a historical name.
The "Chattengau and Schwalm-Eder-Aue" region does not exist as an "official tourist unit". However, it was created on Wikivoyage in order to better organize the geographical hierarchy for Northern Hesse in the location database. But also from the perspective of the traveler (e.g. topic of cycling) such an article makes sense, since the Schwalm-Eder-Niederung is the largest at least partially flat region of northern Hesse (is about 10 x 20 km in size) .
Official natural spaces
Geographically, the "official natural areas" Fritzlarer Ederflur, Fritzlarer Börde, Gudensberger Kuppenschwelle, Großenengliser Platte, Schwalmaue, and the Homberg Bay can be assigned to the tourist region "Chattengau and Ederniederung". In the Borken area, parts of the Trockenerfurther area, the Borken basin and the northernmost foothills of the Frielendorfer hill country can be assigned to this tourist "Wikivoyage region" (see map here in the environmental atlas of the state of Hesse).
getting there
In the street
The Schwalm-Eder-Niederung is accessed supraregionally by the Autobahn 49, which can be used to quickly reach the region from the north of Kassel. However, the A 49 ends in Neuental, southwest of Borken. From the “Borken” exit, you can reach Marburg via the B 3.
A further construction of the A 49 to the A 5 near Homberg (Ohm) is planned. Work is currently in progress on a further 12 km stretch to Schwalmstadt.
The region can also be reached quickly via the well-connected A 7 motorway. To do this, leave the A 7 at the "Melsungen" exit and take the federal road 253 down to Felsberg an der Eder. Whoever chooses this variant can after leaving the autobahn the Heiligenberg ruins visit and let your gaze wander over the region.
By train
By train you travel via the Main-Weser-Bahn to the train station Wobble at. The regional express trains on the Kassel - Frankfurt line and the intercity trains on the Frankfurt - Hamburg line stop here. From Wabern there is a train connection in the direction of Fritzlar. Attention: Wabern train station has no elevators, only stairs that can be used to reach the central platforms (here departures from RE and IC).
There is also the from Kassel Regiotram line RT 9 to Schwalmstadt-Treysa. The route belongs to the North Hessian Transport Association NVV. The RT 9 stops at all stations along the route in the region.
Bus routes open up the communities and cities that do not have a train station.
mobility
The Local transport Schwalm-Eder GmbH operates numerous bus routes in the Schwalm-Eder district.
Tourist Attractions
- Three castle city Felsberg - with Felsburg (accessible on weekends in summer, the Heiligenberg ruins (tower with a beautiful panoramic view, which is freely accessible until Christmas) and the Altenburg an der Eder ruins (privately owned, not accessible).
- Half-timbered old towns of Fritzlar, Gudensberg and Homberg (Efze)
- Odenberg with observation tower in the north of Gudensberg
- Hessian lignite mining museum in Borken - Lignite was mined around the city until 1991. Today the former opencast mining landscape has been largely recultivated and is partly used for tourism as bathing lakes. The history of mining is documented in the museum with visitor galleries. Outside of Borken there is also the Energy & Coal theme park, in which old open-cast mining machines are on display. Extensive information about lignite mining is also available in the Wikipedia article "Borken brown coal area" to find.
- Altenburg Mountain with observation tower and archaeological circular hiking trail to the Keltenwall - The mountain to the west of Borken limits the Schwalm-Eder lowland to the west. From the tower you have, among other things. a nice east view of Borken and the Schwalm-Eder lowland.
activities
- To go biking - The Eder cycle path and the Schwalm cycle path the Eder lowlands. There are also some regional bike routes. If you want to explore the region by bike, you should get a map, because not all drivable routes are well signposted.
- Swimming - Is possible in the natural bathing lake "Stockelache" and in the Singliser lake near Borken. (See also www.borken-hessen.de -> tourism)
- Aquagolf at the Singliser See (info)
Water hiking
Canoe tours on the Eder and Schwalm:
- For a canoe tour this is Eder a very nice river that always has good water even in dry periods. In summer in particular, more water is drained from the Edertalsperre to maintain shipping on the Oberweser. However, the river has some weirs that have to be carried around or some Sleepers which may still be passable as a "whitewater stage" for more experienced canoeists. Larger, motorized ships are therefore not to be found on the Eder (a detailed river map of the Wabern - Edermünde section is on the side of Canoeing Waltraud Vöhl to find).
- The little one Schwalm however, it cannot be navigated during low tide times. Sometimes there are weirs in the area of mills that have to be carried around. The trip on the Schwalm is for nature conservation reasons only allowed after registration. For online registration and further information, see Canoe side of the Kassel Regional Council.
- Canoe tours are offered in the region of:
- - Adventure tours Odenhardt based in Edertal-Anraff
- - Canoeing Waltraud Vöhl (Headquarters Frankenberg (Eder))
security
There are no special problems with crime.
In summer, cyclists and hikers should avoid the open fields when there is a risk of thunderstorms.
climate
For Northern Hesse, the Ederniederung has a very mild climate. North of Felsberg on the Böddiger Berg you can also find the only vineyards in Northern Hesse (Info Wikipedia).
Web links
- LEADER region Schwalm-Aue - no touristic side, but worth reading for those interested in regional tourism promotion.
