German fairy tale route - Deutsche Märchenstraße

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Double portrait of the Brothers Grimm from Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (_{Wikipedia article})that she drew in 1855.

The German fairy tale route leads over around 700 km with various alternatives from Hanau above kassel to Bremen.

background

_{Wikipedia article(Anyone interested can write a compact biography of the Brothers Grimm here)}

preparation

If you want to complete the entire route of the fairy tale route from Hanau to Bremen or Buxtehude in one vacation, it is best to plan 2 weeks. Because there is much more to discover than just the "Grimm fairy tales".

Note: the route suggestions in this article do not correspond to the official route down to the last detail. In the interests of the traveler, the routes have been partially optimized and more clearly structured.

getting there

The German Fairy Tale Route

From Hanau to Marburg

• Hanau - Birth town of the Brothers Grimm, venue of the Brothers Grimm Festival

~> 50 km on the A 66 to Gelnhausen and Steinau an der Straße.House

. Gelnhausen - Barbarossastadt: old town, cathedral, remains of the imperial palace. The art fairy tale Gockel, Hinkel and Gackeleia by the romantic Clemens Brentano (1778-1842) plays in Gelnhausen and in the valley of the Kinzig.

• Steinau an der Straße - The Grimm Brothers' childhood, the Brothers Grimm House, “Die Holzköppe” puppet theater with almost daily fairy tale performances

~> 8 km via the L 3396 along the Kinzig

• Schluechtern, The wild people in the Bernhardswald (Sage) - Bergwinkel Museum with exhibits from the Grimm family

~> 15 km on the L 3180 and L3179 ​​roads

• Freiensteinau

~> 20 km over Grebenhain to Herbstein. If you want, you can take a detour (8 km easy) to the summit region of the Ilbeshausen-Hochwaldhausen Vogelsberg to the Baptismal font and Hoherodskopf Companies.

. Grebenhain legend: The devil's mill in Ilbeshausen

• Herbstein in the Vogelsberg

~> 30 km on the B 275 / B 254 over Lauterbach (Hesse) to Alsfeld. In Lauterbach, a short stopover in the half-timbered old town may be worthwhile.

• Alsfeld - Picturesque old town with many half-timbered houses, fairytale house in the old town

~> about 50 km on the B 62 and from Cölbe B 3 to Marburg. On the way there is a visit to the small mountain town about halfway Amöneburg at.

• Marburg - The place of study for the Brothers Grimm, the Brothers Grimm began researching folk literature

From Marburg to Kassel

Via Kellerwald, Edersee and Habichtswald

• Lahntal (municipality) - In Goßfelden the Otto-Ubbelohde-Haus is located, the former studio of the painter Otto Ubbelohde House with the studio of the painter Otto Ubbelohde, who illustrated the children's and house fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Tel .: 06423/96 44 02, open Sat and Sun 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. $
• Rauschenberg WanderMärchenWeg and fairytale forest
• Frankenberg (Eder) Say: The nanny among the little elves

• Mountain freedom - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (_{Wikipedia article})(part of Bad Wildungen)

• Bad Wildungen Picturesque city center, spa district with Art Nouveau buildings

• Waldeck at the Edersee, Fairytale town, impressive castle complex

The dwarfs from the Treustein (Legend)

• Wolfhagen, The wolf and the seven young goats (_{Wikipedia article})

• Schauenburg - Fairy tale guard

• kassel - Residence and place of work of the Brothers Grimm for about 30 years, GRIMM WORLD Kassel

Via Schwalm and Knüll

Boniface monument in Fritzlar. Note the artistic freedom: although Boniface holds an ax, the Donar oak was felled here at the monument with a chainsaw.

• Marburg - The place of study for the Brothers Grimm

• Willingshausen - artist colony

• Schwalmstadt, Red Riding Hood (_{Wikipedia article}) and the wolf - The Red Riding Hood monument opposite the Treysa train station
• Neukirchen fairy tale house

• Knüllwald Say: The preacher's chair near Wallenstein

• Detour to Bad Hersfeld (no longer a member)

• Homberg (Efze), The white woman at Homberg (Legend), (Wikipedia article)-Fountain

• Fritzlar, The Saint Boniface (_{Wikipedia article}) and the Donareiche (Legend), Boniface monument opposite the cathedral.

• Gudensberg, The blue flower and the shepherd on the Odenberg (Legend)

• Niedenstein, The dogs (Legend)

• Baunatal - Birthplace of the "fairy tale woman" Dorothea Viehmann (birthplace Knallhütte near Rengershausen). Dorothea Viehmann told the Brothers Grimm about 30 folk tales and a number of legends.

• kassel - Residence and place of work of the Brothers Grimm for about 30 years, Kassel GRIMM WORLD,

From Kassel to the Weser Valley

Sleeping Beauty Route: Over the Reinhardswald into the Weser Valley

Looks like an enchanted tree from a fairy tale: the gnarled chimney oak in the Sababurg primeval forest. The oak is the symbol of the protected area.

• kassel GRIMM WORLD Kassel, Kassel-Niederzwehren: Residence of the fairytale woman Dorothea Viehmann

• Hann Münden, Place of death of Doctor Eisenbart (_{Wikipedia article})

• Grebenstein Legendary castle hill

• Hofgeismar, Home to a number of collectors of fairy tales and legends, birthplace of the grandfather and father of Grimm's storyteller Dorothe Viehmann The cube tower at Hofgeismar (Sage), article on the Sage in HNA Regiowiki

• Reinhardswald, Sleeping Beauty Castle Sababurg (_{Wikipedia article}), Urwald Sababurg, zoo museum in the zoo Sababurg with exhibition about the animals in the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm

• Trendelburg, Rapunzel (_{Wikipedia article})

• Bad Karlshafen Huguenot city

Sleeping Beauty Route: Across the Kaufunger Wald, Hohen Meißner and Eichsfeld into the Weser Valley

According to legend, Frau Holle is supposed to live in the Meißner. This approximately 3 m high wooden sculpture stands at the pond of the same name

• kassel GRIMM WORLD Kassel

• Kaufungen, The holy Kunigunde (Kunigunde of Luxembourg (_{Wikipedia article}))

• Sneezes, The Niester Giant (Legend)

• Helsa

• Hessian Lichtenau, Mother Hulda (_{Wikipedia article}) - Frau Holle Park with sculptures
• Melsungen Bartenwetzer legend
• Rotten hotel complex Kloster Haydau

• High Meissner, Mrs. Holle Teich

• Bad Sooden-Allendorf, The Goldmaria and the Pechmaria

• Hanstein Castle and the Devil's pulpit, The legend of the devil's pulpit (is in the article on the Teufelskanzel)

• Witzenhausen, The elves move out of the castle hill near Ermschwerd (Legend)

• Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Why the people of Heiligenstadt are called the Carrot Kings (Legend)

• Boar idols With Max and Moritz (_{Wikipedia article}) in the Wilhelm-Busch-Mühle

• Plesse Castle at Bovenden - published in Germans say of the Brothers Grimm

• Oedelsheim - Puss in Boots (_{Wikipedia article}), to be found at the village museum

• Gieselwerder - Snow white

• Wahlsburg

• Bad Karlshafen - Huguenot city

Along the Weser to Bremen

Both branches of the holiday route meet again in Bad Karlshafen. The route now follows a clear route along the Weser to Bremen.

Cinderella's golden shoe at the Polle castle ruins

The Bremen Town Musicians

• Bad Karlshafen Huguenot city

• Fürstenberg (Weser)
• Holzminden Hackelberg legend

• Pollen, the small town dedicates its castle ruins to the Cinderella (_{Wikipedia article}), Cinderella's hard-working helpers can be found in the dovecote collecting lenses, and Cinderella's golden shoe below the castle walls.

• Lügde, historical city center with intact defensive wall, well-kept half-timbered houses, Köterberg fairytale and legendary district
• Schieder-Schwalenberg historic old town

• Bodenwerder, Baron Munchausen (_{Wikipedia article})

• Hamelin - The rat catcher from Hameln (_{Wikipedia article})

• Hessian Oldendorf, The legend of the Baxmann (_{Wikipedia article})

• Bad Oeynhausen, Fairy tale and Weser saga museum

• Wiedensahl birthplace of Wilhelm Busch

• Nienburg, I am the little Nienburgerin (_{Wikipedia article}) (Song)

• Hoya Grimm's dwarf legend
• Verden Störtebeker legends, Störtebeker fountain

• Bremen, The Bremen Town Musicians (_{Wikipedia article})

Endpoints

With Bremen and Buxtehude, the German Fairy Tale Route has two official endpoints. Suggestion for an attractive "final route" (unless you have already planned the end of your vacation in Bremen):

• Bremerhaven - The Klabautermann

• Cuxhaven - The old love (legend) possibility of a day cruise Heligoland or a trip to the island Neuwerk

• Stade - beautiful north German half-timbered old town

• Buxtehude - The rabbit and the hedgehog (_{Wikipedia article})

• Hamburg - The metropolis of the German north forms a glamorous end point of an eventful journey on the trail of German folk tales.

trips

literature

• Eberhard Michael Iba: German fairy tale route. A travel and reading book with fairy tales, sagas and legends. Hamelin, 2018 (2nd edition), ISBN 978-3-8271-9152-6 .
• E. Michael Iba / Thomas L. Johnson: The German Fairy Tale Landscape. The storied world of the Brothers Grimm. Hamelin, 2015, ISBN 978-3-8271-9139-7 .
• Eberhard Michael Iba: Hook your duvets. The great book of legends from the land on the Elbe and Wesermündun. Bremerhaven, 1999 (3rd edition), ISBN 978-3-931771-16-4 .
• Eberhard Michael Iba: The German Fairy Tale Route. A fabulous journey from the Main to the sea. Hamelin, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8271-9136-6 .

Web links

• official page
• Image database of the German Fairy Tale Route e.V.

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