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| Furstenberg | ||
| federal state | Lower Saxony | |
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| Residents | 1.014 (2019) | |
| height | 200 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 (0)5271 69 47 17 www.gemeinde-fuerstenberg.de/tourist.htm | |
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Fürstenberg (Weser) is a community in Weser Uplands. The porcelain manufactory is well known. Fürstenberg is allowed to bear the title "State-approved excursion destination".
background
getting there
By plane
The nearest airports are Paderborn / Lippstadt (80 km away) and Hanover (120 km).
By train
Fürstenberg itself has no rail connection. The nearest train stations are Höxter Rathaus (6 km northwest) Lüchtringen (8 km north; both on the Paderborn – Holzminden – Kreiensen RB line) and Lauenförde-Beverungen (10 km south; RB Paderborn – Göttingen). From there you can take the bus to Fürstenberg.
Wehrden train station is even closer (3.5 km from Fürstenberg; RB Paderborn – Göttingen), but the Weser ferry from Wehrden to Fürstenberg can only be used by pedestrians and cyclists.
By bus
Bus route 554 of the RBB runs Mon-Fri seven times a day from Holzminden and Lüchtringen in one direction and Beverungen and Lauenförde in the other direction to Fürstenberg, on Saturdays there are two regular taxis a day (Timetable). The journey from Holzminden takes approx. 25 minutes, from Lüchtringen 12 minutes, from Beverungen 22 minutes, from Lauenförde 17 minutes.
In the street
Fürstenberg is on a country road between Holzminden (there is a connection to the B 64 Seesen – Höxter) and Lauenförde (connection to the B 241 Warburg – Uslar). Across from Fürstenberg, on the other side of the Weser, runs the B 83 (Kassel – Höxter). The closest Weser crossings are in Höxter in the north and Beverungen / Lauenförde in the south.
By boat
- Passenger shipping on the Weser between Fürstenberg and Corvey or Bad Karlshafen.
- Water hikers on the Weser find a floating jetty in Fürstenberg as a mooring option. Warning: strong currents (depending on the water level)!
By bicycle
- Weser cycle path - the official Weser cycle path runs on the other side of the river. You can take the passenger ferry between Wehrden and Meinbrexen (2.5 km south of Fürstenberg; only in the summer half-year from Good Friday to October 3rd). On the river side of Fürstenberg there is also a signposted variant.
mobility
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Tourist Attractions
- lock. The castle is located high above the Weser. From up here you have a beautiful view over the Weser valley. The Fürstenberg porcelain factory and the porcelain museum are located in the castle.
- Porcelain Manufactory Fürstenberg, Meinbrexener Strasse 2, 37699 Fürstenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)5271 4010, Fax: 49 (0)5271 401100, Email: [email protected]. Factory outlet (also open on the 1st - 3rd Sunday in Advent) and Schlosscafé & Restaurant Lottine have different opening times.Open: Museum and visitors' workshop 10:00 am - 5:00 pm: late March to early November from Tue to Sun public holidays, early November to before Christmas only Sat Sun. Closed over Christmas and New Year, closed on Mondays all year round.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
1 Tourist Information Fürstenberg, Meinbrexener Strasse 2, 37699 Fürstenberg / Weser. Tel.: 49 (0)5271 69 47 17, Fax: 49 (0)5271 492 74, Email: [email protected].
.also responsible for the communities of Boffzen, Derental and Lauenförde.Open: Mon - Fri from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
trips
- to Neuhaus im Solling to the Hochsollingturm
- to the Weser cities Höxter, Beverungen and Bad Karlshafen
- Visit of the Corvey Castle near Höxter
literature
Web links
- http://www.gemeinde-fuerstenberg.de - Official website of Fürstenberg
- Weserbergland Tourismus e.V. - official regional site
