Hachenburg - Hachenburg

Hachenburg is a small town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate. According to the Rhineland-Palatinate state planning, Hachenburg is designated as a middle center. Since Hachenburg has a wide range of shopping and nightlife options for rural regions, it is also known as "The Metropolis in the Westerwald". Hachenburg is the seat of the association of the same name. Hachenburg is also a climatic health resort. In 2014 Hachenburg had 5835 inhabitants.

background

getting there

By plane

The closest international airport is the 50.8658333333337.1427777777778Cologne-Bonn Airport(IATA: CGN). The distance by car is approx. 90 kilometers, the journey time by train is approx. Two hours (with a change at Au (Sieg) train station).

By train

The journey to the is by train 50.66397.82271 Hachenburg train station via the regional train line RB 90 of the Hessische Landesbahn, area Dreiländerbahn possible which of Limburg on the Lahn above Diez East, Westerburg, Nistertal / Bad Marienberg, Altenkirchen, Au (victory), Betzdorf and Wins to Kreuztal runs. This line is operated every hour according to the Rhineland-Palatinate cycle. You can also travel to Cologne from the Au (Sieg) train station with the RE 9 Rhein-Sieg-Express and the S-Bahn line S 12 the DB Regio, which commutes to Au from Düren, Cologne and Siegburg / Bonn. Betzdorf train station on the Sieg line is about 15 kilometers away by car.

Since January 1st, 2017, the tariff of the has also applied to bus and train tickets in the Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Mosel Transport Association (VRM).

By bus

Hachenburg is connected to the regional bus routes of the Westerwaldbahn, Rhein-Mosel-Bus and the Orthen bus company. Within the Westerwaldkreis as well as for trips to the Neuwied or Altenkirchen districts, the tariff applies Rhein-Mosel Transport Association (VRM)The following regional bus routes operate at the bus stop Hachenburg Market and partly at other bus stops in the city:

• 115 Montabaur train station / FOM - Selters - Hachenburg market
• 483 Hachenburg market - Bad Marienberg - Rennerod bus station - Westerburg train station
• 960 Mörlen / Dreisbach - Bad Marienberg
• 962 Bad Marienberg - Nistertal - Marienstatt Abbey (Streithausen)

The closest Long-distance bus stations are located in Siegen and Koblenz.

In the street

Hachenburg is on federal highway 414 and federal highway 413, which leads via Höchstenbach, Dierdorf and Bendorf into the Neuwied / Koblenz area. Motorway junctions are Haiger / Burbach and Siegen on the A 45 about 24 kilometers and Montabaur on the A 3 about 23 km away .

By boat

mobility

Tourist Attractions

The old market with the Ev. Castle Church (St. Katharinenkirche) and the Catholic Church (former Franciscan Church) are framed by renovated gabled houses from the 17th and 18th centuries with partly open half-timbering. In the middle opposite the Catholic Church is the market fountain, which was erected in 1626 and received its present form in 1702. The gilded Sayn coat of arms lion is a symbol of the sovereignty. The market square was created after the city fire of 1439 during the reign of Count Dietrich von Sayn; However, it did not get its present form until after the fire of 1654. [6] Evangelical castle church

The St. Catherine's Church it was first mentioned in a document in 1372. A double flight of stairs leads to the portal, which is designed as a risalit with a flat gable. The building is connected to the castle by an archway. The late Gothic choir and tower date from the middle of the 15th century, the nave from 1775, to which the mirror vault (1775) connects. The count's family crypt is located in the choir. Stylistically, it is a typical preacher's church with the stacked altar, pulpit and organ on the east side and the wooden installation of galleries on the other walls. [6] The tower on the south side (1481) is one of the older parts of the church. [10] Catholic church

The Herrnstrasse is a southerly side street from the Alter Markt; there is a historic semi-detached house (No. 3/5) with visible half-timbering from the 18th century and carved doors. Diagonally opposite stands the “Beustsche Haus”, built in 1766, named after its former owner, the ducal government councilor and later government director Ludwig August von Beust. The poet of the Goethe era, Albertine von Grün, who was related by marriage to von Beust, lived here for a while and died in the house. To commemorate the Jewish Weinberg family who lived at Herrnstrasse 8, the first stumbling blocks were laid in Hachenburg in 2012

activities

shop

kitchen

Going out

At the junction of Bahnhofstrasse / Nisterstrasse there is a nationally known and much-visited cinema, the Cinexx Hachenburg.

nightlife

accommodation

health

Practical advice

trips

The monastery is located about four kilometers from the city center Marienstatt, this is an abbey of the order province of the Cistercians, an order which is related to the Dominican order. This monastery also hosts seminars and conferences, it can also be booked by holidaymakers as a place to stay and has restaurants including a beer garden. The Marienwanderweg is an approx Marienthal pilgrimage site runs in the district of Altenkirchen.

literature

Web links

http://www.hachenburg.de - Official website of Hachenburg