Hechingen - Hechingen

Hechingen is a German City in the district of Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

background

The settlement, first mentioned in 786, became the ancestral seat of the Counts of Hohenzollern in the 13th century. In 1255 it received city rights.

The municipality of Hechingen includes the town of Hechingen, as well as the formerly independent districts of Bechtoldsweiler, Beuren, Boll, Schlatt, Sickingen, Stein, Stetten and Weilheim.

getting there

By plane

By train

Hechungen will be on 48.359398.96821 DB train station every two hours by the Interregio-Express Stuttgart–Reutlingen–Tubingen–Hechingen–Balingen–Sigmaringen–Aulendorf served. Additional regional trains run at least every hour.

In the street

Hechingen is on the B27 between Tubingen and Balingen.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

• The 48.351638.963671 Collegiate Church of St. James was built in 1783 as a classical building by Pierre Michel d'Ixnard under Prince Josef Wilhelm. It belonged to the collegiate monastery, which existed from 1495 to 1806.

• 48.35388.96312 New lock: built between 1818 and 1849 by Rudolf Burnitz, who was a pupil of Weinbrenner, in the classical style. Today it is the seat of the Sparkasse of the Zollernalb district.

• 48.35348.964013 Old castle, it now houses the Hohenzollerisches Landesmuseum.

• The 48.3481838.9612814 Villa Eugenia was built in 1786 as a pleasure garden house in front of the city and expanded in 1833. It was the last princely residence.

• The White houses was built in 1830 as a princely billiard room. Today it is the seat of the Hechingen artists' guild.

• From the city fortifications this is Lower tower Remained right next to the old castle.

• The 48.35298.964425 town hallType is group designation was built in 1957 based on the templates by Paul Schmitthenner.

• In the St. Luzen Monastery Church it is a building from the Renaissance, which was built between 1586 and 1589. Its vault has very ornate stucco rosettes, and the Renaissance decor is also worth seeing.

• At the Lindich Castle it is a princely hunting and pleasure palace, which was built in 1738.

• The 48.349258.962866 Parish Church of St. John was built as a neo-Gothic building by Friedrich August Stüler on the orders of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. between 1856 and 1857.

• The 48.351958.965577 Old synagogue was built in 1767. The classical facade was added later. The building now serves as a cultural center.

• The Princess Eugenie Kindergarten was built in 1839 as a children's institution. The building is kept in the style of classicism, which mixes early elements of the neo-renaissance. Today it houses the district court.

• The 48.34868.964648 district CourtType is group designation was built between 1873 and 1875. The building was built in the neo-renaissance style by the architect Laur.

• The Villa Silberburg was originally the restaurant "Zur Silberburg". In 1842 it was converted into a late classical princely summer and guest house.

• The Beuren village church was built in 1842 in the late classical style. The high-quality Gothic sculptures of John the Baptist and Anna Selbdritt are particularly worth seeing.

• In the Stetten Monastery Church, built from around 1280, is the hereditary burial place of the Counts of Zollern

• The Pilgrimage chapel Maria Zell is located in Boll.

• The Castle Hohenzollern, which was built as a neo-Gothic building by the Prussian star architect Friedrich August Stüler between 1850 and 1867, is located in the municipality of Bisingen.

Museums

• 48.37618.93449  Roman open-air museum Hechingen-Stein, Eichwäldle 1, 72379 Hechingen-Stein. Tel.: (0)7471 64 00, Email: [email protected]. Open: April - November 1st; Tue - Sun 10 am - 5 pm. The museum is closed in winter.Price: 6 €.last change: not specified

• 48.35358.9641910 Hohenzollerisches Landesmuseum in the old castle. Tel. 07471/621847

Opening times: Tue-Sat 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Sun holidays 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Stetten local history museum, Kirchweg 2, Tel 07471/5560 (local authority)

Opening hours; on the 1st Sunday of the month from 1.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. and by appointment

• train city Model Railway and Doll Museum, Neustraße 12

Opening times: Tues-Fri 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sat and public holidays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

• 48.353918.9653711  Classic car museum, Obere Mühlstrasse 7. Tel.: (0)179-2231257. .Open: Sun, holidays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. and by appointmentPrice: Admission adults € 5.last change: not specified

activities

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kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

health

Practical advice

• 48.351758.962661  Citizens and tourism office of the city of Hechingen, Kirchplatz 12, 72379 Hechingen. Tel.: (0)7471 940-211, Fax: (0)7471 940-210, Email: [email protected]. Open: Tue 8.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. 2.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m., Wed 8.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m., Thu 8.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. 2.00 p.m., Fri 8.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m., Sat 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m., Sun closed, Mon 8.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.last change: not specified

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literature

Web links

• http://www.hechingen.de - Official website of Hechingen