 | ||
| Mernes | ||
| federal state | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | unknown | |
no value for residents on Wikidata:  | ||
| height | 274 m | |
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | ||
| location | ||
| ||
Mernes is a village in the Jossatal in East Hesse and state-approved resort.
background
Politically, Mernes belongs to the city Bad Soden-Salmünster. However, the village is 20 kilometers away in the Jossatal, not far from the border with Bavaria, and is separated from Bad Soden-Salmünster by the wide strip of the Spessart, so that the place forms an exclave and has very little in common with Bad Soden-Salmünster.
getting there
By plane
By train
By bus
Traveling by public transport is only possible on paper, as there are only six journeys Mon-Fri from Bad Soden-Salmünster train station on the MKK-94 line. A single trip (!) Also goes from Jossa train station to Mernes.
In the street
The next connection point is the exit 
46 Bad Soden-Salmünster at the 
. From there you drive 15 km through the Spessart to Mernes.
mobility
The place is quite small and can easily be crossed on foot. There are enough parking spaces in front of the village community center (Jossastraße 10) and at the outdoor pool.
A 1 Motorhome parking space is located on Jossastraße north of the village. The fee is 5 € per day, to be paid at the Tourist Information in Mernes.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Catholic Church of St. Peter. The Catholic Church in Mernes was built in 1660-1671 on the foundations of its predecessor. When it was expanded in 1934, the church choir and paradise were retained in their original location, so that the church - which is otherwise very unusual for Catholic churches - faces north. The church looks very simple from the outside, but contains relics from the demolished old church in Lettgenbrunn, including the high altar from the 16th century.
- 2 Mernes waterworks, Salmünsterer Strasse 21. The waterworks in Mernes dates back to 1913. The Prussian military urgently needed a reliable source of water to supply their military training area on the road divide and finally found it in the small village of Mernes. In return, Prussia guaranteed the town's residents a free supply of drinking water. Until today the people of Mernes get their drinking water on the basis of this contract without having to spend a cent - now from the city of Frankfurt am Main. A tour of the waterworks can be arranged through the village shop for a small fee.
- 3 Stacking. The 465 meter high Stacken is Mernes' local mountain. From the place you have to climb a good 200 meters in altitude to get up here. The effort is rewarded not only with a view of the entire village and the Jossatal, but also with a view of the Rhön mountains in the other direction.
- 4 1950s museum, Burgjosser Strasse 18a. Tel.: 49 6660 919290. Privately operated museum with exhibits from the time of the economic miracle.Open: on request.Price: free entry.
activities
- hike: Mernes has a very well developed network of hiking trails. The local hiking club maintains several circular hiking trails through the village and the immediate vicinity; there are plenty of places to rest along the way. A hiking map can be found at the village fountain (in front of the house on Brückenauer Straße 1).
- Mountain bike: Like the entire Spessart, Mernes is also a mountain bike area. A circular route leads from Mernes (starting point at the motorhome parking space) through the heights of the Spessart to Alsberg, then to Marjoss and back again.
- 1 Spring bath (at the end of Jossastrasse). Tel.: 49 6660 227. Small outdoor pool with swimming pool.Open: in the season (May to September) daily 10: 00-19: 00.Price: adults € 1.60.
shop
There is a small village shop, which is also an important meeting place for the local population.
- 1 My market, Jossastrasse 1. Tel.: (0)6660 370. Open: Mo-Fr 7: 00-12: 00 and 14: 30-18: 00, Sa 7: 30-12: 00, closed Wednesday afternoons.
kitchen
- 1 Gasthaus zum Jossatal, Salmünsterer Strasse 15. Tel.: 49 6660 1376. Not only the village population meets here, but also hikers and travelers. The inn also offers accommodation.Open: Wed-Sun 11:30 a.m.-2: 00 p.m. and from 5 p.m.Price: room: single / double 38 € / 72 €.
- 2 Pizzeria L'Angolo, Brückenauer Strasse 4. Tel.: (0)6660 9180088. A detour to this pizzeria is well worth it, the pizzas are really well made and much better than what you get in some big cities.Open: Wed-Sat 4:30 pm-10:00pm, Sun 11:30 am-2:00pm and 5:00 pm-10:00pm.
nightlife
accommodation
- Accommodation is provided by the Gasthaus Zum Jossatal.
- 2 House on the Weinbach, Am Weinbach 1. Tel.: 49 6660 1313. The small guesthouse with two double rooms is run by two hikers. Hiking tips are included in the price.Price: € 28 per person.
health
Practical advice
The tourist information is located in the Gasthaus Zum Jossatal, or alternatively in the village shop.
trips
- Jossgrund lies upstream of the Jossa, but as a pedestrian or cyclist you have to be content with gravel roads.
- Marjoss can be reached from Mernes via a well-developed, paved footpath and bike path.
literature
Web links
- http://www.badsoden-salmuenster.de/stadt-stadtteile/stadtteile/mernes.html - Mernes official website
