 Mosbacher Kiwwelschisser | ||
| Mosbach | ||
| district | Neckar-Odenwald district | |
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| Residents | 23.398 (2019) | |
| height | 156 m | |
| Tourist info web | www.mosbach.de | |
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Mosbach is a city in Neckar-Odenwald district in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Mosbach was first mentioned in a document in 826, from 1241 it was an imperial city. From 1362 to 1806 it belonged to the Electoral Palatinate, after which it became Baden.
background
The city of Mosbach is located on the Elz, it rises in the Odenwald Mudau and ends at Neckarelz in the Neckar. Even before the Second World War, the city had expanded, the Bergfeld settlement was established and Nüstenbach was incorporated. After the Second World War, the forest town was built out of the ground, and the town also expanded along the Hammerweg along the Elz. During the administrative reform of 1972-1975, the formerly independent communities of Diedesheim, Lohrbach, Neckarelz, Reichenbuch and Sattelbach were incorporated, and there are still a few places to live, such as the Schreckhof.
Mosbach is located at the transition from the building land to the Odenwald, although for the sake of simplicity the Elz can be viewed as the borderline. Neighboring towns of Mosbach are (clockwise) Waldbrunn, Limbach, Fahrbach, Elz Valley, Cheap home, Neckarzimmern, Hassmersheim, Obrigheim, Binau and Neckargerach.
getting there
| Distances | |
| Heidelberg | 65 km |
|---|---|
| Wurzburg | 93 km |
| Book | 27 km |
| Sinsheim | 30 km |
| Heilbronn | 32 km |
By plane
Although a relatively small town, Mosbach can be reached directly by plane: in Mosbach-Lohrbach there is a small airfield that is only of regional importance and on which no large machines can land.
By train
Mosbach is on the railway line Neckarelz-Osterburken. There are two train stations in the city, the 1 Mosbach (Baden) railway station is only a few meters away from the historic center, the S-Bahn trains stop here S1 and S2 the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn. Another stop on the edge of the city center is 2 Mosbach-West, the most important train station is in the Neckarelz district, here you have a connection to the Neckar Valley Railway.
In the street
- The main thoroughfare is the
, she comes from the west of Mosbacher Kreuz, where she the 
picks up and walks with her through the city, usually in four lanes. In Elz Valley they divide again, the B27 goes in the direction Book, the B292 goes direction Aristocratic home and Osterburken. - There are connections to the motorway from the Mosbacher Kreuz:
- Head west to Mannheim, Saarbrücken via the B292 Sinsheim
- To the south to Stuttgart or Munich or to the east to Nuremberg via the B27 Neckarsulm
- North to Würzburg via the B292 Boxberg
The Castle Road and the German half-timbered street lead through the place.
By bus
Mosbach is that Bus traffic on the Rhine Neckar affiliated. Most city buses stop here 3 Käfertörle, the 4 Bus station Mosbach is an important stopping point for routes in the area.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Mosbach city center
The entire old town is worth seeing, especially the market square and the half-timbered buildings to the left and right of the main street.
- The 1 Historic town hall, built 1554-1558 in the Renaissance style on the foundations of the former Church of St. Cecilia. In the bell room of the 34 m high tower hang three bells, one of them is the "Lumpenglöckle", it rings in the evening at 10.45 pm and is supposed to remind the "Lumpen" to go home.
- The 2 Palmsche Haus, the half-timbered building was completed in 1610. On a stone basement there are three richly decorated half-timbered floors, adorned by bay windows on the corner of the market square.
- 3 Gothic style collegiate church. In 1708 a partition wall was put in, since then one part has been used as a Catholic, the other as a Protestant church.
- The 4 Kiwwelschisser fountain was donated in 1987, it is reminiscent of the nickname of the Mosbachers who used to collect their excrement in buckets and bring it to the fields for fertilization.
- 5 city Museum, Hospitalgasse 4, 74821 Mosbach. Tel.: (0)6261 899240. Open: April to October Wed 3 - 6 pm, Sun 3 pm - 6 pm.Price: free entry. The building of the museum is the old hospital. Worth seeing: Mosbach majolica and faience, historical printing machines. That is what the museum says 6 House Kickelhain, it has a living space of only 54 m² spread over three floors, making it one of the smallest residential buildings in Germany
- 7 Elzpark, the state horticultural show took place on the site in 1997.
- The 8 Gutleutanlage was in the Middle Ages at the gates of the city, here the lepers were housed. The little church serves as a cemetery chapel and for special celebrations, the half-timbered buildings belonging to it are inhabited.
activities
- Hike:
- The hiking path Neckarsteig leads through Mosbach
shop
kitchen
- 1 Old malt house (Restaurant, culture and conference center), Alte Bergsteige 7, 74821 Mosbach. Tel.: (0)6261 891689. Open: Restaurant Monday afternoon closed.
- 2 Pida restaurant, At the Bachmühle 4, 74821 Mosbach. Tel.: 49 6261-67 44 232.
- 3 Mosbacher brewery (Beer garden), Eisenbahnstrasse 18, 74821 Mosbach. Tel.: (0)6261 36969, Fax: (0)6261 38595. Open: no day off.
- 4 Ludwig, Hauptstrasse 92, 74821 Mosbach (Pedestrian zone). Tel.: (0)6261 2242, Fax: (0)6261 18822. Open: no day off.
nightlife
- 1 Bistro Kandelschuss (on three levels: billiards, darts, internet), Oberer Mühlenweg 3. 74821 Mosbach (Close to the old malt house). Tel.: (0)6261 16999. Open: daily from 5pm or 6pm.
accommodation
- 1 To the office (Hotel and restaurant), Lohrtalweg 1, 74821 Mosbach (near the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 49 6261 93 46-0, Fax: 49 6261 93 46-10, Email: [email protected]. Wellness area with sauna, fitness room, free WiFi hotspot in the lobby, lockable bicycle parking spaces.Price: single 60-70 €, double 80-100 €, half board 17.50 €.
- 2 Hotel Goldener Hirsch, Main street 13, 74821 Mosbach, Germany (In the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 49 6261 170 37, Fax: 49 6261 170 38. Price: single 45 €, double 70 €.
- 3 Cafe Gramlich, Hotel Garni (Adler day café and wine tavern), Main street 88, 74821 Mosbach, Germany (Pedestrian zone, near Mosbach train station). Tel.: 49 6261 2389, Fax: 49 6261 143 97, Email: [email protected]. Cafe closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, Hotel Garni not closed, bicycle storage room.Price: Single from € 45, double from € 76.
- 4 Gasthof Goldener Stern (simple 2-star house,), Kurfürstenstr. 21, 74821 Mosbach-Lohrbach (in the Lorbach district on the Mosbach-Mudau cycle and hiking trail). Tel.: 49 6261 89 34 19, Fax: 49 6261 175 95. Price: single room from € 25, double room from € 45 (B&B), half board € 11.
- 5 Hotel & Restaurant Lamm (Half-timbered construction), Main street 59, 74821 Mosbach (Quiet location near the train station in the old town). Tel.: 49 6261 89 020, Fax: 49 6261 89 02 91, Email: [email protected]. Rooms with cooking facilities, bicycle parking spaces.Price: single 40 €, double 70 €, HB 16 €.
- 6 Hotel Schwanen, Schloßgasse 8-10, 74821 Mosbach (at the market square). Tel.: 49 6261 9344-0, Fax: 49 6261 9344-20. Price: single room from 45 €, double room from 65 €.
- 7 Pension and country inn Schreckhof, Schreckhof 31, 74821 Mosbach, Germany (Located outside the city, good bus connections.). Tel.: 49 6261 25 90, Fax: 49 6261 89 99 60, Email: [email protected]. Price: single from € 30, double from € 56.
For more houses see the district pages: Neckarelz
health
Practical advice
trips
- Eberbach at the Neckar
- Aristocratic home in the east
- Gundelsheim at the Neckar
- Bad Wimpfen at the Neckar
- Neckarbischofsheim in the West
