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| Osterburken | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 6.507 (2019) | |
| height | 247 m | |
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Osterburken is a city in Building land in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Neighboring places are Beeches (Odenwald), Rosenberg, Ravenstein, Aristocratic home and Seckach.
background
The place Osterburken was first mentioned in writing in 822. In 1236 the Seligental monastery was founded here, and in 1356 Osterburken received town charter. After 1803 it came to the principality of Leiningen, only a few years later it became Baden. It belongs to the Neckar-Odenwald district in the administrative district of Karlsruhe. Since the municipal reform around 1975, the formerly independent municipalities of Bofsheim, Hemsbach and Schlierstadt have been districts of Osterburken.
getting there
By plane
The nearest commercial airport is the airport Frankfurt
(IATA: FRA).
By train
Of Heilbronn the Frankenbahn passes over Bad friedrichshall to the 1 Osterburken train station and further after Wurzburg
Of Heidelberg here one comes over Eberbach and Mosbach to Osterburken. The Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn, her line S1 has the last stop in Osterburken. It runs every hour.
By bus
In the street
- The highway A81 has the
6 at Osterburken. - The one goes through Osterburken too B292that of Mosbach to Bad Mergentheim leads.
By bicycle
- Limes cycle path from direction Walldürn or. Jagsthausen.
- Sculpture bike path
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Roman heritage
- 1 Römermuseum Osterburken (Branch of the State Archaeological Museum), Römerstrasse 4, 74706 Osterburken. Tel.: (0)6291-415266, Email: [email protected]. Camp life of the soldiers, a copy of a Mithras relief found here and the life of the Germanic neighbors are shown here. In the basement of the museum you get an insight into archaeological methods, among other things, numerous future exhibits are stored, which also illustrate the archiving procedure. In an extension of the museum, the covered, preserved remains of a Roman bathing building (part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site) can be seen and walked on from many sides on footbridges. Some clear models of the bathhouse complete the informative area of the museum.Open: open Tues-Sun from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in summer until 6 p.m.Price: Adults € 4, reduced € 2.
- The Upper German Limes ran in a straight line as a border fortification from Osterburken to Welzheim . It was secured by watchtowers and forts. Remnants of it are 2 Annex fort and the following Cohort fortthat lie in place and here are described. To the south of it a border palisade has been faithfully reproduced, in the direction of Bofsheim you can still see the original course of the Limes. Well signposted and accessible by car.
Other sights
- 3 Histotainment Park Adventon, Marienhöhe 1, 74706 Osterburken. Tel.: (0)6291 6479 10, Mobile: (0)172 7924 602, Fax: (0)6291 6479 29. The park is still under construction and can be visited on weekends and public holidays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Special events like Life in the Middle Ages see website.Price: adults € 3, children € 1.50.Mon
- Catholic Church 4 St. Kilian, built 1970-74 with concrete sculptures that are well worth seeing
- Former Cistercian convent in the Schlierstadt district, visits only by appointment on 06291 8258
- church 5 St. Mauritius in the Hemsbach district, open during the summer months.
activities
- Cycling: Osterburken is on the sculpture cycle path and the German Limes cycle path
- The Sculpture bike path leads in a 77 km long loop, in the center of which is Osterburken, through the building land or the Neckar-Odenwald district. Under the motto "Sculptures on the cycle path - art in the landscape" you cycle along a total of 18 art installations on the cycle path. Works of art can be found at Seckach, Aristocratic home, Rosenheim and Ravenstein.
- 1 South side base (Sports and adventure center), Schlierstadt Airfield, 74706 Schlierstadt-Osterburken. Tel.: (0)6292 9277230, Email: [email protected]. The skydiving center is at the former glider airfield near the Schlierstadt district. The offer includes tandem jumps as well as jump training, skydiving, but also diving.
shop
There are several supermarkets around the train station:
- 1 penny, Prof.-Schumacher-Strasse 2/2.
- 2 Edeka table, Güterhallenstrasse 1.
- 3 net, Adelsheimer Str. 3. Open: Mon-Sat: 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
- 4 Rossmann, Prof.-Schumacher-Str. 2-6. Open: Mon-Sat: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
kitchen
- 1 Gasthof Schwanen, Turmstrasse 15, 74706 Osterburken. Tel.: (0)6291 8121. Good schnitzel, home cooking. With guest rooms.
- 2 Talmühle restaurant, Schafstrasse 33.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Hotel fairytale forest, Boschstrasse 14. E-mail: [email protected].
4 star hotel.facebook url used - 2 Hotel Römerhof, Wannestrasse 1. belongs to Hotel Märchenwald.
security
health
Practical advice
- 1 City administration, Marktplatz 3, 74701 Osterburken.
Landline area codes:
- 06291 Osterburken, Hemsbach
- 06292 Schlierstadt
- 06295 Bofsheim
trips
- Children's playground blade in Seckach
- Stalactite cave in Eberstadt
- Götzenburg in Jagsthausen
- monastery Schöntal
Places in the vicinity
literature
Web links
- http://www.osterburken.de - Official website of Osterburken
- The Limes-Cicerones are guides certified by the Archaeological State Museum, who are knowledgeable about the location and can bring you closer to life in Roman times.
