 The townscape from the Giechburg | ||
| Scheßlitz | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 7.259 (2019) | |
| height | 310 m | |
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The small town Scheßlitz lies on the eastern edge of the Upper Mainland, on the ascent to Franconian Switzerland. In 2005 Scheßlitz celebrated its 1200th anniversary.
Background
Burgellern Castle
Saint Magdalena and Katharina in Burgellern
Scheßlitz consists of the following districts:
- Burgellern - with the castle
- Burglesau
- Demmelsdorf
- No dehydrated water
- Doschendorf
- Hon
- Giechburg - with castle and restaurant
- Gügel - the pilgrimage church
- Köttensdorf
- Bucket stone
- Ludwag
- Neudorf
- Pausdorf
- Peulendorf
- Pünzendorf
- Roschlaub - with the stone channel
- Roßdach
- Scheßlitz
- Schlappenreuth
- Schrautershof
- Schweisdorf
- Starvation
- Strassgiech
- Stübig
- No point water
- Vineyard
- Wiesengiech
- Windischletten
- Würgau
- Zeckendorf
getting there
By plane
The closest airport is the Nuremberg Airport approx. 1½ hours, travel via the 
, away.
In the street
Scheßlitz is across the Autobahn 
, Bamberg - Bayreuth reachable. The departure is 
18 Scheßlitz. The motorway crosses not far to the west from Nuremberg the and continues towards Lichtenfels. Bundesstraße 22 also runs on the Bamberg – Bayreuth route.
By train and bus
The nearest train station is in Bamberg. From the station forecourt, take the 963 bus. Please inquire about special features on public holidays. The branch line from Bamberg was shut down in 1985 and is now largely used as a cycle path.
Local public transport in the Nuremberg metropolitan region is operated by the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association VGN operated. It is possible to use different means of transport with one ticket, such as bus, train, S-Bahn or U-Bahn. The tickets can be purchased online or via an app.
mobility
Map of Scheßlitz
Tourist Attractions
Parish Church of St. Kilian
- The historical site with many half-timbered houses gives an impression of what the town of Scheßlitz looked like in earlier centuries.
- The Catholic 1 Parish Church of St. Kilian
is a three-aisled, late Gothic staggered hall church with a retracted choir and pointed helmet tower from the 14th to 16th centuries, with a rich, early classicist and baroque interior. The first pastor of this church was already in 1057, Arnold de Sieslice, mentioned at the Bamberg Synod.
- The Old City Hall was formerly the council chamber and court seat of the chief magistrate. It was acquired by the city in 1853 and rebuilt in 1899/1900 according to plans by the builder Gustav Haeberle. The building with a gable roof and tail gables in neo-baroque forms is used today, among other things. as the city archive.
- The Marienapotheke was probably built or rebuilt between 1785 and 1792. The house served as an inn for a long time until it became the first pharmacy in Scheßlitz in 1830.
The Marienapotheke
- The Gügel, a pilgrimage church near the Giechburg and was first mentioned in 1274 as a castle with a chapel. The pilgrimage church stands on a rock, the tower rises partly inserted into the wall. At the main entrance there is a terrace, to which a staircase leads. In the basement there is a small chapel, from which a spiral staircase leads up to the church through a corridor carved into the rock. The high altar from 1630/32 shows a view of the pilgrimage church with the silhouette of Bamberg in the background. The pulpit comes from Bamberg Cathedral, from which it was removed in the 19th century as part of the purification process.
The stone channel
- Giechburg, not far from the city on a 530 m high mountain lying castle ruins.
- 2 Burgellern Castle is a former domkapitelsche residence from the 18th century and is now used as a hotel.
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- The Catholic Church Saint Magdalena and Catherine in Burgellern
- The 3 Stone gutter near Roschlaub is 30 m long and a worth seeing, up to 0.4 m high loft bed of a stream in a karst landscape.
The center of Burgellern with the mill
activities
- Scheßlitz outdoor pool, Windischlettener Straße 5, open daily from May to September from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tel. 49 (0) 9542 8116.
- hike
- There are a number of signposted hiking trails around Scheßlitz
- There is a forest and meadow nature trail around Gügel and Giechburg
- Climb
- around Stübig there is Little ones and the Big Stübiger tower and the Cat hump with beautiful hole climbing
- A wide line of walls lies above Würgau, with a few towers in front of it, such as Fog stone, Nuremberg Tower, Bamberg Tower or Bamberg and Bayreuth Wall and Cross stone and much more.
- In the Burglesau area there are a large number of support and crack climbs to be found like that Burglesauer wall with the three towers in front Piz Beppo, Baking bowl and Fellhorn.
Regular events
- The third Friday after Ash Wednesday at the Drei Kronen brewery
- Beer Day is celebrated on April 23rd
- The opening of the rock cellar of the Hartmann brewery is on May 1st
- The summer church fair in Würgau is on the 3rd weekend in July
- The Drei Kronen brewery festival is on the 1st Sunday in August
- Parish fair is on the last Sunday in August
- The Hartmann brewery's bock beer tapping is at the beginning of October
- Bock beer tapping of the Drei Kronen brewery is on Friday after the day of penance and prayer
shop
kitchen
Pilgrimage Church of Gügel in winter
- Gügel restaurant at the Gügelkirche
- 1 Gasthof Goldener Anker, Hauptstrasse 31, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 1606. Franconian cuisine.Open: Mon is closed, Tue - Sun 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- 2 Restaurant Zur Schwane, Hauptstrasse 29, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 602. German restaurant.Open: Wed - Fri 4.30 p.m. - 10 p.m., Mon Tue are closed.
- 3 Ristorante da Peppo, Oberend 4, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 1547, Email: [email protected]. Italian kitchen.
- 4 Athene restaurant, Hauptstrasse 33, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 7730033. Greek restaurant.Open: Tue - Thu 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., Fri - Sun 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., closed on Mondays.
- 5 Sasi Thai Food, Hauptstrasse 42, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 7726824. Thai restaurant.Open: Tue - Fri 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat 5 p.m. - 9 p.m., Sun Mon are closed.
- 6 Burgellern Castle, Kirchplatz 1, 96110 Schesslitz-Burgellern. Tel.: 49 (0)9542 774750, Email: [email protected]. Regional and international specialties.Open: Monday to Saturday from 5 p.m., Sundays from 11 a.m., no day of rest.
- 7 Giechburg, Giechburg 1, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 424. Open: from May to October 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., from November to April 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Tuesdays.
- 8 Café Schmittinger, Altenbach 37, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 921084, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sat 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Sun 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Wed is day off.
- 9 Jura Café, Oberend 29a, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 779459. Open: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (kitchen hours Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.).
- 10 Vogel's Mill, Lesauer Str. 28, 96110 Scheßlitz (in the district of Burglesau). Tel.: 49 9542 1003.
With a nice beer garden and many fish dishes on the menu.Price: Mon to Sat 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Sun 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., closed on Wed.
Breweries
In the city of Scheßlitz there are still five breweries, the Senger and Drei Kronen breweries in Scheßlitz, the Hoh brewery in Köttensdorf and in Würgau, one of the oldest breweries in the world, the Hartmann brewery. The Drei-Kronen-Brauerei from 1308 in Straßgiech has its beer brewed using the contract brewing process.
- 1 Hartmann Brewery, Franconian Switzerland Str. 26, 96110 Schesslitz-Würgau. Tel.: 49 9542 920300.Daily changing menu with Franconian cuisine and game specialties from our own hunt.Open: Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to midnight, closed on Tuesdays.
- 2 Brewery Drei Kronen, Hauptstrasse 39, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 1564. Traditional brewery since 1749, currently in the sixth generation.Open: Daily 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m., Wednesdays are closed.
- 3 Hoh brewery, Köttensdorf 4, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 627, Email: [email protected]. Brewery since 1775.Open: Mon to Fri from 3.30 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 3 p.m., Wednesdays are closed.
nightlife
- 4 Toscanino, Hauptstrasse 30, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 774330, Email: [email protected]. Trattoria - vinotheque - caffèbar.Open: Wed - Sun 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m., Mon Tue are closed.
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Gasthof Krapp, Above 3. Tel.: 49 (0)9542 8066, Fax: 49 9542 70041, Email: [email protected]. Price: main building, single room € 32, double room € 52; Hotel *** single room € 46-52, double room € 68-74.
Giechburg
- 2 Hartmann Brewery, Franconian Switzerland Str. 26, 96110 Schesslitz-Würgau. Tel.: 49 (0)9542 920300. Price: single room from 38.00 double room from 65.00 euros.
- 3 Burgellern Castle, Kirchplatz 1, 96110 Schesslitz-Burgellern. Tel.: 49 (0)9542 774750, Email: [email protected]. Price: single room from 89.00 double room from 129.00 euros.
- 4 Giechburg, Giechburg 1, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 (0)9542 424. 3 double and 2 single rooms in the castle.Price: single € 35.00 double € 60.00 including breakfast.
- 5 Gasthaus Schweizer Hof, Fränkische-Schweiz-Strasse 23, 96110 Scheßlitz OT Würgau. Tel.: 49 9542 628, Fax: 49 9542 8289, Email: [email protected]. Open: the associated guest house: Mon from 5 p.m., Tue, Thu - Sun from 11 a.m., Wed is day off.Price: Single from € 45, double from € 70 (room prices including breakfast).
- 6 Hotel sun, Fränkische-Schweiz-Strasse 1, 96110 Scheßlitz OT Würgau. Tel.: 49 9542 312, Fax: 49 9542 8662. Price: Single from € 40, double from € 66 (room prices including breakfast).
health
Hospitals
- 1 Scheßlitz Law Clinic, Oberend 29, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 7790, Fax: (0)9542 779199, Email: [email protected].
Pharmacies
- 2 Marien Pharmacy, Brandäcker 4, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 554, Fax: 49 9542 921049, Email: [email protected].
- 3 Castle pharmacy, Oberend 17, 96110 Scheßlitz. Tel.: 49 9542 8035, Fax: 49 9542 8037, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Sat 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
trips
- Bamberg (20 km southwest, A 70) - the next large city with its cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Bad Staffelstein (21 km north, at Zapfendorf on the "yellow motorway" B 173) - 50 ° C warm, brine thermal spring; Birth town of Adam Riese.
- Hollfeld (23 km east, B 22 or A 70) - located in the middle of northern Franconian Switzerland; Blue tower with museum and artist studio.
- Fourteen saints (25 km north, expressway B 173 via Bad Staffelstein) - one of the most famous pilgrimage churches in Germany.
- Lichtenfels (27 km north, expressway B 173 via Bad Staffelstein) - railway junction; Old town with city palace.
literature
- Matthias Wolf: The treasurer Bockäla. Schweinfurt, Verlag Wolfgang Bleiweis, 1992. ISBN 3-928786-13-X
Web links
- http://www.schesslitz.de - Official website of Scheßlitz
