 Kaltenstein Castle | ||
| Vaihingen an der Enz | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 29.467 (2019) | |
| height | 217 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 (0)7042 18 229 www.vaihingen.de | |
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Vaihingen an der Enz is a city on the southern edge of the Strombergs at the transition to Neckar basin. The districts south of the Enz are the Strohgäu assigned.
background
The city of Vaihingen is located in the valley of the Enz, it is largely part of the landscape of the Stromberg, which is also called here Swabian Tuscany referred to as. It starts east of the city Neckar basin and south of it lies the fertile one Strohgäu. The districts have belonged to Vaihingen since the municipal reform around 1975 Aurich, Ensingen, Enzweihingen, Gündelbach, Horrheim, Klienglattbach, Riet and Roßwaag.
getting there
By plane
The Stuttgart Airport
(IATA: STR) is 50 km away to Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden airport(IATA: FKB) it is 83 km.
By train
The 1 Vaihingen train station is just outside the city on the busy railway line Karlsruhe - Stuttgart. The station has more than 25 long-distance connections with the IC / ICE and a dense regional traffic.
The following direct connections are available from Vaihingen train station:
- several IC daily via Cologne Hamburg
- an IC every two hours Karlsruhe (37 minutes)
- an IC every two hours Nuremberg (2:30 hours) about Stuttgart and Ansbach
- isolated ICE after Munich, Cologne and Stuttgart
In addition, the following connections operate in regional traffic:
- An IRE operates at peak times Stuttgart (Travel time 18 minutes) approximately every half hour, otherwise every two hours
- an IRE every two hours Karlsruhe
- one RE every hour Stuttgart
- an RE after every two hours Heidelberg
- an RE after every two hours Karlsruhe
The S-Bahn line S5 runs regularly, but much slower than the regional trains in the direction of Stuttgart with a change in Bietigheim-Bissingen (VVS) and after Karlsruhe or. Mühlacker and Pforzheim across the line S5 of KVV.
The Deutsche Bahn travel center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. At the train station there is a central and heated waiting room (in front of the travel center) that is always open. There is also a small kiosk and an ATM from the Sparkasse.
In the street
The 
leads directly past Vaihingen as a bypass. The highway 
AS 
45 Pforzheim is 18 km away, Karlsruhe is 52 km and Stuttgart around 30 km. The motorway is also nearby 
AS Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. Both highways can be reached via the B10, the A8 towards Pforzheim, the A81 towards Stuttgart. Especially at peak times there are regular backlogs from the Enzweihinger Steige towards Stuttgart; If possible, you should avoid this route at these times.
The German half-timbered street leads through the place.
mobility
In Vaihingen there is one for the entire city area Bus concept, most of the lines still operate on their way to the city center (Grabenstrasse). There are bus connections to the eight districts of Vaihingen an der Enz:
- Aurich (Bus 592 to Hochdorfer Straße, Eberdingen)
- Ensingen (Bus 579 to Ensingen Feuerwehrmagazin, Vaihingen an der Enz)
- Enzweihingen (bus 579 to Roter Baum, Oberriexingen)
- Gündelbach (Bus 592 to Hildenstraße, Vaihingen an der Enz-Gündelbach)
- Horrheim (Bus 592 to Hildenstraße, Vaihingen an der Enz-Gündelbach)
- Kleinglattbach (Bus 579 to Ensingen Feuerwehrmagazin, Vaihingen an der Enz)
- Riet (Bus 595 to Hochdorf Am Pfaffenwald, Eberdingen)
- Roßwag (bus 576 to Illingen (Württ) train station)
In addition to these also in the following surrounding communities:
- Oberriexingen (Bus 579 to Roter Baum, Oberriexingen)
- Eberdingen (Bus 595 to Hochdorf Am Pfaffenwald, Eberdingen)
- Sersheim (bus 578 to Grabenstraße, Vaihingen an der Enz)
- Sachsenheim (Bus 590 to Steige, Sachsenheim-Hohenhaslach)
- Hohenhaslach (Bus 590 to Steige, Sachsenheim-Hohenhaslach)
- Illingen (Wuerttemberg) (not every, but individual bus 576 to Illingen (Württ) train station and bus 594 to Schützingen Große Gasse, Illingen (Württ))
- Schützingen (Bus 594 to Schützingen Große Gasse, Illingen (Württ))
- Mühlacker (Bus 707 to Im Käppele, Mühlacker)
- Mühlhausen (not every, but individual bus 576 to Mühlhausen Rathaus, Mühlacker)
- Feuerbach, Stuttgart via Schwieberdingen and Zuffenhausen (Bus 503 to Feuerbach, Stuttgart)
- Bietigheim (Bus 566 to Bietigheim Bahnhof / ZOB, Bietigheim-Bissingen)
In principle, all buses run from central bus station Vaihingen (Enz), right next to the long-distance train station there.
There is also an hourly Night traffic by bus on weekends and on the nights before public holidays. This starts from Bietigheim (where the night trains of the Stuttgart S-Bahn end) and the bus runs from Bietigheim-Bissingen via Sachsenheim, Sersheim, Kleinglattbach, Vaihingen-Grabenstraße to Vaihingen an der Enz train station and on to Oberriexingen town hall.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Kaltenstein Castle.
Originally Vaihingen Castle, towers over the city. Today it belongs to the Christian Youth Village Association in Germany. - 2 Municipal Museum. The Peterskirch is now the Municipal Museum.Open: every 1st Sun of the month 2-4pm.
- The Renaissance style town hall from 1720
- Reel tower and powder tower, remains of the old city fortifications
- 3 City Church. City church from 1513.
- The Vaihinger 1 I-Dipfele, Lookout point, over Stäffele reachable
- 4 Candy Museum (JUNG BONBONFABRIK GmbH & Co KG), Uhlandstrasse 36, 71665 Vaihingen / Enz (located in the Kleinglattbach district). Tel.: (0)7042-907-0. Open: Open Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6: 30 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-1.30 p.m.Price: permanent exhibition free entry, guided tour on request.
- Wine museum in Horrheim, Alte Keltergasse 1. Open by appointment by telephone, Tel. 07042-841050 (Horrheim administration office).
activities
- Walk on Philosophenweg
- Swimming in Enztalbad
- Hike to the Kaltenstein Castle, the landmark of the city
- Your own driving skills on Vaihingen traffic training area freshen up
- The Wiesengrund Memorial in memory of the one built in Vaihingen in 1944 Concentration camp subcamps visit
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
Vaihingen / Enz city administration, tourism department, Marktplatz 4, 71665 Vaihingen / Enz. Tel.: (0)7042 18-229, Email: [email protected].
trips
- Canoe excursion in the Enz (river) to after Oberriexingen
literature
Web links
- http://www.vaihingen.de - Official website of Vaihingen an der Enz
