Volkmarsen - Volkmarsen

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Volkmarsen
federal stateHesse
Residents
6.804 (2019)
height
259 m
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Volkmarsen

The small town Volkmarsen located in North Hesse about 30 km west of Kassel.

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getting there

Volkmarsen train station

By train

Stations and stops on the Warburg-Sarnau and Volkmarsen-Vellmar (Kurhessenbahn) can be found in 1 Volkmarsen train station , 2 Külte-Wetterburg stop (Demand stop) and 3 Ehringen stop (Demand stop).

In the street

The next connection points are Symbol: AS 65 Warburg and Symbol: AS 66 Breuna at the A44.

By bicycle

  • The Twiste cycle path follows the twist of Korbach across the Twistesee Warburg. Signposted as R51 between Volkmarsen and Warburg and leading over the former railway line of the Warburg-Sarnau railway line.

mobility

Map of Volkmarsen
Town hall Volkmarsen in the city center

Tourist Attractions

Scheidwarte in the NSG Scheid south of Volkmarsen
Weather chapel on the Twiste cycle path southeast of Volkmarsen
Wittmarkapelle on the Twiste cycle path north of Volkmarsen
  • 1  Kugelsburg. Kugelsburg in the encyclopedia WikipediaKugelsburg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKugelsburg (Q1791138) in the Wikidata database.The facility was built around 1200. From the keep you have a beautiful view of Volkmarsen (ascent partly via steep steel stairs). If you have a flashlight with you, you can also explore a dark vault. You can stop in the restaurant / cafe directly at the castle ruins. Opening times: The ruins are freely accessible. At the tower entrance and at the access to the basement there are folding grilles, which were open in summer 2009, so that it was possible to inspect the tower and the basement.
  • 2  Parish Church of St. Mary. Parish Church of St. Mary in the encyclopedia WikipediaParish Church of St. Mary in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsParish Church of St. Mary (Q79388799) in the Wikidata database.Early Gothic hall church with remarkable Gothic portals.last change: Dec. 2019
  • Source Sauerbrunnen with leisure facility - The spring, which can be sampled in the fountain pavilion, has a "state approval" as a healing spring (13 cents / liter to take with you.) the city center on the road to Ehringen (at 51 ° 24 '20 "N.9 ° 8 ′ 16 ″ EFor opening times of the fountain pavilion, see (www.sauerbrunnen-volkmarsen.de)
  • Scheidwarte - In the Scheid nature reserve south of Volkmarsen, accessible via the Volkmarser way.
  • 3 Wittmark ChapelWittmarkapelle in the encyclopedia WikipediaWittmarkapelle in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWittmarkapelle (Q1281297) in the Wikidata database - At the Twiste cycle path between Volkmarsen and Welda.
  • Hollenkammer - the small sandstone cave is in the district of Lütersheim (for more information see Hollenkammer on Wikipedia).

activities

  • Visit of the Castle swimming pool - The outdoor pool is located directly below the Kugelsburg

shop

kitchen

1  To the ball castle, Kugelsburg 1 34471 Volkmarsen. Tel.: (0)5693 1770.To the Kugelsburg (Q39933744) in the Wikidata database.

nightlife

Practical advice

Formal note: Volkmarsen is not a member of the Habichtswald Nature Park. In Wikivoyage, however, the city is added to the "Habichtswald Nature Park" region due to the location database.

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