Waldecker Land - Waldecker Land

The Waldecker Land is a holiday region in North Hesse. Today's holiday region is largely identical to the Waldeck-Frankenberg district.

Ederseeblick at the Hammerspitze to Waldeck Castle

Regions

Upland - Hessian part of the northern part Rothaar Mountains around Willingen.

Kellerwald - Large parts of the low mountain range with the "Kellerwald-Edersee" national park belong to the Waldecker Land

Holiday region Edersee - The most famous holiday region in the Waldecker Land for the warm season of the year. There are numerous sights and good opportunities for an active holiday (hiking, cycling, water sports).

Diemelsee Nature Park - Holiday region around the Diemel dam

Ederbergland - The following towns and communities in the upper Eder area market themselves under the term "Ederbergland" for tourism: Frankenberg (Eder), Battenberg (Eder), Hatzfeld (Eder), Allendorf (Eder) and Bromskirchen. A popular destination in the region is the 678 m high Bagpipe with observation tower, summer toboggan run and in winter alpine skiing with chairlift.

Note: The region also belongs to the official "Waldecker Land" tourism region, which is largely identical to the Waldeck-Frankenberg district Burgwald. On Wikivoyage, however, the Burgwald is already included in Central Hesse, as it is clearly located in the catchment area of Marburg (e.g. destination for day trips to the mountains).

places

In the half-timbered old town of Bad Wildungen: View towards the market square

Bad Arolsen - Spa town with residential palace and Twistesee

Bad Wildungen - Renowned spa town on the northeastern edge of the Kellerwald

Edertal - Municipality with more than 10 districts on the southern Edersee and in the Edertal between Edersee and Fritzlar

Frankenberg (Eder) - City on the upper Eder. Frankenberg is known for its half-timbered town hall

Korbach - Worth seeing half-timbered old town, fossil site "Korbach Column". As the district town of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Korbach is the regional center of the region today.

Lichtenfels (Hesse) - rural community west of the upper Eder on the foothills of the Rothaargebirge. The scenic Lichtenfels is largely off the beaten track. The eponymous Lichtenfels Castle is privately owned and cannot be visited.

Volkmarsen - Small town in the northern Waldecker Land in the Twisten lowlands. The ruined Kugelsburg castle towering over the town is well worth seeing.

For other smaller places see also in the sub-regions.

Other goals

Kellerwald-Edersee National Park - Hesse's only national park. The park, founded in 2004, protects a beech forest.

background

About the geology of the region informs the Geopark Grenzwelten. Those interested in geology will find extensive background knowledge on the website of the Geoparks.

language

getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Buildings, palaces and castles

Waldeck Castle on Edersee
Residential palace Bad Arolsen
Barrier wall on Edersee

Observation towers and points

Hochheideturm on the Ettelsberg near Willingen. Whoever stands up here at 875 m has reached the highest accessible point in the Waldecker Land.

Kellerwald Tower on the Desert garden - Beautiful panoramic view from a height of 700 m.

View from Waldeck Castle to the Edersee - is one of the most famous viewpoints in the region

Peterskopf im Kellerwald-Edersee National Park

activities

There are many Nordic walking routes in the Waldecker Land.Overview page for Nordic Walking

The 68-page "Nordic Walking" guide is available from these contact addresses:

Lichtenfels - Fürstenberg (routes 1-3) Lichtenfels city administration, Aarweg 10, 35104 Lichtenfels, Tel. 05636/97970

Lichtenfels - Sachsenberg (routes 4-6) Lichtenfels city administration, Aarweg 10, 35104 Lichtenfels, Tel. 05636/97970

Vöhl - Oberorke (routes 7-9) "FREUND - THE Hotel and SPA-Resort **** S", Sauerlandstr. 6, 34516 Oberorke, Tel. 06454/7090

Ederbergland - Rengershausen (routes 10-12) Tourist and Local History Association, 35066 Frankenberg, Tel. 02984/8456, 536

Ederbergland - Dodenau (routes 13-16) Traffic and Beautification Association, Dodenau e.V., Tel. 06452/6627

Burgwald - Ernsthausen region (routes 17-19) Burgwald Tourist Service, Marktplatz 1, 35083 Wetter, Tel. 06423/8270

Burgwald - Münchhausen region (routes 20-22) Burgwald Tourist Service, Marktplatz 1, 35083 Wetter, Tel. 06423/8270

Burgwald - Rosenthal region (routes 23-25) City of Rosenthal, Am Rathaus 2, 35119 Rosenthal, Tel. 06458/50950

Burgwald - Gemünden region (routes 26-28) Gemünden city administration, Marktstrasse 10, 35285 Gemünden (Wohra), Tel. 06453 / 9123-0

Burgwald - Lahntal region (routes 29-32) Burgwald Tourist Service, Marktplatz 1, 35083 Wetter, Tel. 06423/8270

Bad Zwesten (routes 33-35) Bad Zwesten spa administration, town hall, 34596 Bad Zwesten, Tel. 05626/773

Bad Wildungen (routes 36-38) Tourist-Information Bad Wildungen, Brunnenallee 32-34, Tel. 0800/7910100 (free of charge)

Frankenau (routes 39-41) Frankenau Tourist Office, Ehlingshäuser Str. 1, 35110 Frankenau, Tel. 06455/7990

Edersee - Hemfurth (routes 42-44) Edersee Tourist Office, Zur Sperrmauer 45, 34549 Edertal, Tel. 05623/1734 or 930029

Edersee - Scheid (routes 45-47) Edersee Touristik GmbH, Tel. 05623/99980

Edersee - WaldeckEdersee Touristik GmbH, Tel. 05623/99980

Edersee - Nieder-Werbe (routes 51-53) Ferienhaus Hesselbein, Am Hagen 13, 34513 Waldeck - Niederwerbe, Tel. 05634/308

Vöhl - Asel (routes 54-56) Vöhl municipality, Tel. 05635 / 9931-33, Klaus Wald, 05635/785

Vöhl - Herzhausen (routes 57-63) Vöhl municipality, Tel. 05635 / 9931-33, Klaus Wald, 05635/785

Korbach (routes 64-66) citizens' office, Stechbahn 1 (town hall), 34497 Korbach, Tel. 05631/53232

Diemelsee - Heringhausen (routes 67-69) Tourist Information Diemelsee, Kirchstr. 6, 34519 Diemelsee, Tel. 05633/91133

Bad Arolsen - Twistesee (routes 70-72) Tourist Service Bad Arolsen, Große Allee 24, 34454 Bad Arolsen, Tel. 05691/801 240

Willingen-Usseln (routes 73-75) Tourist-Information Usseln, Sportstraße 7, 34508 Willingen-Usseln, Tel. 05632/5202

Frankenberg (routes 76-78) Ederbergland Touristik e.V., Untermarkt 12, 35066 Frankenberg, Tel. 06451/717672

Burgwald - Cölbe region (routes 79-81) Cölbe municipality, Kasselerstr. 88, 35091 Cölbe, Tel. 06421 / 9850-0

Burgwald - Wetter region (routes 82-84) City Council of Wetter, Marktplatz 1, 35083 Wetter (Hesse), Tel. 06423/820

Burgwald - Wohratal region (routes 85-87) Wohratal municipal administration, Halsdorfer Str. 56, 35288 Wohratal, Tel. 06453/6454 21

Region Burgwald - Rauschenberg (routes 88-90) City administration Rauschenberg, Schloßstr. 1, 35282 Rauschenberg, Tel. 06425/92390

Burgwald - Kirchhain region (routes 91-93) Kirchhain city administration, Sports and Culture Service, Am Markt 1, 35274 Kirchhain, Tel. 06422/808 124

kitchen

Schepperlinge are a specialty. It's a kind of potato pancake made from flour, milk, sugar and yeast. Pressed potatoes, eggs and a pinch of salt are then worked into this yeast dough using a press. The mass is then baked light brown in portions and served with bacon, onions and black coffee.

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literature

Web links

www.waldecker-land.de - official regional tourism site
Waldecker hiking trails

Holiday and recreation regions in North Hesse

Edersee - Ederbergland - Chattengau and Schwalm-Eder-Aue - Diemelsee - High Meissner - City of Kassel - Kaufunger Forest - Kellerwald - Crunch - Middle Fulda valley - Habichtswald Nature Park - Reinhardswald - Ringgau - Schwalm - Stölzinger Mountains - Upland - Waldecker Land - Waldhessen - Werra-Meißner-Land

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