Wesertal - Wesertal

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Weser Valley
federal stateHesse
Residents
5.202 (2018)
height
110 m
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Weser Valley

Weser Valley located in North Hesse.

Regions

Wesertal lies with its districts in the scenic valley of the Weser between Hann. Münden in the south and Bad Karlshafen in the north. The Hessian Weser Valley near Oberweser invites you to relax away from the tourist crowds.

Oberweser is only increasingly popular among cycle tourists who may know the community from their passage on the well-known Weser cycle path. It is not only worth driving through, but also relaxing here for a few days. There is a lot to discover.

places

The community Wesertal consists of the districts Arenborn, Gewissenruh, Gieselwerder, God loyal, Heisebeck, Lippoldsberg, Oedelsheim and Vernawahlshausen.

background

The Wesertal community was created in its current form after the 2020 regional reform.

getting there

  • Road: From the south: The A 7 motorway at the Staufenberg / Hann junction. Leave Münden. From here down to Hann. Drive Münden. Along the Weser you finally reach the Weser Valley via Reinhardshagen.
  • ship: Lippoldsberg car ferry runs daily between March 15 and October 31 of each year, at least from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. All places in the municipality on the Weser are easy to reach for water hikers and usually offer accommodation and restaurants, some of them also shopping.

mobility

Between the individual districts in the Wesertal, it is advisable to use the bike, as there are beautiful and well-developed paths.

Tourist Attractions

Map of Weser Valley
Oberweser: River idyll at the Lippoldsberg ferry. This motif shows very nicely what defines the beauty of the Hessian / Lower Saxony Weser Valley as a natural and cultural landscape: A wide, still largely undeveloped river valley with lush green meadows, the free-flowing Weser with a cable ferry and the characteristic horizon with the elongated, wooded ridges of the Low mountain range (here in the back right the Reinhardswald).
  • 1  Lippoldsberg monastery churchLippoldsberg Monastery Church in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKlosterkirche Lippoldsberg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLippoldsberg Monastery Church (Q1775525) in the Wikidata database
  • 1  Half-timbered town hall, in Gieselwerder. Noteworthy half-timbered building from the 18th century. A model of the historic moated castle can be found in front of the town hall.
  • 2  Kircher Weaving Museum, Steinweg 2. Exhibition and experience house for textile history in Gieserwerder.
  • 3  Miniature open-air museum Mühlenplatz. The miniature system was created from 1969 as a hobby project for a set designer. The open-air museum shows models of buildings on a scale of 1:25 to 1:40. You can see a collection of water mills that are powered by the stream that runs through the site. There is also a castle collection with models, among other things. to Wartburg, Neuschwanstein or Mespelbrunn. There are also various regional models to be seen, such as the Melsung town hall or the old Kassel town hall on the Altmarkt (old town hall; this building was demolished in 1837). The Mühlenplatz is located above the village, from the center of the village at Schneewittchenplatz it is about 1.2 km on foot, which is signposted through the fields.Open: Open April 1 - Sept 30, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Oct 1 - 15, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed in winter. If Easter is in March, the season starts on Good Friday.Price: € 2, young people aged 14 and over and the severely disabled € 1, children aged 5 and over € 0.80.
  • 4  Water uphill. Small sight on the roadside: The Mühlgraben, which crosses under the street here, has a lower gradient than the street. This creates the optical illusion that the water is flowing "uphill". -
  • 5  Waldensian Museum Gottstreu, 34399 Oberweser, Waldenser Strasse 1. Waldensian Museum Gottstreu (Q76634135) in the Wikidata database.The museum provides information about the long journey of the Waldensian religious refugees from Val Cluson (Cottian Alps) to the Upper Weser and the history of the "French villages" Gewissenruh and Gottstreu founded in 1722. The museum is run by the Waldensian friends Faithful to God - peace of mind carried.
  • 6  Village museum Oedelsheim, Göttinger Strasse 8, 34399 Wesertal-Oedelsheim. Tel.: 49 (0)5574 307, Mobile: 49 (0)174 4470431, Email: . Village museum with annually changing special exhibitions. Every year we organize several museum festivals, which are very popular in the near and far: In the museum garden, games and fun, as well as food and drinks are offered for young and old. For dates, please visit the museum's website: http://www.verkehrsverein-oedelsheim.de.Open: Open May to October, Sundays and public holidays 3pm to 5pm.Price: free entry.

activities

  • Indoor swimming pool, At the indoor swimming pool, 34399 Oberweser-Oedelsheim. Tel.: 49 55 74 266. Open: Tues, Wed, Fri 9 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Thurs 9 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. - 9 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. - 5.30 p.m., Sun 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
  • Eco path. The 5 km long path in Oedelsheim brings visitors closer to the cultural history and the surrounding nature of Oedelsheim. The section of the path within the village, which is around 1.2 km long, leads through the well-preserved half-timbered district.
  • 1  outdoor pool, In the flap 21, 34399 Oberweser-Gieselwerder. Tel.: 49 55 72 44 34. Small heated outdoor pool next to the campsite without any spectacular features, but with new sanitary and changing rooms and spacious sunbathing areas.Open: Open May to September 1st weekend daily from 8 am to 8 pm.
  • 2  Mini golf, Wiesenstrasse 15, 34399 Oberweser-Gieselwerder.
  • Bike tours on the Weser cycle path. These are beautiful daily destinations from Oberweser Bad Karlshafen and Hann. Münden.

kitchen

accommodation

  • Lippoldsberger Hof, Schäferhof 14 and 16, 37194 Wahlsburg (located in the center of Lippoldsberg). Tel.: 49(0)5572 336. Gasthaus *** according to the German classification for guest houses, inns and pensions. As a bed & bike company specializing in cycling holidaymakers.Feature: pension.Price: single 34 - 36 €; DR 58 - 62 €.
  • 1 RV park directly on the Weser. A toilet block is located on the site, the administration takes place via the directly adjacent Landhotel zum Anker.
  • 2  Hostel at the monastery church, Klosterhof 3, 37194 Lippoldsberg. Tel.: 49(0)15 73 31 49 803, Email: . The hostel continues the tradition of hospitality, as it was already lived by the Bendictine women. The old caretaker's house was renovated in 2013 in a simple but high-quality way as group accommodation, in which beds - depending on occupancy - can also be booked by individual travelers such as cyclists on the Weser Cycle Path and pilgrims on the Loccum-Volkenroda pilgrimage.
  • 6  Gasthof Zur Linde, Bergstrasse 2, 37194 Wahlsburg. Tel.: 49 55 72 73 94.
  • 7  Camping by the river, At the indoor swimming pool, 34399 Oedelsheim. Tel.: 49 55 74 94 57 80, Fax: 49 55 74 94 57 88, Email: . Well-kept campsite right on the river, especially long-term campers, but the meadows by the river are available for walk-through campers, unfortunately with little shade. Very good sanitary facilities, disabled toilet. Gastronomy, bread service. Use of the neighboring indoor pool included in the price. Lots of Weser cyclists and paddlers..

trips

  • Visit of the Sleeping Beauty Castle Sababurg in the Reinhardswald. In the area of ​​the castle you can also find the popular one Sababurg Zoo and the Sababurg primeval forest with its giant old trees. All three attractions are about 5 - 7 km west of Gieselwerder and together make a very nice day trip.
  • Uslar with his Half-timbered old town (about 10 km northeast). A beautiful half-timbered building is z. B. the town hall from 1476. Another interesting destination is the Alaris Butterfly Park. About 2000 butterflies can be found here in tropical greenhouses be looked at.

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