Westerburg - Westerburg

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Westerburg
federal stateRhineland-Palatinate
Residents
5.666 (2019)
height
343 m
Tourist info webhttp://www.westerburger-land.de
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Westerburg

Westerburg is a small town in Westerwald. It is in the state Rhineland-Palatinate and is the administrative seat of the association of the same name.

Districts

  • The three districts of Westerburg: 1 Gershasen, 2 Sainscheid, 3 Wengenroth.
  • The community of Westerburg also includes:
  • The article describes the city of Westerburg.

background

  • Westerburg was first mentioned in a document in 1209, and was named a city in 1292 by King Adolf von Nassau. Today Westerburg is a modern city and has very good opportunities for further economic growth. Over 5000 people live in the city.

getting there

Distances
Frankfurt am Main96 km
Koblenz50 km
Limburg on the Lahn25 km
Montabaur22 km
Wins55 km

By plane

  • Frankfurt am Main airport - Located approx. 87 km to / from Westerburg. The best way to get there is by train Montabaur (ICE), from there there is bus service to Westerburg (1 1/2 hours travel time).
  • Frankfurt Hahn Airport - Located approx. 117 km to / from Westerburg. There is a bus connection with changes in Montabaur and Koblenz, Travel time is three hours.
  • Siegerland Airport - Located approx. 23 km to / from Westerburg (inconvenient connections with trains and buses), suitable for "self-flyers", charter flights are also offered.

With trains and buses

Westerburg has a train station on the Westerwald-Sieg Railway, here the line is wrong RB 90 of the Hessische Landesbahn, area Dreiländerbahn (Limburg on the Lahn - Diez-Ost - Westerburg - Nistertal / Bad Marienberg - Hachenburg - Altenkirchen - Au (victory) - knowledge (victory) - Wins - Kreuztal according to the Rhineland-Palatinate cycle daily approx. every hour. Since January 1, 2017, the tariff of the has been in effect for train and bus tickets in the Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Mosel Transport Association (VRM).

There are also the following bus connections in Westerburg:

  • 116 Rennerod Busbf - Westerburg - Montabaur Bahnhof / FOM
  • 455 Bad Marienberg - Westerburg - Daaden
  • 480 Deer - Westerburg - Montabaur
  • 481 Westerburg train station - Montabaur train station / FOM
  • 483 Hachenburg market - Bad Marienberg - Rennerod bus station - Westerburg train station
  • 484 Rennerod bus station - Westerburg
  • 960 Mörlen / Dreisbach - Bad Marienberg
  • 962 Bad Marienberg - Nistertal - Streithausen Abbey Marienstatt
  • 965 Höhn / Brandscheid - Westerburg
  • 973 Salt - Wallmerod - Westerburg - Rothenbach

In the street

mobility

Map of Westerburg
  • Anyone who goes for a stroll through town or attends an event should better go on foot. There are very good parking options, including "An der Hofwiese" near Wörthstraße, in the “Jahnstraße” multi-storey car park and at the train station.

Tourist Attractions

Castles, palaces and monasteries

Church of Our Lady
  • 1  Christ the King Church. (Catholic).
  • 2  Church of Our LadyChurch of Our Lady in the Wikipedia encyclopediaChurch of Our Lady (Q1691919) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 Castle Church (Protestant)
  • 4  Westerburg Castle. Westerburg Castle in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSchloss Westerburg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWesterburg Castle (Q2244100) in the Wikidata database.The castle is centrally located in the city and can be reached by car or on foot.

Museums

  • 5  Westerwald Adventure Station / Railway Museum / Poster Museum, Bahnhofstrasse 46 c, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)170 658 49 23. Westerwald Adventure Station / Railway Technology Museum / Poster Museum in the Wikipedia encyclopediaWesterwald Adventure Station / Railway Technology Museum / Poster Museum (Q22914379) in the Wikidata database.The museum in the historic Westerburg locomotive station, today's Westerwald adventure station, houses, among other things. a special collection of Bundeswehr rail vehicles and the first German railroad poster museum.Open: Sa 10: 00-16: 00.last change: Jun. 2019
  • 6 Old cheeks Local history and stove-making museum in Gershasen (district of Westerburg), worth seeing for schoolchildren and tourists. Here in the exhibition of the museum you can see earlier tools, equipment from stove makers or farmers up close. Open by appointment (Westerburg Tourist Office).
  • 7 Museum of traditional costumes - Located in the old town hall.

activities

  • The outdoor pool (heated) with sunbathing area.
  • The cycle path between the Verbandsgemeinden Westerburg and Rennerod: The route is 18 km long, leads largely over developed dirt roads, quiet local secondary roads and on escort routes for cyclists. The paths are family-friendly, well signposted and easy to drive on. Arriving from Rennerod to Westerburg, the continuing cycle path can take you to Wallmerod be taken. From Rennerod continue towards Krombachtalsperre and Hesse. Tourist information by telephone on: (0 26 64) 9 93 90 93, (0 26 63) 29 14 90.
  • The bike path Route Westerburg / Wallmerod is also ideal for inline skating and hiking.
  • Indoor or outdoor tennis, bowling alley
  • Two sports stadiums for soccer and athletics.

shop

  • Every Wednesday there is a market at the market square.
  • Willmenröder Straße / L300: Kaufland, Dänisches Bettenlager, Takko, Ernstings Family, Deichmann
  • Hergenrother Straße: Lidl and Dursty (beverage market)
  • Lindenstrasse REWE and Aldi
  • Smaller shops (retailers from A to Z) are mainly on Marktplatz, in Neustraße and Adolfstraße.

kitchen

(As of 2008)

Cheap

  • Asia house, Neustraße 19, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 914 244.
  • The dim light, Wörthstrasse 6, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 37 81.

medium

  • Golden Dragon Chinese restaurant, Bahnhofstrasse 29, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 91 25 00.
  • Restaurant near Lenka, Wilhelmstrasse 26, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 916 891.
  • Goreme Restaurant Pizzeria, Neustraße 2, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 917 888.
  • Henrich, Bahnhofstrasse 44, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 917 051.
  • Hotel to the eagle, Bahnhofstrasse 13, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 40 54.
  • Pizza pasta house, Wörthstrasse 67, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 968 438.
  • Pizza taxi Da Mario, Langenhahnerstraße 29a, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 914 63 06, Fax: 49 (0)2663 914 60 34.
  • Italia restaurant, Wörthstrasse 10, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 89 22.
  • Rhodes grill, Adolfstrasse 4, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 919 481.
  • Side grill, Bahnhofstrasse 14, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 915 556.
  • City Gallery Westerburg, Am Neumarkt 3, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 91 99 76.
  • Gasthaus zum Katzenstein, Zum Katzenstein 3, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 35 98.
  • 1  La grappa, Bahnhofstrasse 44, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: (0)2663 9147947, Email: . Restaurant - Pizzeria - Grapperia.Open: Mon - Fri 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. - 10 p.m., Sat 5.30 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sun 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Upscale

nightlife

accommodation

  • "Waldcamping zum Katzenstein", Zum Katzenstein, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 4740.

medium

  • Vacation homes Dittmann, Mühlenstrasse 15-17, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 918 327.
  • Apartment Reitz, In the old garden 1, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 3417.
  • Apartment Schweizerhof, Schweizerhof, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 4695.
  • Hotel to the eagle, Bahnhofstrasse 13, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 4054.
  • Pension on the Schlossberg, Auf dem Fels 2, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 3103.
  • Pension Ursel, Brückenstrasse 10, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 919 504.
  • Pension Wisser, Schützenweg 7, 56457 Westerburg. Tel.: 49 (0)2663 8535.

Upscale

Learn

in Westerburg:

Libraries

  • Catholic Public Library of Christ the King
  • City and Central Library Westerburg

Work

security

  • Telephone number:
    • Police 110
    • Fire brigade / emergency number 112

health

  • Medical care in Westerburg is relatively well secured, and there are also a few pharmacies. Larger hospitals are nearby.

Practical advice

1  Tourist information in the city administration, Neustraße 1. Tel.: (0)2663 291-0, Email: .

  • There are banking institutes in Westerburg and they can be used if necessary.
  • In order to ask for information, passers-by in the city are certainly ready to provide information.
  • Regular church services in the Pilgrimage Church of Liebfrauen, Westerburg (Catholic), Marienhöhe 2, 56457 Westerburg, (parish office) Tel .: 49 (0) 2663 94170
    • Sunday, 10:30 a.m., high mass (every 1st Sunday of the month or every 1st Saturday of the month: 7:00 p.m. before mass, alternating)
    • Wednesday, 9 a.m., Holy Mass
    • Christmas eve, Midnight, Christmas mass
    • Christmas Day, 9:00 a.m., high mass
    • New Year, 11:00 a.m., high mass
  • in the Christ the King Church (Catholic), Jahnstraße 3a, 56457 Westerburg, (parish office) Tel .: 49 (0) 2663 94170
    • Sunday, 10:30 a.m., high mass or Saturday 7:00 p.m. the evening before mass (alternating with Pottum)
    • Sunday, 10:30 a.m., high mass (every 1st Sunday of the month or every 1st Saturday of the month: 7:00 p.m. evening mass, alternating with the pilgrimage church of Liebfrauen, Westerburg)
    • Wednesday, 9 a.m., Holy Mass
    • Christmas eve, 3 p.m., nativity scene for families
    • Christmas eve, 6 p.m., Christmas mass
    • Christmas eve, Midnight, Christmas mass
    • Christmas Day, 9:00 a.m., high mass
    • New Year's Eve, 5:30 p.m., church service at the end of the year
    • New Year, 11:00 a.m., high mass
  • Evangelical parish in the castle church, Westerburg, Danziger Straße 7, 56457 Westerburg, Tel .: 49 (0) 2663 8128
    • Sunday, 10:00 a.m., service
prefix 49 (0)2663
Post Code56457

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