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| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 2.943 (2019) | |
| height | 516 m | |
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Wild spots is a resort in the valley of meaning in the Rhön and is in the north Lower Franconia on the border to Hesse. The information center is located in the Oberbach district House of the Black Mountains.
background
In 1524, according to a historical report by the forester at the time and with his permission, a new settlement was built an hour below the source of meaning. More settled clearings followed. They were initially controversial because the bishop did not agree with the clearing. In 1588 the dispute ended. The "wild" settlements were named Wildflecken after one of the new hamlets.
In 1908 Wildflecken received a railway connection with the Sinntalbahn Jossa – Wildflecken. However, the line has been closed since 2009.
Wildflecken is a member of the Kreuzberg Alliance, one in 2010 from different am Kreuzberg local communities and institutions jointly founded association with the aim of jointly developing living, working and recreational areas in the region.
Districts of Wildflecken are Oberbach and Oberwildflecken.
Wildflecken military training area
The Wildflecken military training area was founded by the Wehrmacht in 1936 and is located above the village of Wildflecken. The troop camp was used for combat training (shooting range with shooting ranges and bunkers). It was created as a gigantic military complex with an area of 7,400 hectares. The villages of Werberg, Altglashütten, Neuglashütten, Dörrenberg, Schmelzhof, Ebertshof, Rothenrain, Reussendorf, Kippelbach, Dalherda, Hintergichenbach and other hamlets and farmsteads had to be evacuated. The notorious 1st SS tank regiment of the "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" was trained here. The training camp remained undiscovered by the Allies for a long time during the war.
After the war, the camp was taken over by the US troops and used to accommodate the numerous prisoners of war and displaced persons. From 1951 the training area was then used as a location for US troops, Elvis Presley also spent a few weeks here. The last US troops were withdrawn in 1994.
The training camp and the shooting range are still used by the German troops today. The area of the military training area and thus also many of the Rhön mountains with the Dammersfeldkuppe (932 m), the second highest Rhön summit, and the Auersberg (809 m), the striking "local mountain" in the upper Sinntal between Wildflecken and Oberbach, are not accessible as bombardment mountains.
For more information see in Lexicon of the Wehrmacht
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Bad Bruckenau | 14 km |
|---|---|
| Bad Kissingen | 28 km |
| Fulda | 43 km |
| Wurzburg | 81 km |
| Frankfurt | 129 km |
| Erfurt | 156 km |
| Nuremberg | 181 km |
| Munich | 349 km |
By plane
The nearest international airports are the Frankfurt am Main airport (140 km), the in Erfurt (151 km) and the Nuremberg Airport (175 km).
By train
The nearest train station is Gersfeld, the next ICE train station is Fulda. Continue by bus or taxi.
By bus
In the street
Wildflecken is on the state road St2289.
Approach via the Autobahn 7 (Würzburg-Kassel), exit Bad Brückenau / Wildflecken and further 13 km in the direction of Gersfeld to Wildflecken.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Pilgrimage church Maria Ehrenberg, located in the middle of the military training area.
- The pilgrimage originated in 1521 Wayside shrine on what was then the "Orensberg". A small wooden chapel was built in 1522, followed by a stone chapel in 1695. The aim of the pilgrimage is the miraculous image "Mother of Mercy", a seated Madonna with baby Jesus from the late Gothic period around 1400.
- The current church with the staircase made up of 254 steps was built from 1736.
- In 1937, with the construction of the military training area, the pilgrimage was supposed to be relocated, but this could be prevented. Renovations and additions to the church followed.
- Access to the pilgrimage church is possible on Sundays and public holidays and on pilgrimage days. Access on weekdays only after approval by the military training area command.
- Parish church St. Joseph, Built in 1717 and a high point of the baroque.
Information about the churches at the Parish of Sinngrund.
- Viewing gallery of the Marie mine on the Großer Auersberg west of Wildflecken, exhibition tunnel for the 1954 disused Barite mining in the Rhön.
activities
shop
- 1 Schroeder's book café (Publishing bookstore, antiquarian bookshop), Bischofsheimer Strasse 27, 97772 Wildflecken. Tel.: 49 (0)9745 9300180. Open as a café Fri. to Sun. from 2.30 p.m. to 6 p.m., once a month lectures and events on literature.
- 2 REWE, Bischofsheimer Str. 58, 97772 Wildflecken. Tel.: 49 (0)9745 9300131. Open: Mon - Sat 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
kitchen
- 1 Restaurant XXL pepper mill, Am Wölbersbach 2, 97772 Wildflecken. Tel.: (0)9745 1571. German-American cuisine, very large selection of XXL dishes. Fridays all you can eat.Open: Tue - Sat 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., Sun public holidays 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., closed on Mondays.
- 2 Wurzburger Hof, Sonnenstrasse 35, 97772 Wildflecken. Tel.: (0)9745 1261, Fax: (0)9745 9300113, Email: [email protected]. Kitchen with German dishes.Open: Opening times: Mon Tue are closed, Wed - Fri 6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m., Sat Sun from 10:00 a.m. continuously.Price: double room from € 28, half board possible.
nightlife
- 1 Magic`s Bar, Bischofsheimer Str. 26, 97772 Wildflecken. Tel.: 49 (0)9745 930850. Dartable.Open: Wed Thu 8 p.m. - 1 a.m., Fri Sat 8 p.m. - 2 a.m.
accommodation
In addition to the gastronomy there are accommodations mainly as holiday apartments.
- 1 Wildflecken holiday village (YMCA Wilhelmshaven), Wilhelmshavener Str. 9, 97772 Wildflecken. Tel.: 49 (0)9745 93 08 14.
- 2 Pension Baier, Rhönstraße 76 (right on the village square), 97772 Wildflecken OT Oberbach. Tel.: (0)9749 9300888, Fax: (0)9749 9300889, Email: [email protected]. Check-in from 2 p.m., check-out on the day of departure by 11 a.m.Feature: pension.Price: Overnight stays from € 21.50 possible, with a single overnight stay of only one day a surcharge of € 3 is levied. Breakfast 3 € surcharge.
health
- 1 Kreuzberg pharmacy, Sonnenstrasse 9, 97772 Wildflecken. Tel.: 49 (0)9745 91000, Fax: 49 (0)9745 910032, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mo - Fr 7.35 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. - 6.00 p.m., Sa 7.35 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
Practical advice
| Brief information | |
| surface | 77.56 km² |
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| Phone code | 09745 |
| Post Code | 97772 |
| Mark | KG |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 / 110 |
- 2 House of the Black Mountains (Information center on the Rhön Nature Park, Tourist information, cafeteria, regional goods store), Rhönstrasse 97, 97772 Wildflecken - Oberbach (in the Oberbach district). Tel.: 49 (0)9749 9 12 20. Open: Nov. - March: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., April - October: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Mondays!
trips
literature
- : Unforgettable home around Dammersfeld. The isolated villages of the Wildflecken military training area.. Geiger Publishing House, 1988, ISBN 3892641846 ; 319 pages.
Web links
- Official site of the Rhön Nature Park: www.naturpark-rhoen.de;
- official tourist internet platform for the Rhön region: www.rhoen.de;
- Rhön Biosphere Reserve: brrhoen.de;
