Michelstadt

The highlight of Michelstadt is its picturesque medieval town centre.

By train

The Odenwaldbahn serves Michelstadt with trains running roughly every hour from the Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof. The trip from Darmstadt takes roughly 1 hour. Michelstadt, like Darmstadt, is within the public transportation network of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV). If 2-5 people are doing a day trip from Darmstadt, then a group day ticket (Gruppentageskarte) will be much more economical than buying single trip tickets.

By car

About one hour drive east of Bensheim

The town is very small and quite walkable.
Follow Bahnhofstraße from the railway station to reach the Altstadt (old town).

Altstadt

• RathausThe half-timbered town hall has been a city landmark since 1484.

• MarktbrunnenThe fountain standing opposite the Rathaus in Marktplatz was erected in 1575. A statue of the archangel Michael stands on a column above the fountain.

• SchwiegermutterbrunnenThis fountain (literally the mother-in-law fountain) is the town's oldest fountain.

• Alte Hof-ApothekeThe old apothecary is a half-timbered structure built in 1557. The ground floor is built out of red sandstone.

• StadtkircheLate Gothic church - Choir: 1481, main entrance: 1490, bell tower: 1507, carillon: 1913/58.

• SynagogueBuilt in 1791.

• Remains of the city wall with a gate and a defensive towerBest seen from a park between Braunstraße and Kellereibergstraße.

Outside the Altstadt

• Schloss Fürstenau

  address: Schlossplatz
  This chateau is a short distance north of the railway station.

• Einhardsbasilika

  address: Schloßstraße 23
  Carolingian church built between 824 and 827

• Kastell WürzbergRoman bath and castra

Events

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The town was known for its ivory carving, and a few shops selling ivory products remain open.

There are a number of restaurants, cafes and ice cream parlours (Eiscafe) in the Altstadt.

• Brauereigaststätte zum Deutschen Haus

  phone: +49 6061 3699
  address: Bahnhofstraße 20

• Drei Hasen

  phone: +49 6061 71017
  address: Braunstraße 5
  Also hotel

• Café Siefert

  phone: +49 6061 3068
  address: Braunstraße 17

• Rathausbräu

  phone: +49 6061 5666
  address: Mauerstraße 1-3
  Also restaurant

• Zum Grünen Baum

  phone: +49 6061 2409
  address: Große Gasse 17
  Also Restaurant

• die Träumerei

  phone: +49 6061 703333
  address: Obere Pfarrgasse 3
  Also Cafe

• Heidelberg
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• Aschaffenburg

• Video: Michelstadt, sights in the town of half-timbered buildings