Seligenstadt
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Seligenstadt is a small city (20,000 inhabitants) in Hesse, Germany near Bavaria at the river Main. Get in
- By train: Seligenstadt station of Odenwald Railway between Hanau and Babenhausen.
- By car: Federal Road B469 which intersects the highways A3 and A45 near Seligenstadt.
- By ferry: There is a car ferry to the Bavarian bank of the Main river.
- By bicycle: Limes-Radweg and Main-Radweg.
See
Historical citywith small roads and many timber framing buildings. Guided tours on Saturday 12:30 at Einhardhaus (Tourist-Info at the market place)
Einhardbasilikalandmark of the city, 13th century
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Benediktinerabtei
phone: +49 6182-829882address: Klosterhof 2including court, gardens and mill Stadtbefestigungremainders of several wall sections and towers
Wasserturmsecond landmark
Palatiumat Main (ruin of a Kaiserpfalz)
Wasserburg Seligenstadtbuilt around 1700, in Klein-Welzheim, a quarter of Seligenstadt.
Museums
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Fastnachtsmuseum
phone: +49 6182-24644address: Frankfurter Str. 9 -
Landschaftsmuseum
phone: +49 6182-20455address: Klosterhof 2pre- and protohistory, ethnology, arts and crafts, history of town and abbey -
address: Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 6you can also play with most of the exhibited flippers
Do
There are shipping tours on the Main. If you come in the right season you should participate in the Rose Monday.
Buy
Besides small shops there is a market in front of the town hall on saturday morning.
Eat
You will find several nice restaurants near the market.
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phone: +49 6182 829 729address: Bahnhofsstraße 55Bavarian style with beer garden
Drink
Glaabsbräu, a beer brewed in the city of Seligenstadt.
Sleep
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phone: +49 6182 3727address: Freihofpl. 4
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phone: +49 6182 824280address: Große Fischergasse