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Wartburg Castle
A medieval castle in Thuringia where Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Hesse, Germany · Europe
Bad Hersfeld sits on the route: 20 minutes from Breitenbach, 58km from Edersee.
Bad Hersfeld is a town located in Hesse, Germany. With a population of 30,725, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Bad Hersfeld sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bad Hersfeld to your route.
The festival and spa town of Bad Hersfeld (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈhɛʁsfɛlt] ; Bad is "spa" in German; the Old High German name of the city was Herolfisfeld) is the district seat of the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, roughly 50 km southeast of Kassel.
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above all for the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele (festival), which have taken place each year since 1951 at the monastery ruins. These themselves are said to be Europe's biggest Romanesque church ruin.
In 1967, the town hosted the seventh Hessentag state festival.
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Bad Hersfeld is located in Hesse, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 50.8720 latitude, 9.7089 longitude.
Bad Hersfeld has a population of approximately 30,725 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany4 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
A medieval castle in Thuringia where Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
43 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
A vast forest-fringed reservoir in Kellerwald National Park, famed for its dam, sailing and a sunken village at low water.
58 km · about 65 min drive
national park
One of Germany's largest beech forests, this UNESCO wilderness shelters ancient trees, wildcats and red deer above the Eder.
59 km · about 70 min drive
historic highway
A German road circuit in the Vogelsberg hills that hosted motorcycle Grands Prix in the 1950s, notorious for its narrow, tree-lined public roads. Still used for historic events and drivable in between.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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