national park
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
One of Germany's largest beech forests, this UNESCO wilderness shelters ancient trees, wildcats and red deer above the Eder.
28 km · about 30 min drive
Hesse, Germany · Europe
Battenberg is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Hatzfeld, 28km from Kellerwald-Edersee National Park.
Battenberg is a town located in Hesse, Germany. With a population of 5,703, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Battenberg 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 Battenberg to your route.
Battenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈbatn̩ˌbɛʁk] ) is a small town in the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is located on the river Eder, a tributary of the Fulda, which flows into the Weser, and lies at the southeastern edges of the Rothaar Mountains. The closest larger cities areRead more
Marburg, Siegen, and Kassel, and the town is approximately equally far away from Frankfurt am Main, Cologne, and Dortmund.
In 1624, Battenberg was incorporated into the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (since 1806 the Grand Duchy of Hesse) as part of the so called Hessian Hinterland, an almost-exclave, which was connected to Upper Hesse (de) only through a tiny corridor west of Gießen. The "Hinterland" was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866, and merged with the territories of the former Duchy of Nassau, to form the Province of Hesse-Nassau in 1868. From 1918 on, the town lay in the Free State of Prussia, and since 1945, it is in the federal state of Hesse.
Battenberg is the origin of the medieval House of Battenberg (de), which was not related to the House of Hesse and ruled over the County of Battenberg (de) until it died out in 1310, and of the Battenberg family (in German called the "Haus Battenberg" = "House of Battenberg"), a morganatic branch of the Hesse-Darmstadt branch of the House of Hesse, which ruled over, among others, the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (later the Grand Duchy of Hesse) until 1918, and the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (later the Electorate of Hesse) until its annexation by Prussia in 1866. The literal translation of Battenberg, "Mountbatten" (Berg = mountain), is used by members of the British royal family.
The Battenberg cake and hence also the Battenburg markings both indirectly derive their name from the town.
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Battenberg is located in Hesse, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 51.0139 latitude, 8.6460 longitude.
Battenberg has a population of approximately 5,703 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.
national park
One of Germany's largest beech forests, this UNESCO wilderness shelters ancient trees, wildcats and red deer above the Eder.
28 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Opened in 2023 in rural Hesse, this 7,500 m² museum parades some 150 milestone cars, from pre-war Grand Prix machines to Le Mans winners and modern hypercars.
32 km · about 35 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
From the Kurpark steps, Freudenberg's Alter Flecken, rows of near-identical black-and-white half-timbered gables rebuilt after a 1666 fire: lines up into one of Germany's most graphic photographs.
55 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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