City route through Hilchenbach

2.01 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: easy
Great panorama
City tour
Regional hiking trail
  • 0:30 h
  • 2.01 km
  • 8 m
  • 9 m
  • 346 m
  • 363 m
  • 17 m
  • Start: Historic marketplace Hilchenbach
  • Destination: Historic half-timbered house at the end of Dammstraße
Hilchenbach. Discover and Experience! On a city route through the historic town centre, you will learn a lot about the spa town Hilchenbach.

The city route through Hilchenbach offers visitors the opportunity to explore the sights and history of the city on their own. The brochure Stadtspaziergang durch Hilchenbach is helpful.

Expert guided tours can be booked. Regular night watchman tours take place from October to April.

Waypoints

Start
Historic marketplace Hilchenbach
© Susanne Träger, Stadt Hilchenbach
Pizzeria Ciao Italia
gastronomy - various
Marktplatz Hilchenbach
© Achim Meurer, REACT-EU / Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

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Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

From the historic marketplace, you can discover the town hall and Wilhelmsburg. Turning left on Rothenberger Straße, after a few meters you reach Gerbergasse; following it to the left, you return to the marketplace. In the area of the Protestant church on the upper market, you will also find the Jung-Stilling monument, the Jewish memorial stone, the town fountain, and the birthplace of Wilhelm Münker. Via Bruchstraße, you reach the birthplace of Carl Kraemer and the old town hall. Turn left onto Trift street, and at the intersection turn left again onto In der Herrenwiese. On the left side is the Catholic church. Via Ruinener Weg, you get close to the historic marketplace. However, you continue along Dammstraße to its end and discover the historic half-timbered house.

If you want to stay active:

Cross Rothenberger Straße and head down Ferndorfstraße. Behind the Celenus Fachklinik Hilchenbach, there is a multigenerational playground, a barefoot path, and a bowling alley. Continuing along the street, you will find the heated outdoor pool and the mini-golf course.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

  • Suitable for Pushchair

Directions & Parking facilities

Take the B508 to Ruinener Weg up to the historic marketplace.
Free parking is available at Hilchenbach marketplace, in Ruinener Weg, and at all designated parking areas around the city centre.

Take bus line R11 from Kreuztal to the Hilchenbach-Markt stop.

Take the regional train RB93 (Rothaarbahn) to Hilchenbach station and follow the signs to Hilchenbach marketplace.

Additional information

A free brochure is available at the Hilchenbach Tourist Information and can be downloaded at www.hilchenbach.de.

Author

Susanne Träger

Organization

Stadt Hilchenbach

License (master data)

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Request the free brochure. It has also been produced in English and Dutch.

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Contact

City route through Hilchenbach
Markt
57271 Hilchenbach