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HESSEN

Waldecke

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Land

Vogelsber

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Fulda

BAD

WILDUNGEN FRITZLAR

KASSEL

MELSUNGEN

ROTENBURG

AN DER FULDA

BAD

HERSFELD

FULDA

STEINAU

AN DER STRASSE

EDERSEE

WALDECK

Hünfeld

Hofbieber

Burghaun

Niederaula

Schlüchtern

Grossenlüder

Kalbach

Flieden

Neuhof

Eichenzell

Künzell

Petersberg

Birstein

Hessisch

Lichtenau

Wabern

Gudensberg

Neukirchen

Spangenberg

Guxhagen

Neustadt

Willingshausen

Kaufungen

Lohfelden Helsa

Affoldern

Bergheim

Wellen

Immenhausen

Espenau

Zierenberg Vellmar

Calden

Grebenstein

Ahnatal

Naumburg

Wolfhagen

Schwalmstadt

Frielendorf Bebra

Rasdorf

Ottrau

Marbach

Ulmbach

Breitenbach

am Herzberg

Niestetal

Cornberg

Schwarzenborn

Jesberg

Bad

Zwesten

Landau

Körle

Ronshausen

Ziegenhain

Alheim

Sachsenhausen

Schenklengsfeld

Schrecksbach

Kirtorf

Grebenau

Bad

Salzschlirf

Hosenfeld

Haunetal

Frankenau

Haina

Oberaula

Morschen

Malsfeld

Freiensteinau

Breuna

Grossalmerode

Waldkappel

Homberg Romrod

Laubach

Schotten

Mücke

Ulrichstein

Feldatal

Grünberg

Gedern

Kirchhain

Gemünden

Herbstein

Grebenhain

Lauterbach

Hirzenhain

Kefenrod

Baunatal

Besse

Stadtallendorf

Alsfeld

Felsberg

Homberg

Schlitz

Bad

Arolsen

Volkmarsen

DRIVE 12: In the Land of the Brothers Grimm

PLAN YOUR DRIVE

Start/finish: Wiesbaden to Steinau

an der Strasse.

Number of days: 5–6 days, allowing

half a day to explore Limburg an

der Lahn.

Distance: 287 miles (425 km).

Road conditions: The roads are mostly

well surfaced. Signage is inter mittently

poor around Marburg and Frakenberg.

When to go: The best time to visit this

region is between Easter and October.

Opening times: In larger cities, shops

are open from around 9am to 6pm.

Museums are generally open from 9am

to 6pm but may be closed on Mondays.

Main market days: Wiesbaden: Wed

& Sat; Limburg an der Lahn: Wed &

Sat; Marburg: Wed & Sat.

Shopping: Anything from vintage

couture to Art Deco glass can be

purchased in Wiesbaden.

Major festivals: Wiesbaden:

Maifestspiele (theater festival), May;

Bad Hersfeld: Festspiele (theater

festival), Jun–Aug.

DAY TRIP OPTIONS

Start from Limburg an der Lahn or

Wetzlar to discover the Lahn Valley

and Melsungen. Bad Wildungen

makes a good base from which

to explore the Waldecker Land.

For full details, see p135.

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Below Tranquil country landscape near Limburg

an der Lahn, see pp128–9