Herborn

Herborn is a town in North Hesse



Understand
Herborn was the residence of the Dukes of Nassau for most of the medieval and early modern era and called itself "Rothenburg of Hesse" for tourism purposes before World War I. It is one of the better preserved small towns which was thankfully largely spared bombing in the second world war.

By plane
Herborn is only 80 km away from Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest airport. From the airport, heading to the north (Autobahn A5, then change to A45 direction of Dortmund). Or you can reach Herborn from the Cologne/Bonn airport, about 100 km.

By car
Herborn has a good connection to Autobahn A45, the connection between Hanau and Dortmund. Two junctions lead from the A45 into the city. Federal route B255 from Montabaur (Westerwald) leads to Herborn, also the route B277 connecting Wetzlar with Siegen leads to Herborn.

Get around
In Herborn you can visit all of your target destinations via city buses. In addition to this, many Taxi and Minivan services are also available (e.g. at train stations)., as well as a bike rental outlet situated at Schneider's Sports Shop along the Konrad-Adenauer street.

See
One of the main sights of Herborn is historic townscape with many beautiful half-timbered houses

Do

 * Take a walk through the historic city on your own, or get a guided city sightseeing tour (available at any desired day/time, also in English language)
 * Herborn is also popular for hiking - there are qualified hiking trails starting (or ending) in Herborn, like the "Westerwaldsteig" and the "Lahn-Dill-Berglandpfad", very attractive hiking routes, leading through the beautiful landscape with many forests and exciting views!

Buy
There is a shopping centre in the "Au", located near Wellenbad. Additionally, there are numerous other markets and shopping locations throughout the whole town as well as the districts.

Eat
Local specialities are "Schlumpeweck" and "Fastebrezel" in a few bakeries and/or cafés. Also, Herborn is famous for its meats.

Sleep
There are many hotels, guest houses and holiday flats available in Herborn. For any question, please contact the tourist information office in the town hall, telephone (Germany) 2772 7081900.

Connect
Stadtmarketing Herborn GmbH, Hauptstraße 39, D-35745 Herborn, Germany. Email: tourist@herborn.de

Go next

 * Siegen
 * Marburg
 * Wetzlar