Rhön-Grabfeld

Rhön-Grabfeld is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Franconia.



Understand
It includes the towns of Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld, Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Ostheim vor der Rhön, Bischofsheim an der Rhön, Fladungen and Mellrichstadt.

Get around
The next major international airport is Frankfurt Airport, some 150–170 km from Rhön-Grabfeld. Erfurt Airport is a little closer (110–125 km), but sees far less flights. Transfer by public transport from either airport is tedious, taking at least 3 hours from Frankfurt.

The district is served by regional express trains on their way between Würzburg (1 hr) and Erfurt (1 hr 15 min), as well as local trains between Schweinfurt (30–50 min) and Meiningen (30 min), all stopping in Bad Neustadt (Saale) and Mellrichstadt. In Würzburg you may change from/to ICE high-speed trains on the Frankfurt–Nuremberg–Munich/Vienna line, in Erfurt there are transfers from/to Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden.

Rhön-Grabfeld is crossed by the A71 motorway (Erfurt–Schweinfurt).

Drink

 * In 1995, after many years of cooking, Dipl.-Braumeister Dieter Leipold introduced the system of the lemonade made according to the principle of brewing. The sugar is converted into gluconic acid instead of by fermentation in alcohol by a (secret) fermentation process. The purely biological method of production was the prelude to the triumph of the Bionade as a non-alcoholic modern refreshment drink; It is made in the flavors of elderberry, lychee, herbs and ginger orange. Today the Radeberger Group produces the modern shower head. Further information:www.bionade.com
 * In 1995, after many years of cooking, Dipl.-Braumeister Dieter Leipold introduced the system of the lemonade made according to the principle of brewing. The sugar is converted into gluconic acid instead of by fermentation in alcohol by a (secret) fermentation process. The purely biological method of production was the prelude to the triumph of the Bionade as a non-alcoholic modern refreshment drink; It is made in the flavors of elderberry, lychee, herbs and ginger orange. Today the Radeberger Group produces the modern shower head. Further information:www.bionade.com



Go next

 * Meiningen, 20–40 km north (30 min by train) – former residence of a petty principality with Baroque palace and court theatre
 * Bad Kissingen, 20–40 km south (30–50 min by train via Ebenhausen)
 * Schweinfurt, 40–55 km south (30–50 min by train)
 * Haßberge, 55 km southeast (1 hr by train via Schweinfurt)
 * Fulda, 55 km northwest (1½ hr by bus and train via Gersfeld)