
Gelnhausen
Spessart Tours
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In 1170, Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa founded Gelnhausen as an imperial city. Ten years later, in 1180, he held an important imperial diet here, during which he conducted a trial against his cousin Henry the Lion..
Southeast of the city, on an island in the Kinzig, the imperial palace was built towards the end of the 12th century. It served as a representative complex for Frederick I.
Gelnhausen's heyday was in the first 200 years of its founding. The citizens received a number of privileges from the Staufer emperors. The granting of market rights attracted numerous wealthy merchants to Gelnhausen. Like Steinau “At The Road”, Gelnhausen is also located on the long-distance trade route from Frankfurt to Leipzig, one of the main traffic arteries of the time.
Gelnhausen is the perfect overture to everything that makes the Spessart region so unique. In the city, you can relax, admire the lovingly maintained half-timbered houses, experience culture or stray into one café or another.
We sit under the trees on the Obermarkt and think about where we can go next. The trees provide pleasant shade, because even in late summer the sun is still very hot.
A closer look during a stroll through the city reveals this or that work of art that recalls old times and life in the city.
Les visites de musées avec toute la famille sont souvent ... compliquée. Les informations du musée de Gelnhausen peuvent être expérimentées. Ici, un musée participatif a été créé avec des idées remarquablement et créativement mises en œuvre.
I speculate that saying goodbye is likely to be harder for the next generation than getting used to the idea of it beforehand.