Surroundings

Imshausen

Not only our houses and the village of Imshausen offer charming retreats and places to think - the surrounding area with its pretty half-timbered towns and villages, its cultural monuments and its gentle, hilly landscape profile characterized by forests and natural landscapes will also indulge your senses. Discover Imshausen as a starting point for hikes, bike tours and voyages of discovery in the surrounding area. The memorial and museum landscape in our vicinity also offers worthwhile destinations.

We will be happy to help you plan your stay with us.

You can also find an initial overview on the websites of the Middle Fulda Valley Adventure Region and the town of Bebra.

Memorial cross for Adam von Trott and his friends from the resistance above Imshausen on the Tannenhof farm

Imshausen community Spiritual community at the Tannenhof in Imshausen, possibility of guest stays and attending church services by arrangement Hof Vockerode 1, 36179 Imshausen, phone 06622 7363

Quincunx" hiking trails Network of four attractive circular hiking trails, three of which intersect directly in front of the entrance to the Trottenpark (further cycling and hiking trail tips on the website of the Middle Fulda Valley Adventure Region)

Bioland demonstration farm "Tannenhof" in Imshausen Visits possible with farm store (potatoes, herbs, cereals, vegetables) Johannes Kayßer, Hof Vockero*d*e 5, 36179 Imshausen, phone 06622 6036183

Surroundings

Cities in the region

Bebra (approx. 7 kilometers from Imshausen) Sights: Historic water tower with railroad museum, Breitenbach lakes, shopping facilities, train station, Friedrichshütte nature trail, Biberino play park, cinema center, outdoor pool, riding stables

Rotenburg an der Fulda (approx. 14 kilometers from Imshausen) Sights: Charming half-timbered town with castle, Jakobi church, Jewish museum in the old mikvah, guided tours of the town, indoor pool, outdoor pool, riding stables Tourist information: Marktplatz 2, 36199 Rotenburg, telephone 0 66 23 5555

Bad Hersfeld (approx. 20 kilometers from Imshausen) Sights: Abbey ruins ( Bad Hersfeld Festival in summer), town church, town museum, hands-on museum "wortreich", Konrad-Duden-Museum, guided tours of the town, indoor swimming pool "Aquafit", outdoor pool, Jahnpark (with beach volleyball and minigolf) Tourist information: Am Markt 1, 36251 Bad Hersfeld, phone 06621 201-274

Fulda (approx. 40 kilometers from Imshausen) Sights: Baroque city, cathedral, city palace with palace garden and orangery, children's academy , fire department museum Tourism and congress management Fulda: Bonifatiusplatz 1, 36037 Fulda, telephone 0661 102-1814

Eisenach (approx. 40 kilometers from Imshausen) Sights: Wartburg Castle, Luther House, Bach House, St. Nicholas Church and St. George's Church, Eisenach State Theatre Tourist Information: Markt 24, 99817 Eisenach, telephone 03691 7923-0

Kassel (approx. 60 kilometers from Imshausen) Sights: Museums (including "GrimmWelt", town museum), Documenta art exhibition (Imshausen is also a good starting point for visits to Documenta)

Surroundings

Memorials and museums

Memorials in the region:

Breitenau (near Guxhagen in the direction of Kassel) Early Hessian concentration camp and labor education camp in the former Romanesque monastery church Brückenstraße 12, 34302 Guxhagen, phone: 05665 3533

Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial 99427 Weimar, telephone: 03643 4300

Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp Memorial near Nordhausen Kohnsteinweg 20, 99734 Nordhausen, telephone: 03631 49580

Documentation and Information Center (DIZ) Stadtallendorf Exhibition on forced labor in the arms industry Aufbauplatz 4, 35260 Stadtallendorf, phone: 06428 4498932

Trutzhain Memorial (Schwalmstadt) Memorial at the historical site of the former STALAG IX A Ziegenhain prisoner-of-war camp Seilerweg 1, 34613 Schwalmstadt, phone: 06691 71 06 62

Themed trail through the former explosives factory in Hirschhagen near Hessisch-Lichtenau The themed trail is freely accessible. Starting point: Main guard/administration building (former main entrance to the explosives factory), Dieselstraße 6, 37235 Hessisch Lichtenau-Hirschhagen

An overview of other memorials to National Socialism in Hesse can be found on the website of the Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft der NS-Gedenkstätten.

Memorials at the former inner-German border:

Schifflersgrund border museum near Bad Sooden-Allendorf Platz der Wiedervereinigung 1, 37318 Asbach-Sickenberg, Phone: 036087 98409

Point Alpha" memorial Point Alpha" Memorial and "House on the Border" Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 36419 Geisa, phone: 06651 919030

Museums

Jewish Museum in the historic mikvah in Rotenburg an der Fulda Permanent exhibition "What remained" on six centuries of Jewish life in Rotenburg and the surrounding area Contact and arrange appointments for visitors via Dr. Heinrich Nuhn, 36199 Rotenburg an der Fulda, phone: 06623 2482

Municipal museum/gallery in Bad Hersfeld Abbey ( right next to the abbey ruins) Im Stift, 36251 Bad Hersfeld, phone: 06621 75774

Nentershausen Mining Museum (approx. 7 kilometers away) Exhibition on mining activity in the Richelsdorfer Gebirge Ruhl 2, 36214 Nentershausen, phone: 06627 274 or 06627 919591

Merkers adventure mine in Merkers (including a trip through the salt mine at a depth of up to 800m) in the direction of Bad Salzungen (Thuringia) Access road 36460 Krayenberggemeinde, phone: 03695 614101

Werra Potash Mining Museum Heringen and "Monte Kali" Dickesstr. 1, 36266 Heringen, telephone: 06624 9194133