Allendorf (Eder) Travel Guide
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Allendorf (Eder) Overview
Allendorf lies in the upper Eder Valley between Frankenberg and Battenberg west of the Burgwald range and east of the Breite Struth (hills).
Allendorf borders in the north on the community of Bromskirchen, in the east on the town of Frankenberg, in the southeast on the community of Burgwald, and in the south and west on the town of Battenberg (all in Waldeck-Frankenberg).
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Things to See in Allendorf (Eder)
The Battenfeld Church is a Romanesque cross-shaped basilica from the 12th and 13th centuries within which are preserved two case bays in the nave and the crossing with groin vaults and a domelike vault in the quire.
The Allendorf Old Church (Alte Kirche Allendorf) is from late Gothic times and has a bulky quire tower whose flat spire (tented on all sides with a short roof ridge) is set on the long sides with two bay windows, giving it an interesting profile. It was built in 1496.
Rennertehausen Church is a half-timbered church from 1609 with a loft and interesting pulpit.
Haine Church is a half-timbered, opulently decorated church. It was built in 1676.
The Altes Steinbackhaus ("Old Stone Bakehouse") is in Rennertehausen, at Im Wiesenhof 9.
There are local history museums in outlying centres.
The Stedefelsen (crags), 200 m downstream from Rennertehausen's Eder weir, are a geological treasure from Zechstein times.
The Historical Border between Hesse-Darmstadt and Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) runs through the municipal area from north to south. Many border stones – the oldest from 1650 – are preserved and looked after.
There are many fine half-timbered houses in all centres.
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Maps and Driving Directions to Allendorf (Eder)
Allendorf lies at the crossroads of Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) B 236 and B 253. Passenger service on the local railway has been discontinued, and it is now used only for goods transport.
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- Homepage of Allendorf (Eder): Allendorf (Eder) (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Allendorf (Eder)
More about the History of Allendorf (Eder)
In 1107, Allendorf had its first documentary mention as Count Kunimund's donation to the Imperial Abbey of Hersfeld. The community passed with the Amt of Battenberg first to the High Principality (Oberfürstentum) of Marburg (Marburg vacation rentals | Marburg travel guide) in 1567, and then to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1623. In 1866, it became part of the Prussian district of Battenberg, in 1932 the Frankenberg district, and in 1974 the Waldeck-Frankenberg district. Since Hesse's municipal reforms in 1971, Allendorf (Eder) with the outlying centres of Battenfeld, Rennertehausen, Haine and Osterfeld (Osterfeld vacation rentals | Osterfeld travel guide) form a community on the broad Eder plains.
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