Bad Windsheim Travel Guide
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Bad Windsheim Overview
Bad Windsheim is a small historic city in Bavaria, Germany. It lies in the district Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, west of Nuremberg (Nuremberg vacation rentals | Nuremberg travel guide). A document from 741 proofs for the first time the existence of town called Uuinidesheim
.
The name changed to Windsheim
by linguistic development and means something equal to To the home of Wind
. Nowadays, the town is known for its waters and spa, Franken-Therme, and an open-air museum, the Freilandmuseum, which brings together old farms and farmhouses from the area to explore. On the first weekend in August every year Bad Windsheim is the location for an event called Weinturm Open Air
, a concert on the top of the a hill of the town. The town is also known for its war memorial in the form of a large statue of Roland.
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Things to See in Bad Windsheim
- Monastery of the Augustinian hermits
- Kurpark: approximately 30 acres, Featured Allee
- Franken Therme: spa includes a brine bath, sauna, wellness area and a restaurant
- Brater theater, cabaret stage in the historical Brater Hussars in the alley.
- Fränkisches outdoor museum Bad Windheim
- Archaeological Museum in the Franconian village museum Bad Windheim
- Imperial City Museum in Ochsenhof, a rich local history museum with changing exhibitions annually.
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Travel Insider Tips for Bad Windsheim
The outdoor museum is wonderful. Great for kids. I lived it Herzogenaurach and miss the area very much.
Shared by Virginia Paschelke Chapman, May 2010
I live in Bad Windsheim, it is very beautiful and there are a surprising number of incredible experiences to have here. Be sure to check out the Frankentherme!
Shared by Brittany Kriselle Stevens White, May 2010
[5 Spectacular Places in German] Dinkelsbühl, Lauf a.d. Pegnitz, Bad Windsheim, Bamberg, Lüneburg... Where to start... this is the most beautiful country in the world. A visit is always great, no matter where you go.
Shared by Markus Hufer, Oct 2010
Bad Windsheim
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Popular Points of Interest in and near Bad Windsheim
Open Air Museum Bad Windsheim
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A tour of the Franconian Open Air Museum District Middle Franconia in Bad Windsheim is like a trip through 700 Years Frankish everyday history. Over 100 original furnished houses to show how the rural population in Franken then has lived and worked. They are available in six modules grouped by region and the topics are arranged. Thus, we take a walk through the Museum grounds the feeling from village to village as it used to wander.
Farmhouses, barns, mills, breweries, pubs, Shepherds and craftsmen's houses invite you to explore in the past one. The fields between the buildings are with ox-carts and horse farms and the shepherd leads his flock through the meadows museum. Also, goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese and peacocks belong to the museum world to do so.
From May to October, daily changing crafts like weaving are shown, Wool spinning, broom tying, basket making, cooperage, Wooden shoe making or forging.
Related Sites
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- Homepage of Bad Windsheim: Bad Windsheim (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Bad Windsheim
More about the History of Bad Windsheim
In 741, it was first written in reference to a settlement. On the occasion of the founding of the diocese of Würzburg (Würzburg vacation rentals | Würzburg travel guide), Duke Karl Mann of blessed the Domkirche Heimer Martin Church.
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