Baumholder Travel Guide
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BaumholderOverview
Baumholder is a town and a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld (Birkenfeld vacation rentals | Birkenfeld travel guide), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated south of the Hunsrück, approx. 10 km south of Idar-Oberstein (Idar-Oberstein vacation rentals | Idar-Oberstein travel guide). Baumholder is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (collective municipality
) Baumholder.
It is well-known as the location of the largest concentration of US combat soldiers outside the United. The city is greatly influenced economically and socially by approximately 12,000 U.S. military personnel who live in town.
The Old City Hall Baumholder (Altes Rathaus) located on the main street constitutes the most striking buildings in town (built 1840). This neoclassical building is one of the few buildings that survived the great fire of 1880.
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Things to See in Baumholder
ADAC - Germany Rally, a race of the Rally World Championship
Old Town Festival
Weihnachtsmarkt
Rosenmontagszug
Maps and Driving Directions to Baumholder
Travel Insider Tips for Baumholder
Baumholder was my the spot of my latest visit...what a charming old area. We were fortunate to be able to visit Briedel Germany, about 45 minutes away. It is the ancestral home for my father's family. The beauty is only surpassed by the congeniality of the locals.
Shared by Teri Tracy, Dec 2009
ADAC Deutschland Rally
[ source: Wikipedia]
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- Homepage of Baumholder: Baumholder (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Baumholder
More about the History of Baumholder
Baumholder was first mentioned in a document in 1156. The Principality of Lichtenberg belonged to Baumholder since 1816 as an enclave of Saxony-Coburg-Saalfeld. After the sale, it was the geographical center of the circle of St. Wendel, whose boundaries are the Protestant Church of St. Wendel.
In the 20th century the city was affected by the establishment of the army--the city became a garrison town. Several thousand residents were relocated. From 1941-1945, the Truppenübungsplatz was created, a prison camp for Soviet, Polish and others prisoners. After the Second World War, the US army stayed for a few years, while French soldiers were stationed in Baumholder.
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