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Darmstadt District

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Idstein

The Leaning House in Idstein

Darmstadt District

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Idstein

The Leaning House in Idstein

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The Leaning House in Idstein

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Location: Idstein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Limes Tower Dasbach – König Adolf Square, Idstein loop from Idstein (Taunus)

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2. König Adolf Square, Idstein – Crooked House (Idstein) loop from Wörsdorf

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3. Limes Tower Dasbach – König Adolf Square, Idstein loop from Idstein (Taunus)

18.8km

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350m

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Mike 🇪🇺

July 31, 2017

The Schiefe Haus in the former residence of the city of Idstein in the Taunus is a listed half-timbered house.
The leaning house characterizes the king Adolf place. It is addressed with Rodergasse 1/3. The double house number is due to the building history, which included a large extension.

The building stands next to the town hall in the area of the former moat of Idstein Castle. In the immediate vicinity there is also the archway building from 1497 with the stone bridge from 1566. The crooked house has four floors with two gables. Between the gables a uniaxial, narrow mansard roof is arranged. With the vertically accentuated proportions, the house is unusual for Idstein. Both gables have carved, gebulktragende pillars and a Schneckenornament. On the ground floor there used to be a passage with a gate, as evidenced by the surviving asft arch constructed fall.

The construction stands with the timing of the construction in the transition phase between traditional craft work to engineering design. Corresponding, for the time modern design features are perceptible, such as the mansard roof. It can also be assumed that the building was not designed as a professional but as a plaster construction. Fachwerk was at the time of construction as rural and unfashionable.
Source: Wikipedia (excerpt) "de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiefes_Haus_(Idstein)"

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Bumble-Bee

October 14, 2020

Right next to the town hall. The facade painting makes the house look even more slender.

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Dieter

October 18, 2025

The “Leaning House”: A house in the center with a visible lean – a curious photo motif.

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Location: Idstein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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The Leaning House in Idstein

1. Limes Tower Dasbach – König Adolf Square, Idstein loop from Idstein (Taunus)

2. König Adolf Square, Idstein – Crooked House (Idstein) loop from Wörsdorf

3. Limes Tower Dasbach – König Adolf Square, Idstein loop from Idstein (Taunus)

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