Einhard's Spring
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 312 out of 325 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald
Location: Michelstadt, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany
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Tips
Great resting place with hut in a quiet place in the forest, beside the Einhardsquelle. A side trip, which is really worthwhile!
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•May 13, 2019
If you dare, you can drink from the cup, the water is drinkable.
translated by•February 6, 2020
The source of hardness is very old. Nobody knows exactly when it was caught.The source is named after Einhard, a Franconian lay abbot. This was the biographer of Charlemagne. Charlemagne received the in 815
"Mark Michelstadt" as an imperial gift and had a basilica built in Steinbach (Einhardsbasilika).translated by•April 6, 2020
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