Friedrichswerth Palace – Friedrichswerth Orphanage loop from Friedrichswerth

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Friedrichswerth Palace – Friedrichswerth Orphanage loop from Friedrichswerth

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Friedrichswerth Palace – Friedrichswerth Orphanage loop from Friedrichswerth

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9.37km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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239 m

Villa Meyer (Former Administrative Building, Schloss Friedrichswerth)

Highlight • Historical Site

Very impressive historical building. It is the former residential and administrative building of the family of Dr. h. c. Eduard Meyer (1850–1931), founder of the Friedrichswerth animal and plant breeding.
Also known as Villa Meyer.

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443 m

Friedrichswerth Palace

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The castle complex consists of a three-winged symmetrical building complex in the center of which the clock tower rises above a small courtyard and the adjoining park. The main entrance …

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1.05 km

Sunflower field

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2.82 km

View of Haina, Kindel, and Hainich from rest area

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8.44 km

Gustav Adolf Church Friedrichswerth

Highlight • Religious Site

The Gustav Adolf Church was donated by the childless couple, the then Domain Council Eduard von Hagen and his wife Wilhelmine. The construction period lasted from 1855 to 1860. Source: mittleres-nessetal.de/friedrichswerth.htm

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8.53 km

Friedrichswerth Orphanage

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The construction of the orphanage began on 3 June 1712. The founders were the Councilor and Landdrost Otto Christoph Schulze and his wife Dorothea Margaretha. The couple had at that …

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8.95 km

Rest Area at Friedrichswerth Station

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Provided with three tracks and also much larger, was here from 1954 to 1995 terminal for passenger traffic. Until 1947, however, the route continued to the terminus Großenbehringen. In 1954, …

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9.37 km

End point

Bus stop

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