Places to visit in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
19 places to visit in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Church of St George, Oberzell, Ice Age Caves of the Swabian Jura, Maulbronn Monastery and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Baden-Württemberg volume.
4 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 10 Famous places to visit · 5 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Baden-Württemberg (4)
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Church of St George, Oberzell
A small church on the island of Reichenau in Lake Constance, built about 900 as part of Reichenau Abbey. Its nave carries large wall paintings from around 1000, among the oldest of their kind north of the Alps.
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Ice Age Caves of the Swabian Jura
Six caves in the Ach and Lone valleys of the Swabian Jura where some of the oldest known figurative art and musical instruments were found. Finds include the mammoth ivory Venus of Hohle Fels, about 40,000 years old. The caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Maulbronn Monastery
A Cistercian monastery in Maulbronn, founded in 1147 and the best preserved medieval monastery north of the Alps. Its church, cloister and fortified walls survive almost intact. The astronomer Johannes Kepler studied in its school.
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Reichenau Island
An island in Lake Constance west of Konstanz, joined to the shore by a causeway. A Benedictine monastery was founded here in 724, and three medieval churches with early wall paintings make it a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Vegetable gardens and vineyards cover much of the island.
Famous places to visit in Baden-Württemberg (10)
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Black Forest
A forested mountain range in Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine valley to the west. It is known for dark fir woods, cuckoo clocks, Black Forest cake and the Feldberg, its highest peak at 1,493 metres.
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Europa-Park
A theme park and resort in Rust, near Freiburg, opened in 1975. Its 95 hectares are divided into themed areas for different European countries, with roller coasters, shows and hotels, and it is the largest theme park in Germany.
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Freiburg Minster
The cathedral of Freiburg, begun around 1200 by the last Duke of Zähringen in Romanesque style. Construction continued from 1230 in the Gothic style, and the building stands on the foundations of an earlier church.
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Heidelberg Castle
A ruined castle on the hillside above the old town of Heidelberg and the Neckar river. Its remains are counted among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps, and the site includes a famous giant wine barrel in its cellar.
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Hohenzollern Castle
The ancestral seat of the House of Hohenzollern, the third castle built on top of Mount Hohenzollern on the edge of the Swabian Jura. The present building dates from the 19th century and rises above Hechingen in Baden-Württemberg.
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Lichtenstein Castle
A Gothic Revival castle on a cliff edge in the Swabian Jura, built in 1840 to 1842 for Count Wilhelm of Württemberg. It was inspired by a novel of Wilhelm Hauff and stands on the site of a medieval fortress.
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Mainau
A garden island in Lake Constance near Konstanz, connected to the shore by a footbridge. Its mild climate supports palms, a butterfly house and large flower beds, and the island belongs to the family of the Counts Bernadotte.
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Mercedes-Benz Museum
An automobile museum in Stuttgart covering the history of the Mercedes-Benz brand and the brands associated with it. Stuttgart is home to the company's international headquarters. The building has nine levels of exhibits that follow the car from the first motor vehicles of 1886 to modern models.
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Swabian Jura
A low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg stretching about 220 km from southwest to northeast. It is a limestone country of plateaus, caves, castles and quiet valleys, and it is famous for the Ice Age finds in its caves.
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Ulm Minster
A Gothic Protestant church in Ulm, begun in 1377 and finished in 1890. Its tower is 161.5 metres high, the tallest church tower in the world, and about 768 steps lead up to a viewing platform.
Hidden gems in Baden-Württemberg (5)
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Ludwigsburg Palace
A palace complex of 18 buildings and 452 rooms, nicknamed the Versailles of Swabia. Including its gardens it covers 32 hectares, making it the largest palatial estate in Germany. It was built from 1704 by Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg, and its gardens are known for flowers and a fairy tale park.
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Meersburg Castle
Also called the Alte Burg, a castle in Meersburg on Lake Constance, considered one of the oldest inhabited castles in Germany. Its central tower was first built in the 7th century. It overlooks the lake from a rock above the old town, and the writer Annette von Droste-Hülshoff died there in 1848.
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New Palace Stuttgart
An 18th century Baroque palace on the Schlossplatz in Stuttgart, and one of the last large city palaces built in southern Germany. It stands in front of the Jubiläumssäule column and the Königsbau, and public tours are offered.
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Schwetzingen Palace
A schloss in Baden-Württemberg that was the summer residence of the Electors Palatine Charles III Philip and Charles IV Theodore. It lies roughly midway between their seats at Heidelberg and Mannheim. Its Baroque gardens are famous, and the palace is also known for the rococo theatre that still stages performances.
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Triberg Waterfalls
A series of waterfalls near Triberg in the Black Forest with a total descent of 163 metres. They rank among the highest waterfalls in Germany and are a landmark of the Black Forest region.
Collecting in Baden-Württemberg
What are the best places to visit in Baden-Württemberg?
LOQAH lists 19 places in Baden-Württemberg. The best known include Church of St George, Oberzell, Ice Age Caves of the Swabian Jura, Maulbronn Monastery, Reichenau Island and Black Forest. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Baden-Württemberg?
19, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Baden-Württemberg?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Baden-Württemberg before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Baden-Württemberg and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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