Hachenburg: Hotels and Accommodations

Winter facilities in the vicinity of Hachenburg include groomed cross-country ski trails and a small ski lift. The Westerwald Lake District in the surrounding area is associated with sailing and windsurfing.

Booking a hotel in Hachenburg can be part of your travel planning.

Culture and History

Hachenburg's historic center preserves restored half-timbered houses and churches around the Alter Markt. Narrow lanes, cafés, and restaurants are located around the square; Hachenburg's Baroque castle stands at its upper end.

The Alter Markt is associated with the former Franciscan church, the Schlosskirche, and a Baroque market fountain. The fountain is crowned by the two-tailed Sayn lion. Guided city tours offer the opportunity to experience Hachenburg's more than 700-year history.

The Westerwald Landscape Museum presents rural life and work in eight typical regional buildings. It also shows how carpenters, potters, blacksmiths, and other craftspeople made their tools. Museum festivals feature hands-on activities, animals, agricultural machinery, and craft demonstrations. The Hachenburg Erlebnis-Brauerei offers brewery tours.

Gardens and Nature

The Reading Garden is a green oasis next to the Vogtshofs in the historic center. The Castle Garden is an extensive garden adjoining Hachenburg Castle.

The Druidensteig includes a short section through Hachenburg's castle garden, where old trees grow.

Activities

Hachenburg offers swimming, tennis, horseback riding, golf, and mountain biking. The Hachenburger Westerwald visitor area promotes hikes in the Kroppach Switzerland as well as swimming in the Westerwald Lake District.

Routes and Getting There

A circular cycling route starts in Hachenburg and leads through the Upper Wied Valley. Hachenburg can be reached by train via Hachenburg station.

More local pages: Bilkheim, Höchstenbach, Niedersayn, Kundert, Kölbingen, Freilingen, Mudenbach, Limbach

To the overarching travel overview: Westerwald.