Discover Baiersdorf

If you are looking for a hotel in Baiersdorf, the reason for your trip can help guide your plans. The town’s local highlights range from a municipal recreation area and a viewpoint to the Regnitz Cycle Route, Jewish history, recurring events and the horseradish market. When planning, it is worth keeping these different themes distinct: recreation, cycling routes, tours by arrangement and events each offer their own way to experience the town.

Recreation area, viewpoint and cycling route

The “Anger- und Ausee” recreation area is a municipal facility and is open to the public for recreational purposes in accordance with the applicable regulations. It is governed by the municipal use regulations, which came into effect in 2021. At Jungfernbrunnen, a small terrace above a sandstone wall, with oak benches and tables, offers a place to rest. From there, you can look out over the Regnitz Valley and Baiersdorf. The two places therefore serve clearly different purposes: the Anger- und Ausee is focused on public recreation, while Jungfernbrunnen offers a place to sit and enjoy the view.

The Regnitz Cycle Route, a scenic route between Bamberg and Nuremberg, passes directly through Baiersdorf. For another perspective on the surrounding area, the town offers groups a cycling tour around Baiersdorf through the Regnitz floodplain by arrangement. This is not the same as the cycle route that passes through town: this is an organised tour for groups that must be arranged in advance. If you would like to plan your trip around such a tour, make sure to arrange it ahead of time.

History and guided tours

The Jewish cemetery behind Judengasse is a reminder of the former significance of Baiersdorf’s Jewish community. The municipal guided tours for groups also explore this heritage: the “Talking Stones” tour of the Jewish cemetery is available by arrangement. Another tour visits Baiersdorf’s fountains. Both tours are for groups and must be arranged in advance, so they need to be planned differently from a visit without a pre-arranged guided tour.

Church music is also part of the recurring cultural programme. The Protestant parish of Baiersdorf holds concerts and organ vespers at regular intervals, usually at St. Nicholas Church on Kirchenplatz or St. John’s Chapel at the cemetery. If your trip is planned around a concert or organ vespers, it is best to check the specific date in advance.

Church fair and horseradish market

At the Baiersdorf Franconian church fair, various bands play on every day of the festival. On Monday, traditional Franconian church fair music takes centre stage; in the early evening, the church fair lads and their girlfriends dance the “Betzen” dance. This gives the festival day its own musical focus. If the church fair is key to your travel plans, check the specific dates in advance.

The Baiersdorf horseradish market brings together a variety of stalls: natural products, as well as crafts and agricultural produce, are on offer. There are also horseradish dishes such as horseradish beef with dumplings, horseradish soup and horseradish bread. These dishes are available at the horseradish market; individual offerings may vary. The market is a specific opportunity to discover local products and horseradish cuisine, but this should not be taken to mean that these foods are available throughout the town.

More destinations in the wider Erlangen-Höchstadt destination

The wider Erlangen-Höchstadt destination also includes individual attractions in other towns. In Kalchreuth, a three-kilometre circular trail winds through the cherry orchards; information boards cover cherries, the surrounding landscape and Kalchreuth, and are complemented by hands-on nature stations. In Höchstadt, the Spix Museum, located in the birthplace of naturalist Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix, presents his life and the history of the house with interactive exhibits. These include a computer-controlled, light-controlled rainforest diorama with animal displays and sounds, particularly recommended for children. These examples are in the wider destination and should be distinguished from the attractions in Baiersdorf.

Discover more destinations: Gremsdorf, Weisendorf, Heroldsberg, Höchstadt an der Aisch, Adelsdorf, Erlangen, Kalchreuth, Eckental.

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