Discover Laubach

Laubach is defined by a historic half-timbered old town with basalt-paved streets, half-timbered houses up to 500 years old, and the 600-year-old castle of the Counts of Solms-Laubach. When planning your trip, you can focus on different interests: architectural history and museums, trails through the park and forest, or a visit to the swimming pools. If you are looking for a hotel in Laubach, you can start by considering which of these interests will shape your stay.

Old Town, Church and Castle History

Laubach’s Protestant town church was first mentioned in 1057. Its architecture comprises a Late Romanesque–Early Gothic tower, as well as a choir and transept; the Baroque nave dates from 1700 to 1702. The church’s long architectural history can be read in its different sections.

The museums also offer their own historical highlights. Laubach Castle Museum displays painted late Gothic rooms from the 15th century, as well as objects and stories spanning five centuries. The Fridericianum Museum explores Laubach’s history up to the 20th century, including the history of the count’s family, the townspeople and the rural population. The museum building was constructed around 1750 by Count Christian August as a hunting lodge in Gonterskirchen and moved to its present location in Laubach in 1832.

Another collection is on display at the Dollhouse Museum: around 80 dollhouses from the Art Nouveau, Gründerzeit and Biedermeier periods can be seen across two floors. The cultural offering thus ranges from architectural and local history to domestic life in different periods.

Walks in the Castle Park and on Other Trails

Laubach Castle Park was laid out at the end of the 19th century in the style of an English landscape garden. Its features include imposing, sometimes rare coniferous and deciduous trees. The “Poetry Along the Way – Paths to Poetry” walking trail passes through the park and over Ramsberg. There are 23 poems along the route, and the walk is estimated to take around 1.5 hours. The trail is considered easy, but includes an ascent to Ramsberg.

For a longer route, you can choose the panoramic trail around Laubach’s town centre: it is 9 kilometres long and can be extended to 11.5 kilometres. The Horlofftal Loop offers a different type of route. It leads through the dense Laubach forest and follows the course of the river. Halfway along, you can cross the river at a ford or via the Sebastian Kneipp Footbridge. The stated features of the routes therefore differ: the poetry walk combines the park and poems with an approximate duration, the panoramic trail offers a choice of two distances, and the Horlofftal Loop passes through the forest and alongside the water.

Cyclists also have a specific tour to choose from: the 41-kilometre SolmserLand Cycling Tour connects the residential towns of Lich, Laubach and Hungen. On a described cycling route from Hungen to Laubach, the trail runs along an old railway embankment through forests and meadows; in Laubach, visitors are also advised to explore the castle park on foot.

Swimming Pools and Getting There

The indoor swimming pool has a 25-metre pool with five lanes and starting blocks, three underwater massage jets, a cascade shower in the non-swimmer area, a small children’s slide and loungers. The outdoor pool has an L-shaped 50-metre pool with a diving area, one- and three-metre diving boards, a waterfall shower, a small water slide in the non-swimmer area, and a separate paddling pool with a climbing rock. The outdoor pool operates seasonally; check opening times and the availability of individual facilities before your visit.

For travel to Laubach, the tourism information service lists road connections from the A5 via the Homberg/Ohm and Fernwald exits, and from the A45 via Münzenberg and Wölfersheim. Check road conditions for your specific journey.

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