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Aßlar offers a range of reasons to visit, including Laguna Aßlar, the Protestant Church and the Orange Bicycle Route. When looking for a hotel, you can consider whether thermal saltwater, local history or cycling will shape your stay.

Thermal saltwater and the history of Aßlar

Laguna Aßlar is a leisure and wellness pool complex in Central Hesse. It has two thermal saltwater pools, including an outdoor area. The Protestant Church stands on a mountain spur, overlooking the valley, and is a landmark of Aßlar’s history. This means a leisure and wellness pool complex and a striking historic building offer two distinct local highlights. Check the latest information about the facility before visiting Laguna.

Cycling route through town districts, hiking trail to Grube Fortuna

The Orange Bicycle Route passes through the Aßlar districts of Werdorf, Aßlar and Klein-Altenstädten. Nearby, the Bergmannsroute hiking trail leads to Grube Fortuna. The options differ in activity and destination: one is a cycling route through three Aßlar districts, while the other is a hiking trail to the mine. Check the latest route conditions before cycling or hiking.

More highlights in the Lahn-Dill district

The wider Lahn-Dill district has other cultural and thematic attractions in different towns. In Wetzlar, the Lotte House recalls Goethe’s encounter with Charlotte Buff and the summer of 1772. Two rooms on the first floor house a permanent exhibition on the origins and impact of Goethe’s first novel, “The Sorrows of Young Werther.” Also in Wetzlar, the Optics Trail invites visitors to experiment with and discover optical phenomena; it includes a walk-in kaleidoscope. Literary history and optical phenomena offer different points of interest there.

In Solms-Oberbiel, the Grube Fortuna visitor mine is the only Hessian anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The Fortuna Field and Mine Railway Museum is also part of this theme: it has 50 historic field and mine railway locomotives and 100 carriages, and trains run according to a timetable. In Dillenburg, Villa Grün displays objects and detailed recreations of industrial and craft production in the Dill region across more than 20 rooms. The basement also houses an extensive, media-rich mining exhibition. Across the Lahn-Dill district, collections of historic railways and exhibitions on production and mining offer different ways to explore industrial history.

The landscape and other sights have their own distinct appeal. The Herbstlabyrinth Advent Cave System in Breitscheid is the largest cave system in Hesse and one of the most significant in Germany. The Herbstlabyrinth show cave can be reached on weekdays or during school holidays by RMV bus route 510 to the Breitscheid, Rathaus stop; from there, the walk to the cave takes about 20 to 30 minutes. Check the connection before setting off. In Greifenstein, the Bell World presents almost 100 bells on a tour through a thousand years of German bell history. The twin towers of Greifenstein Castle offer spectacular views.

Discover more destinations: Schöffengrund, Eschenburg, Waldsolms, Dillenburg, Dietzhölztal, Braunfels, Hüttenberg, Greifenstein.

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