Liederbach am Taunus: Church, Organ and Routes

For your stay in Liederbach am Taunus, two thematic highlights stand out: the architectural and musical history of the Protestant Parish Church in Oberliederbach, and routes with connections to pilgrimage and the landscape along the edge of the planning area there. When looking for a hotel, you can first consider whether cultural history or hiking should play a greater role in your stay.

Church and Musical History in Oberliederbach

The Protestant Parish Church in Oberliederbach was built in 1833–1834 by Eberhard Phil. Wolff as a Neoclassical hall church with a single-tower facade and a semicircular choir end. The building is made of Freudenberg sandstone. The terms describe different parts of the building: “hall church” refers to the main space, “single-tower facade” to the front with one tower; the semicircular choir end describes the choir’s termination.

The church is designated a cultural monument for artistic and historical reasons. In front of it stands a war memorial to those killed or missing in the First and Second World Wars; it is designated a cultural monument for reasons of local history. The reasons for the two designations emphasize different aspects: art and history are central to the church, while remembrance and local history are central to the memorial.

The organ also connects the church building with musical history. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy played the instrument, built by Friedrich Voigt in 1834, in the summers of 1844 and 1845. This brings together two specific historical connections: the church’s construction period and the later summers when Mendelssohn Bartholdy played its organ.

Bonifatius Route and Regional Park Circular Route

The Bonifatius Route was established in 2004, is 172 kilometers long and runs from Mainz to Fulda. As a pilgrimage and hiking trail, it follows the route taken by the funeral procession of Saint Boniface. In Oberliederbach, it runs along the western and northern edges of the planning area. Its connection to pilgrimage and its named endpoints give the route a different character from a circular route through a region.

The Regional Park Circular Route also runs along the western and northern edges of the planning area in Oberliederbach. It links 35 municipalities in the region through the landscape, connects points of interest with route sections, includes eight sights and opens up characteristic landscape areas. While the Bonifatius Route runs from Mainz to Fulda as a pilgrimage and hiking trail, the Regional Park Circular Route connects municipalities, points of interest and landscape areas. The planning area in Oberliederbach lies within the Hochtaunus Nature Park.

If you are planning time outdoors, check the latest route information before setting out on a hike. This lets you plan according to the route in question while also considering whether you are most interested in the historic pilgrimage trail or the regional connections between landscape areas.

Getting There and Finding a Hotel

A municipal plan from 2019 places Liederbach station just under 600 meters from the planning area and lists the RB 12 regional train there, running on the Frankfurt–Königstein route. Since this information comes from a 2019 plan, check the operator’s latest information before traveling.

Then compare the available hotel offers and make your choice based on your own travel plans.

Discover more destinations: Sulzbach, Lorsbach, Kelkheim, Eppstein, Flörsheim Am Main, Hattersheim Am Main, Eschborn, Bad Soden Am Taunus.

See the broader travel guide: Main-Taunus.