Get to know Bühl from two different perspectives: its history surrounding the Schlossberg and Cycling Tour 1, which passes through the town. The castle, parish church and stone cross anchor the view in the town’s history; the cycling route connects Bühl with a series of other places and continues into the neighbouring district of Günzburg. If you are looking for hotels in Bühl, you can use these highlights to help plan your trip.
Schlossberg and Local History
A castle once stood on Bühl’s Schlossberg. During the German Peasants’ War in 1525, it was stormed by the Leipheim contingent; it was also the seat of various knightly families. The Catholic parish church of St. Margaretha has parts of its choir and a substructure that was built before 1488. A late-medieval stone cross stands beside the church. The slope of the Schlossberg is protected as a landscape feature of particular value. Thus, in Bühl, historic buildings and events are as much a part of the townscape as a landscape feature that is explicitly protected.
Cycling Tour and Landscape
Cycling Tour 1 passes through Oberfahlheim, Unterfahlheim, Echlishausen and Bühl and into the neighbouring district of Günzburg. It then continues via Silheim and picturesque Ettlishofen along a quiet district road through the idyllic Osterbach valley. The landscape between the Biber and Osterbach is characterised by tranquil valleys fringed with spruce and mixed forests. The cycling tour thus links the sequence of towns and villages with the tranquil valleys between the Biber and Osterbach, fringed with spruce and mixed forests.
More Architectural and Landscape Highlights in the Wider Destination of Bibertal
Other places in the wider destination of Bibertal have their own historic character. In Silheim, the Catholic church of St. Apollonia has a late-Gothic core. It was remodelled in the Baroque style in the second quarter of the 18th century; its tower dates from 1730. Also in Silheim, the Gasthof Zahn is a half-timbered building with a gabled roof dating from the 17th century. The church brings together several building phases, while the inn’s defining features are its half-timbering, roof shape and century.
In Ettlishofen, the Catholic church of St. Ulrich and St. Leonhard has a late-Gothic core and was remodelled in 1834. At the northern end of the village stands a wayside chapel with historic furnishings; a medieval stone cross is beside it. The half-timbered house at Deiblerstraße 20 dates from the second half of the 17th century. The Anhofer Mill, a two-and-a-half-storey building dating from the third quarter of the 19th century, lies about 500 m northeast of Ettlishofen. Together, these examples show a variety of architectural forms and periods within the wider destination.
The landscape of the wider Bibertal area is another highlight: the Osterbach runs through natural, little-developed meadow valleys that invite visitors to go for walks and cycle rides. At the northern exit of Kissendorf stands a lime tree about 350 years old, believed to be the second-oldest lime tree in Swabia. It is about 22 m tall, its crown is around 24 m wide, and its trunk has a circumference of about 7.20 m.
For the wider travel overview: Bibertal.
