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Places of the Landgraviate - Starting point: Spa Gardens | © © Christian Mueringer, all rights reserved
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Places of the Landgraviate - Starting point: Spa Gardens

This tour features various points of interest situated in Bad Homburg's beautiful spa gardens, all of them serving as reminders of landgravial times. All of these sites are authentic locations where visitors are able to vividly experience the local history of the landgraviate. Further landgravial attractions are situated nearby, simply look at the subcategory entitled "Historical Sites of the Landgraviate" on the basic app version. You'll find a number of other historical places in the neighbourhood well worth visiting that are only a short walk away.

Duration
00:30
Steps
8
Brunnensälchen | © © Christian Mueringer, all rights reserved
Worth visiting
1. Brunnensälchen
Das Brunnensälchen diente als Gesellschaftslokal, Spielbank, Atelier und Therapieeinrichtung, bevor es 1948 wieder ein Casino wurde.


Kurpark
61348 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Ludwig's Source | © © Christian Mueringer, all rights reserved
Fountain
2. Ludwig's Source
When this spring was walled in 1809/10, it was still called the "Upper Source" or "Salt Source" and surrounded by column poplars. In 1836, the ...
Im Kurpark
61348 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
Güterstein am Ludwigsbrunnen | © © Christian Mueringer, all rights reserved
Memorial
3. Güterstein am Ludwigsbrunnen
2011 wurde ein behauener Stein aus dem Schwanenteich geborgen, der mit den Initialen HH (für Hessen-Homburg) und der Zahl 1810 versehen war. Als „Güte
Kurpark
61348 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Hare Stones (Spa Gardens) | © © Christian Mueringer, all rights reserved
Memorial
4. Hare Stones (Spa Gardens)
The so-called "Hare Stones" remind of a particularly impressive long-range musket shot taken by Landgrave Frederick III during a hunting ...
Im Kurpark
61348 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
The Landgraves' Source | © © Christian Mueringer, all rights reserved
Fountain
5. The Landgraves' Source
By name, the Landgraves' Source reminds of the time of the Landgraves of Hesse-Homburg. The spring itself, which was drilled in 1899 on the ...
Im Kurpark
61348 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
Louise's Source | © © Christian Mueringer, all rights reserved
Fountain
6. Louise's Source
Named after the wife of Landgrave Gustav, Louise Friederike von Anhalt-Dessau, this source was drilled in 1856/57. Due to its high sulfur ...
Im Kurpark
61348 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
The Elizabeth Source | © © Christian Mueringer, all rights reserved
Fountain
7. The Elizabeth Source
The Elizabeth Source, named after the wife of Landgrave Frederick VI, was originally referred to as either a "drinking source", a "lower fountain" ..
Augustaallee 10
61348 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
Landgraves' Monument (Spa Gardens) | © © Christian Mueringer, all rights reserved
Memorial
8. Landgraves' Monument (Spa Gardens)
The Landgraves' Monument, located in Bad Homburg's spa gardens near the Elizabeth Source, was inaugurated on 16th August 1906. Its benefactor, ...
Im Kurpark
61348 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
Steps