Ulrichstein - Hesse's highest city

Vogelsberg garden in Ulrichstein (Source: S. Jost)
Vogelsberg garden in Ulrichstein (Source: S. Jost)

The centre of Ulrichstein is Hesse's highest town at approx. 500 m above sea level. From the 614 meter high geotope castle hill with the renovated or renewed castle ruins from the 12th century you have a wonderful view over a large part of the Nature Park Volcanic Region Vogelsberg, Taunus, Knuell and Wetterau. The state-approved resort is an ideal starting point for tours through the idyllic Vogelsberg landscape. The approximately 700-year-old mountain town is an old trade junction and market town.

 


There is much to discover!

  • The castle hill is crowned by a castle ruin visible from afar. The old walls bring 700 years of history to life: The robber barons of Dietz and the brave fight of Hessian grenadiers in the 7-year war - let your imagination run wild.
  • Ulrichstein's Museum for Rural Cultural Heritage, Agriculture, Forestry and Hunting provides a broad insight into the life and work of the people of the Upper Vogelsberg.
  • The Vogelsberg garden can be found around the castle ruins in Ulrichstein. It shows the flora of the Vogelsberg and botanical rarities in a unique way.
  • The Vogelsberg garden can be found around the castle ruins in Ulrichstein. It shows the flora of the Vogelsberg and botanical rarities in a unique way.

Contact details

 

Touristinfo Ulrichstein
Marktstraße 28 – 32
35327 Ulrichstein

 

T: (+49) 06645 / 9610 20
F: (+49) 06645 / 9610 22
@: info(at)ulrichstein.de

www.ulrichstein.de/

Emblem of Ulrichstein

Geotope selection