Michelstadt
Michelstadt in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg.
Michelstadt in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. It has a population of 16,244 people.
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Worth seeing in and around Michelstadt
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01German Ivory Museum Erbach
The German Ivory Museum Erbach is a museum in Erbach im Odenwald, Germany. It was founded in 1966, but the collection was started by Count Francis I in the late 18th century.
1.7 km · museum in Germany · Wikipedia - 02Erbach Palace
Erbach Palace is a palace in Erbach im Odenwald and the seat of the Count of Erbach. It was originally built in the Middle Ages, but most of the buildings today date back to the early 18th century.
2.5 km · a palace in Erbach im Odeneald · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Rathaus
The half-timbered town hall has been a city landmark since 1484.
- 02Schloss Fürstenau
This chateau is a short distance north of the railway station.
- 03Einhardsbasilika
Carolingian church built between 824 and 827.
- 04Kastell Würzberg
Roman bath and castra.
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Things to do
Michelstädter Weihnachtsmarkt: 27 November – 20 December 2026. Classic German Christmas market, very popular and crowded. Late November until about a week before Christmas.
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Where to eat
There are a number of restaurants, cafes and ice cream parlours (Eiscafe) in the Altstadt. Brauereigaststätte zum Deutschen Haus, Bahnhofstraße 20,. Drei Hasen, Braunstraße 5,. Also hotel Café Siefert, Braunstraße 17,.
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Getting to Michelstadt
- Airports
- Frankfurt Main (FRA), 50 km · Stuttgart (STR), 111 km · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden (FKB), 120 km
- Frankfurt am Main → Michelstadt54 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · €7–10
- Stuttgart → Michelstadt100 km · quickest by road, 2h 14m · €13–18
- Rheinmünster → Michelstadt126 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · €16–22
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Michelstadt
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Michelstadt. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIf 2-5 people are doing a day trip from Darmstadt, then a group day ticket (Gruppentageskarte) will be much more economical than buying single trip tickets.
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Next door to Michelstadt
Michelstadt is 44 km from Mannheim, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Odenwalddistrict in Hesse, Germany1.8 km
- Erbachseat of Odenwaldkreis and town in Hesse, Germany2.5 km
- Günterfürstmunicipal district of Erbach in Odenwaldkreis, Germany5.1 km