Ornbau: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In the immediate vicinity of Ornbau are the Thief Tower, the Burh Tower, the An der Stadtmauer Defensive Wall, the Upper Bastion, Eichelberg (2) and Spiegelberg. These towers, the town wall and the bastion are a specific point of interest for visitors interested in culture.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Ornbau.

Landscape

The Hesselberg is located in the wider region around Ornbau.

Getting Around

Schlosspark Dennenlohe is located in the surrounding area of Ornbau. It is a specific point of interest for visitors interested in park landscapes.

Ornbau is the endpoint of the seventh stage and the starting point of the eighth stage of the 146-kilometre Seenländer circular hiking route.

Ornbau is part of the 36-kilometre Mönchswaldfüchse circular route through Merkendorf, Mitteleschenbach, Ornbau, Weidenbach and Wolframs-Eschenbach.

In the Drei Meister (r)Ade(l)bar cycling network, Ornbau is part of the green-marked Route 1, which leads to white stork nesting sites in the central Altmühl Valley.

The 84-kilometre Tore-Türme-Schlösser cycling loop can be shortened via Ornbau; this option is shown in the route maps.

History

In 1313, Ornbau was fortified with a surrounding wall; subsequently, the settlement took on the character of a town with town rights.

A document from 1516 records seven markets that were held in Ornbau between Candlemas and St Andrew's Day.

Classification and Character

Ornbau is a town in Bavaria's Middle Franconia administrative district and in the district of Ansbach.

Ornbau is described as the “Gateway to the Franconian Lake District”.

Ornbau is described as a place where a strong cultural heritage meets appealing landscapes and rural idyll.

Ornbau has a fortified historic character: the settlement included a walled area, and later the town was enclosed by a wall after it was granted town rights.

Other places for travel planning: Wittelshofen, Oberdachstetten, Flachslanden, Gerolfingen, Dietenhofen, Röckingen, Heilsbronn, Mönchsroth

For the higher-level travel overview: Ansbach.