Discover Bechhofen
Accommodation in Bechhofen
Bechhofen can be explored through a wide range of themes: Jewish history, a museum dedicated to Bavarian weights and measures, churches with historical connections, and routes along the Wieseth. When planning your trip, you can choose between cultural discoveries, places of remembrance and outdoor activities. If you’re looking for a holiday apartment, it helps to first consider which of these themes you’d like to make the focus of your stay.
Jewish history and local culture
Bechhofen’s Jewish cemetery is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Bavaria. The Shoah memorial at the market square also commemorates the town’s Jewish history: it contains 32 pebbles bearing the names of murdered Bechhofen Jews. A walking tour of Bechhofen takes you into the town’s Jewish past and to its sights.
The Wiegen & Messen Museum explores another aspect of cultural history. Its extensive collection includes scales, weights, measuring instruments and capacity measures, with Bavarian weights and measures at its heart. Anyone interested in everyday history and regional culture will find a distinct focus here, alongside the memorial sites and churches.
The two churches also offer different historical points of interest. St. Catherine’s Church acquired its present form in 1780, thanks to court architect Johann David Steingruber. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John was completed in 1922 and is designed in the Art Nouveau style. When planning your trip, you can combine these places with the museum or walking tour if you’d like to discover Bechhofen primarily through its culture. There are 142 years between the church’s present form in 1780 and its completion in 1922.
The Wieseth, mills and routes
The Wieseth also features in the Mill Trails. The Mill Trail recalls the mills along the Wieseth and in the municipality, including those in Bechhofen. Another mill is the Baroque mill in Wiesethbruck, on the River Wieseth. These themes introduce you both to the history of the mills and to a specific example of Baroque architecture. The Mill Trail and the mill in Wiesethbruck are separate points of interest; this does not imply that they are part of a shared route.
If you’d like to explore Bechhofen by bike, you can include the Wieseth cycle path in your plans: it runs directly through the town and is 32 km long. Bechhofen also offers numerous cycling and walking trails through natural landscapes. The marked routes cater to different preferences: you can make a bike ride the focus of your trip or include walking routes in your plans. The length of the Wieseth cycle path provides a specific guide for planning your day; it says nothing about the route’s duration or difficulty.
Which focus suits your holiday apartment?
If you’d like to explore Bechhofen’s Jewish history in person, focus your holiday apartment search on the town.
You can reach the next lower-level destination page via Königshofen An Der Heide. If you’d like to compare other destination pages, you can also find Colmberg, Lehrberg, Wittelshofen, Neuendettelsau, Leutershausen, Oberdachstetten and Hesselberg here.
For the overview of the wider region: Ansbach.
