Espenau: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In the surrounding area of Espenau are Wilhelmshöhe Palace, Grebenstein Castle, Schönfeld Palace and Castle Bastion. You can rent a holiday apartment in Espenau. Also located in the surrounding area of Espenau are Dörnberg, Großer Schreckenberg, Großer Gudenberg and Kleiner Guden-Berg.

Culture

The Mönchehof district of Espenau is home to the Mönchshaus. It was built in the 12th or 13th century as the main building of a grange belonging to the Cistercian monastery of Hardehausen near Warburg.

The Mönchshaus probably dates from around 1210 and was built in the Romanesque style. Its walls are partly more than one metre thick.

Nature

The Bringelsberg recreational area in Espenau is located in a former quarry and offers a place to rest and linger.

An open area on Bringelsberg offers wide views across the Kassel Basin and towards the Herkules, Essigberg, Dörnberg, Warburg and the Egge Hills.

At Bringelsberg, a path leads to a shelter on the edge of the forest, which is used for resting and lingering.

The shelter offers wide views across Espenau, neighbouring municipalities, as well as the Reinhardswald, the Söhre and the Kaufung Forest.

Bringelsberg also features characteristic vegetation, a pond shore and a viewing platform for observing animals and plants.

For further destination options: Fuldabrück, Zierenberg, Lohfelden, Niestetal, Grebenstein, Brasselsberg, Haunetal, Habichtswald.

For the overview of the higher-level destination: Kassel.