Hachenburg’s historic character is evident around the Alter Markt: restored half-timbered houses and churches, narrow alleyways, cafés, and restaurants define the town center. At the upper end of the square stands the Baroque Hachenburg Castle.
Culture
The Reading Garden is a green oasis next to the Vogtshöfe in the historic center. The Castle Garden is an extensive garden complex adjoining Hachenburg Castle. The historic Alter Markt marketplace is connected with the former Franciscan church, the Castle Church, and a Baroque market fountain crowned by the city’s two-tailed Sayn lion.
The Westerwald Landscape Museum presents rural life and work in eight typical regional buildings. It also shows how carpenters, potters, blacksmiths, and other craftspeople made their tools. Museum festivals feature hands-on activities, animals, agricultural machinery, and craft demonstrations.
Experiences
The Hachenburg Adventure Brewery offers brewery tours. Guided city tours provide an insight into Hachenburg’s more than 700-year history. Hachenburg also offers swimming, tennis, horseback riding, golf, and mountain biking.
In the surrounding area, the Westerwald Lake District is associated with sailing and windsurfing; nearby winter facilities include groomed cross-country ski trails and a small ski lift.
Nature and Activities
The Hachenburg Westerwald visitor area promotes hiking in the Kroppach Switzerland region and swimming at the Westerwald Lake District. The Druidensteig trail runs for a short section through Hachenburg’s castle garden, with its old trees.
A circular cycling route starts in Hachenburg and leads through the Upper Wied Valley.
Getting There
Hachenburg can be reached by train via Hachenburg railway station. Anyone wishing to rent a vacation apartment in Hachenburg can then continue searching for accommodation.
