Ötzingen: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Ötzingen combines a documented settlement history with distinctive traces of the Westerwald volcanic landscape. The nearby area around Ötzingen includes the Malberg, Breitenberg, and Hölz-Berg. The Malberg is a 422-metre-high phonolite rock formation created by the volcanism of the Westerwald. The remains of three prehistoric Celtic ring walls can be found there; it can be explored via a circular trail and is connected to hiking trails WR8–WR11. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Ötzingen can then continue searching for accommodation.

History and Culture

The documented traces of settlement in the Malberg area date back to prehistoric times, while Ötzingen itself was first recorded in 1362. Ötzingen has two listed half-timbered chapels: one probably dating from the 18th century on Malbergstraße and a relocated half-timbered chapel on Oberdorfstraße. Other historic features include a cemetery west of the village with a beam cross dated to 1732 and a wayside cross from 1856 northeast of the village.

Surroundings

The surrounding area of Ötzingen includes Hartenfels Castle Ruins and the Ferbach small fort. The wider regional area around Ötzingen also includes Sayn Castle, Niederberg Fort, and the Marienberger Höhe.

More local pages: Limbach, Lochum, Giesenhausen, Maxsain, Mudenbach, Holler, Gackenbach, Kaden

To the higher-level travel overview: Westerwald.