Selters (Westerwald): Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Selters in the Westerwald combines documented trails, church and local history with destinations in the surrounding area. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Selters (Westerwald) can then continue their accommodation search.

Trails and Nature

Several documented hiking trails begin in or around Selters: the 3 km Oasenweg, the 6 km El1 Route along the Saynbach, the 8 km Qu1 Route through the Oberwald, and the approximately 10 km S2 circular route around Selters. The Wacht above Selters is a destination for walks.

The Nordic Walking Park associated with the Selters Association of Municipalities comprises the Seenplatte, Postweiherrunde, Laurentiusweg, Saynbach/Holzbach, Im Oberwald and Saynbachweg routes. They range from 5.25 km to 18.61 km; there are also shorter connecting routes. The Westerwald-Steig is described as a 235-kilometre long-distance hiking trail through the Westerwald.

Near Selters, the Westerwald Lake District is described as a nature reserve with seven lakes extending towards the Saynbach Valley. In this area, there is an extensive network of hiking and cycling paths for exploring the seven ponds.

Near Selters, Grenzau Castle is described as a castle with Germany's only triangular keep. From there, views extend across the wooded Brex Valley and the historic half-timbered village of Grenzau. Also near Selters is Klingelweiher, a spring-fed, officially certified bathing lake with a lawn, terrace, kiosk, playground and pedal boat rental.

Culture and History

The Protestant Church in Selters is described as a building with clear classical stylistic features and was inaugurated in 1842. It includes two side wings built as a school, which have remained in municipal use. The church is listed as a protected historic monument.

The choir windows of St. Bonifatius Selters depict the theme of the Revelation of John. The present-day St. Bonifatius Church replaced a neo-Gothic church that was demolished in 1965.

MUSE at the Oberwaldschule Selters is located in the rooms of a school and presents the theme of rural life in the Westerwald in the past and present.

Surrounding Area

Selters is also described as a place offering good access to the Middle Rhine and its castles, as well as to the uplands of the Upper Westerwald.

Further local navigation includes Freirachdorf.

For the higher-level travel overview: Westerwald.

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