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Wächtersbach Station
Wächtersbach station is a station in the town of Wächtersbach in the German state of Hesse on the Frankfurt–Göttingen railway. The former Bad Orb Light Railway (''Bad Orber Kleinbahn'') branches off at the station. It was originally standard gauge, but has been converted to narrow gauge. The Vogelsberg Southern Railway (''Vogelsberger Südbahn'') also used to branch off here to Hartmannshain (in the municipality of Grebenhain) via Birstein. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 4 station. History The station was opened on 1 May 1867 along with the Hanau–Waechtersbach section of the Frankfurt–Bebra railway. The Wächtersbach–Birstein section of the Vogelsberg Southern Railway was opened on 30 June 1898 by the Wächtersbach-Birstein Light Railway Company (''Wächtersbach-Birsteiner Kleinbahn-Gesellschaft''). The Birstein-Hartmannshain section was opened on 23 December 1934. The Vogelsberg Southern Railway was closed on 27 May 1967. Today the V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wächtersbach
The town of Wächtersbach () is part of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. In 1982, the town hosted the 22nd ''Hessentag'' state festival. Location Wächtersbach lies between the Spessart and the Vogelsberg Mountains in the middle Kinzig valley at the edge of the Büdingen Forest, not far from the towns of Gelnhausen, Birstein, Bad Orb and Bad Soden-Salmünster. Neighbouring communities To the north, Wächtersbach borders on the communities of Kefenrod (Wetteraukreis) and Brachttal. To the east it abuts the town of Bad Soden-Salmünster, and in the south the town of Bad Orb and the community of Biebergemünd. In the west it borders the community of Gründau. Economy Wächtersbach is well known for its retail fair, the ''Wächtersbacher Messe'', held yearly for end customers in the week around Ascension Day. Retail business and the electrical engineering industry underpin the town's economic life. Over the last few years, many shops have located in Wächtersbach bringi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanau Hauptbahnhof
Hanau Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Hanau in the German state of Hesse, and is a major railway junction east of Frankfurt am Main. It was opened in 1867, but the current building was built in the late 1960s. It is located about south-east of central Hanau. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a German railway station categories, category 2 station and has many train services, including Intercity Express, regional and Rhine-Main S-Bahn, S-Bahn services. Links Hanau Hauptbahnhof is a central hub of the railway network that is served by six routes. It is served by: * Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg railway, Frankfurt-Hanau Railway (Hanau–Maintal–Frankfurt) * Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg railway, Hanau–Kahl–Aschaffenburg * Frankfurt–Göttingen railway * Frankfurt Schlachthof–Hanau railway (South Main S-Bahn) * Friedberg–Hanau railway to Friedberg station, Friedberg * Odenwald Railway (Hesse), Odenwald Railway (Hanau–Groß-Umstadt Wiebelsbach–Eberbach) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachttal
Brachttal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Frankfurt Rhine-Main in Hesse, Germany. Districts The Bracht, a tributary of the Kinzig, flows through the ''Tal'' (valley) so the municipality got the name ''Brachttal.'' Brachttal consists of six parts: * Schlierbach * Neuenschmidten * Hellstein * Spielberg * Udenhain * Streitberg Schlierbach is the biggest part of Brachttal and also the most populous. The administration and the tourist information of Brachttal (Gemeindeverwaltung Brachttal) are located in Schlierbach. Schlierbach is well known for its ceramic manufacture, the '' Waechtersbach ceramics''. Next to the manufacture there is a tegut-market, the only supermarket in Brachttal. In Spielberg and Streitberg there are ceramic museums. In Neuenschmidten is ''Schloss Eisenhammer'' and an old big oak with a scope of 7.88 meters (25.853 ft) in 2014. Today the Schloss is empty. The famous '' Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg'' leads through Schlierbach and Hells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Orb
Bad Orb (; "Thermae on the Orb (Kinzig), Orb River") is a spa town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district of Hesse, Germany. It is situated east of Hanau between the forested hills of the Spessart. Bad Orb has a population of over 10,000. Its economy is dominated by the health and tourism sectors. Geography Location Bad Orb is located in the valley of the Orb (Kinzig), Orb, a tributary of the Kinzig (Main), Kinzig. The town is surrounded by the wooded hills of the Spessart, including the Wintersberg (Spessart), Wintersberg. The closest larger cities are Hanau, Aschaffenburg and Frankfurt to the southwest and Fulda to the northeast. Neighboring communities From the north, clockwise, Bad Orb borders on Wächtersbach, Bad Soden-Salmünster, the unincorporated area Gutsbezirk Spessart, Jossgrund and Biebergemünd. History The region was inhabited by Celts by c. 650 BC, but it is not known whether they were aware of the local salt deposits. In 1054 Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor gifted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jossgrund
Jossgrund () is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has around 3,500 inhabitants distributed among several formerly independent villages, now ''Ortsteile''. The administration seat is at Oberndorf. Geography Location The municipality known as "Jossgrund" is located in the valley of the rivulet Jossa (Sinn), Jossa, a tributary to the Sinn (river), Sinn which in turn discharges into the Franconian Saale shortly before the Saale flows into the river Main (river), Main at Gemünden am Main. Jossgrund lies among the wooded hills of the Spessart at the border between the German federal states of Hesse and Bavaria (Main-Spessart district). Jossgrund is made up of several villages and has no real municipal centre. Although similarly named after the stream, Jossa (Sinntal), Jossa is an ''Ortsteil'' of the municipality of Sinntal. There is also the ''Naturraum Jossgrund'' which includes Mernes, Marjoss and Jossa in addition to the municipality Jossgrund. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flörsbachtal
Flörsbachtal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population close to 2,400. Flösbachtal contains both the oldest parish and the youngest settlement established in the Spessart hills. Located within the municipal territory is the Hermannskoppe, the highest elevation in the Hessian part of the Spessart and the Wiesbüttmoor, a rare hanging bog. Etymology The community Flörsbachtal was newly created in 1972 and is named after the ''Flörsbach (Lohr), Flörsbach'', a stream that flows into the Lohrbach (Lohr), Lohrbach, the name of the upper part of the Lohr (river), Lohr which flows into the Main (river), Main at Lohr am Main. Geography Location Flörsbachtal is located in the far south of the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse, right next to the state of Bavaria, which surrounds the community on three sides (west, south and east). Flörsbachtal lies in the wooded hills of the Spessart. Around 75% of the municipal territory is covered by forests. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Soden-Salmunster
Bad or BAD may refer to: Common meanings *Evil, the opposite of moral good * Erroneous, inaccurate or incorrect *Unhealthy, or counter to well-being *Antagonist, the threat or obstacle of moral good Acronyms * BAD-2, a Soviet armored trolley car * Bank account debits tax, an Australian tax * Bcl-2-associated death promoter, a pro-apoptotic protein * Team B.A.D., a professional wrestling tag team Films * ''Andy Warhol's Bad'', a 1977 film * ''Bad'', an unfinished film by Theo van Gogh * ''Bad'' (2025 film), an Indian Kannada-language action thriller film Music Performers * B. A. D., the Taiwanese boy band, who formed in 1998 * Big Audio Dynamite, Mick Jones' post-Clash band, from London * Royce da 5'9", the American rapper known as Bad, in the group Bad Meets Evil Albums * ''Bad'' (album), a 1987 album by Michael Jackson * ''BAD'', or ''Bigger and Deffer'', the second album by LL Cool J, 1987 Songs * "Bad" (U2 song), 1984 * "Bad" (Michael Jackson song), 1987 * "Bad", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Soden-Salmünster Station
Bad Soden-Salmunster station is the station of the town of Bad Soden-Salmünster on the Frankfurt–Göttingen railway in the German state of Hesse. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a German railway station categories, category 5 station. History The station was opened on 1 July 1868 along with the Wächtersbach station, Wächtersbach–Steinau an der Straße section of the Kinzig Valley Railway. The Kinzig Valley Railway was part of the Frankfurt–Göttingen railway, Frankfurt–Bebra railway, initiated by the Electorate of Hesse, the Grand Duchy of Hesse and Free City of Frankfurt and completed by Prussia. It was originally called ''Salmunster'' until 1880, when it was changed to ''Salmünster-Soden'' (until 1914) and then ''Salmünster-Bad Soden'' (until 1971). The entrance building is listed as a monument under the Hessian Heritage Act. Operations The station has a "house" platform (next to the entrance building) and an island platform. The house platfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regionalbahn
The ''Regionalbahn'' (; lit. Regional train; abbreviated ''RB'') is a train categories in Europe, type of Regional rail, local passenger train (stopping train) in Germany. It is similar to the Regionalzug (R) and Regio (Swiss railway train), Regio (R) train categories in neighboring Austria and Switzerland, respectively. Service ''Regionalbahn'' trains usually call at all stations on a given line, with the exception of ''RB'' trains within S-Bahn networks - these may only call at selected stations. Thus, they rank below the ''Regional-Express'' train, which regularly stops only at selected stations on its route. Operators ''RB'' trains are subject to franchising by the States of Germany, federal states of Germany; whilst many ''RB'' trains are still operated by DB Regio, the local traffic division of the former monopolist Deutsche Bahn, franchises often go to other companies, like Abellio Deutschland, Eurobahn or Transdev Germany. There is no obligation to use the term ''Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt Central Station
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, also called Frankfurt Central Station and Frankfurt Main Station, is the busiest train station in the German state of Hesse. Due to its location near the middle of Germany and usage as a transport hub for long and short distance travelling, refers to it as the most important station in Germany. Name The affix "Main" comes from the city's full name, ''Frankfurt am Main'' ("Frankfurt on the River Main") and is needed to distinguish it from Frankfurt (Oder) station on the River Oder in Brandenburg. In German, the name is often abbreviated as Frankfurt (Main) Hbf. History Initial situation Before the current Hauptbahnhof was built on the ''Galgenfeld'' (gallows field), the three western stations, the termini of the Taunus Railway (''Taunusbahn''), the Main–Weser Railway (''Main-Weser-Bahn'') and the Main-Neckar Railway (''Main-Neckar-Bahn'') were located on the outskirts of the city, the ''Gallusanlage'', the area of today's ''Bahnhof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulda Station
Fulda station is an important transport hub of the German railway network in the east Hessian city of Fulda. It is used by about 20,000 travellers each day. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station. It is a stop for Intercity-Express, Intercity services and regional services. The original station was opened as part of the Frankfurt–Bebra railway in 1866. This was destroyed during the Second World War and rebuilt after the war. The station was adapted in the 1980s for the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway. Connecting lines Fulda is situated on the North-South line (''Nord-Süd-Strecke'') and the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed line and is an important interchange point between local and long distance traffic. The term 'North-South line' refers to the Frankfurt–Göttingen railway and the Fulda-Main Railway south of Fulda. The Vogelsberg Railway connects to the hills of the Vogelsberg in the west, and the Fulda–Gersfeld Railway (Rhön Railway) to G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional-Express
In Germany, Luxembourg and Austria, the Regional-Express (; RE, or in Austria: REX) is a type of regional train. It is similar to a semi-fast train, with a top speed of and an average speed of about as it calls at fewer stations than ''Regionalbahn'' (in Austria: '' Regionalzug'') or S-Bahn trains, but stops more often than ''Intercity'' or ''Intercity Express'' services. Operations The first Regional-Express services were operated by DB Regio, though since the liberalisation of the German rail market (''Bahnreform'') in the 1990s many operators have received franchise rights on lines from the federal states. Some private operators currently operate trains that are similar to a Regional-Express service, but have decided to use their own names for the sake of brand awareness instead. Regional-Express services are carried out with a variety of vehicles such as DMUs (of Class 612), EMUs (of Class 425 or 426) or, most commonly, electric or diesel locomotives with doub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
