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Zwiefalten
There are two good reasons to visit Zwiefalten: its early Benedictine abbey, and its fantastic location on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route in the Swabian Alb Biosphere. The monks are long gone, but the bewitching landscape is still very much here – as are the historical buildings, local hospitalit...
Country: Germany
Zwiefalten is located in the district of Reutlingen about half way between Stuttgart and Lake Constance and has around 2,200 inhabitants. Almost half of the Zwiefalten area lies within the boundary of the Swabian Alb Biosphere.
WGS84 48° 13‘ 57“ N, 9° 27‘ 51“ E
48.2325°, 9.464167°
UTM 32U 534469 5342246
Gemeinde Zwiefalten (Zwiefalten Council)
Marktplatz 3
88529 Zwiefalten
Tel.: +49 (0)7373 2050
Fax: +49 (0)7373 2375
Email: info@zwiefalten.de
Zwiefalten's welcoming eateries serve up a wide range of fresh regional dishes. The locally caught trout are especially recommended, as are the various beers produced by the Zwiefalter abbey brewery and served by establishments in and around the village – and in the brewery's on-site restaurant, you can order a five-litre keg to drink at your leisure. Alongside various hostels that cater especially for cyclists, there are plenty of holiday lets for visitors. And the youth campsite at the Höhenfreibad open-air pool is popular not just with groups of young people but also with walkers, cyclists and, of course, campers.
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The Swabian Alb Biosphere, to which large parts of the Zwiefalten area belong, is a 85,270 hectare biosphere reserve that since May 2009 has had official UNESCO recognition. Extending around 40km north to south, it stretches from the foothills of the Middle Alb down to the Danube in the south. The modern Swabian Alb Biosphere Centre was opened in 2010 in the old Altes Lager barracks in Münsingen-Auingen. It features a wide range of interactive exhibits dedicated to this extraordinary habitat.
Walking in and around Zwiefalten can be enjoyed throughout the year. Eleven selected round-trip trails, from 5.5km to 16.5km in length, provide varying degrees of difficulty – and huge variety.
The signposting of the Zwiefalten Alb Cycle Route merges seamlessly with that of the Danube Cycle Route. But before it does, it takes the rider through the Tobel and Friedingen valleys to the Laucher valley and the villages of Friedingen, Emerfeld and Veringenstadt, and from there on to Sigmaringen (where it rejoins the Danube Cycle Route), or via Gammertingen, Trochtlfingen and Engstingen to Traifelberg hill. Another route leads to Riedlingen and from there, via the signposted Danube-Lake Constance Cycle Route, to the 'Swabian Sea', Lake Constance. The ÖkoRegio tour of the Upper Swabian Danube and the AlbhofTour both lead to and through Zwiefalten.
Cyclists will also appreciate the Lautertal-Freizeit-Bus that runs three times a day (incl. on Sundays and public holidays) between Zwiefalten, Marbach and Münsingen, providing connections to the Schwäbische AlbBahn railway, to the Radwander cyclists' shuttle between Tübingen and Engstingen and to local public transport in Münsingen. The bus can carry up to 30 bikes.
The Höhenfreibad, a solar-heated outdoor pool in Zwiefalten with diving platform and water slide, is a magnet for swimmers and lovers of the outdoors. There are two large separate pools for swimmers and non-swimmers and an extensive sunbathing lawn in an attractive sunny location. Snacks and drinks are also available. For small children there is a paddling pool and adjacent play area.
Transport
Zwiefalten is on the B312, linking it with Reutlingen to the north and Riedlingen to the south.
Zwiefalten is also on the international Danube Cycle Route.
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