Eschwege in the Werra Valley

15 July 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Eschwege © Varus111

Eschwege © Varus111

Eschwege, the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse. At the time of founding, Eschwege was known as Eskiniwach, meaning “Settlement near the ash trees at the water”. Older people living in town and nearby also say Eschewei or Ischewei. These names may stem from High German and come from Eschwege’s original Germanic name.   read more…

The half-timbered and university town of Schmalkalden

12 November 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Timber-framed houses on Salzbrücke © TOMMES-WIKI

Timber-framed houses on Salzbrücke © TOMMES-WIKI

Schmalkalden is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in the southwestern portion of Thuringia state in Germany. It is situated on the southern slope of the Thuringian Forest at the Schmalkalde river, a tributary to the Werra. The town has a population of 20,000.   read more…

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