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…

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