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United Nations Educational, Convention Concerning Scientific and Cultural the Protection of the World , Organization Cultural and Treasures of Mankind in Hessen UNESCO-World Cultural Heritage · World Natural Heritage · World Documentary Heritage Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst Dr. Ulrich Adolphs Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Rheinstraße 23 – 25 65185 www.hmwk.hessen.de

Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen Prof. Dr. Gerd Weiß UNESCO-Welterbebeauftragter des Landes Präsident des Landesamtes für Denkmalpflege Hessen Schloss Biebrich Rheingaustraße 140 65203 Wiesbaden www.denkmalpflege-hessen.de CONTENTS 1

Editorial 2 Bound by Heritage Eva Kühne-Hörmann

Introduction 4 Protect and Conserve Prof. Dr. Gerd Weiß

WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE Gateway to the Early 6 Abbey

River Romance 10 Upper Middle Valley

The Empire’s Frontier 14 Upper German-Raetian

WORLD NATURAL HERITAGE The Pompeii of Palaeontology 18 Pit Site

WORLD DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE Modern Classics 22 The Silent Film “Metropolis” Imprint:

Published by: The Hessen Minister of Higher Education, Research and the Arts • Rheinstraße 23 – 25 Fabulous Fairy Tales 24 • 65185 Wiesbaden • Editors: Gabriele Amann-Ille, Dr. Ralf Breyer, Dr. Reinhard Dietrich • Layout: Grimm’s Household Tales Kirberg Design, Hünfelden • Illustrations: Hessen World Heritage Sites, Hessen State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments, Hessen State Museum , page 7: Architectura Vir- tualis GmbH cooperation partner of Darmstadt technical university, page 8 below: Faksimile Verlag WORLD HERITAGE in wissenmedia GmbH, , pages 10 – 12: Rüdesheim Tourist AG/K. H. Walter, page 15: Archive of Museum, page 17: German Limes Commission (graphics: M. Horn)/Archive of World Heritage Sites and World Documentary Saalburg Museum, pages 22 – 25: akg images • Printed by: typographics GmbH, Darmstadt • Heritage in 26 Translation: Roswitha Stolpe Contacts and Information 28 2 EDITORIAL EDITORIAL 3

Bound by Heritage

Dear readers,

Hessen takes pride in a number of cultural assets recognised as But there is still more to discover in Hessen: The State of Hessen represented by UNESCO World Heritage. Each of these distinctions presents an the Hessen State Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts undertakes exceptional honour and recognition of architectural, natural or to apply for the nomination of the Kassel hillside park “Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe” intellectual treasures in Hessen. At the same time, this recognition is an obligation to the UNESCO World Heritage under the title “Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe with to preserve them in the best interest of mankind as a whole, to make them Herkules and water features. Staging power in the landscape.” The current adequately available to the public and to show them. UNESCO nomination proceedings envisage a decision not to be taken until 2013 at the earliest. The new visitor and information centre of the World Natural Heritage site Messel Fossil Pit near Darmstadt gives evidence of this. It is intended to contribute to I hope you enjoy reading this informative booklet. I would be pleased if it inspired raising even more the awareness for this worldwide unique fossil site. The remark- you to pay a visit to the Hessian World Heritage sites. ably appealing architectural conception and presentation techniques are pace making and will to a sustained rise in its attractiveness for tourists.

There are three further Hessian World Heritage sites “”, “Upper Valley” and “Upper German-Raetian Limes”, the two latter of which distinguish themselves by extending over several Federal States. Thus they clearly Eva Kühne-Hörmann symbolise the quality of what is meant by World Heritage: It is not the merit of one The Hessen Minister of Higher Education, Research and the Arts country to hold a World Heritage site, it is rather its obligation to preserve it.

In addition, Hessen accommodates two World Documentary Heritages: Fritz Lang’s silent film “Metropolis” which had its premiere in 1927 and which is taken care of by the foundation “Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung” in Wiesbaden, as well as the personal copies of Children’s and Household Tales of the Brothers Grimm from 1812/1815 which are kept in Kassel. 4 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 5

Protect and Conserve

Dear readers,

The 16 November 1972 was a very special date. This was the day In Germany, it lies within the responsibility of each state to decide on the protec- when the 17th General Conference of the UNESCO adopted the tion and preservation of monuments. Possible applications for accession to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and World Heritage List were combined in the tentative list and adopted by the Natural Heritage, also referred to as World Heritage Convention. This inter- Conference of Secretaries of Culture and Education. This tentative list forms the nationally important instrument, maybe the most important one which has ever basis for future German nominations to the UNESCO World Heritage List. been entered into by the international community for the protection of its cultural Beginning in 1992, the UNESCO has established a worldwide network in form of a and natural heritage, was ratified by 187 States to date. They engage to protect “Memory of the World” programme which nominates valuable collection of books, the World Heritage sites on their territory and to conserve them for future manuscripts, scores, and also audiovisual and film documents of worldwide generations. significance. This programme aims at disseminating information on documentary It is the international community’s joint desire expressed in the so called World heritage of outstanding value in archives, libraries and museums, safeguarding Heritage Convention to preserve those “parts of the cultural or natural heritage them, and making them accessible by the most modern means of information that are of outstanding interest and, therefore, need to be preserved as part of the technology. The register includes 193 documents from all over the world, among world heritage of mankind as a whole”. Since 1972, 911 cultural and natural them figure 11 from Germany.* Same applies here, every year new documents heritage sites from 151 states on all continents have been added to the UNESCO are added, and their number rises constantly.

World Heritage List, 33 of them are from Germany. They include 704 cultural, 180 natural and 27 mixed properties.* As new sites are added every year, their number constantly rises.

An Intergovernmental Committee established under the World Heritage Conven- tion has set up criteria defining which of the proposed sites of the member states Prof. Dr. Gerd Weiß World Heritage Representative of the Hessen State Government will be added to the “World Heritage List”. “Outstanding universal value” figures President of the Hessen State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments among these criteria just as well as “historical authenticity” for cultural properties or “integrity” for a natural heritage site. It is required to present a status report on the current state of preservation as well as a convincing management and conservation plan.

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Gateway to the Early Middle Ages Lorsch Abbey

t is the year 764. The European area that today constitutes Germany is in an era which will retrospectively be referred to as the “Dark Ages”. Here lives I a late Germanic population on farming in a nearly unlettered culture in small self-sustained settlements amidst dense forests. The civilisation which became extinct also west of the river Rhine after the fall of the was only upheld by a few isolated spots. Lorsch Abbey near the legendary city of Worms is one of them.

Today, the remains of the Benedictine abbey lie in the south of Hessen within the boundaries of the city of Lorsch. In 1991 the of the abbey were nominated World Cultural Heritage. And it became the first Hessian Cultural Heritage site at all.

The Abbey’s symbol is the ancient or King’s hall whose exact function could not be unveiled to this day. Nevertheless, it represents one of the oldest and at the same time most significant historical German monuments from the pre-Romanesque period. Serving as a symbol of Carolingian architecture and culture in it was once part of a big and powerful cloister complex. It is one of the very rare architectural monuments from Carolingian times which has preserved its original appearance over the centuries and reminds of the former significance of the once mighty cloister complex.

Portal to the Early Middle Ages: The gatehouse or King’s hall from the pre-Romanesque period. Its function remains unclear to this day.

Intellectual centre of power: Reconstruction of Lorsch Abbey. 8 WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE 9

“This abbey used to have a really old library which was unique in Germany. But most of the old books have been removed on the quiet.” Sebastian Münster, Ingelheim (1488 – 1552)

Lorsch Abbey was founded around the year 764 by the Frankish Count Cancor and his mother Williswinda under the reign of King Pippin the Short (751 – 768 AD). It was already in 772 when the Abbey became the property of the King who granted it numerous privileges. After the death of King Ludwig the German (876) it reached its height when it became the burial place of the East Frankish (German) kings. King Ludwig III had a tomb built to bury his father. Later, he himself and his son Hugo as well as Kunigunde, spouse of King Konrad I, here found their resting place. The prosperous Abbey was heavily devastated by a fire in 1090, but again reconstructed. In 1232 Lorsch was incorporated in the Archbishopric of and lost most of its privileges. After the followed the Early belief: Relics of the Romanesque church remain from the once mighty cloister. and later the Premonstratension order. When a further fire destroyed the church, it had to be rebuilt again, though during the monastery life came to a complete standstill. After 1557 the premises of the Abbey were abandoned and left to decay. The only edifices that survived the Thirty Years’ War were the gatehouse, part of the Romanesque church, some minor important relics of the medieval Abbey and A precious rarity: buildings from the times when Lorsch was subordinated to the electors of Mainz. The Lorsch Evangeliar is a They can still be found within the circular walls. At the beginning of the 19th manuscript entirely written in ink. It is deemed century the gatehouse was sold for demolition – a demolition which could be to be one of the latest literally prevented in the last minute by the art-loving Grand Duke Ludewig I of a series of significant glorious manuscripts who rightly perceived the historical value of the edifice. from the court scrip- torium of and was created around the year 810.

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River Romance Upper Middle Rhine Valley

ch weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten…! This is the first line of the Loreley song which tells of a legendary rock. It lies in the wildly romantic Rhine valley I which figures among the classic cultural landscapes of Germany. Before it gets to Bingen and Rüdesheim (the picture shows the ruins of Ehrenfels ) the German “fateful river” flows through the soft vine-growing hills of Rheingau and Rheinhessen to cut its way through the dark rocks of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. 12 WELTKULTURERBEWORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE 13

unparalleled in its density and quality in other European cultural landscapes. Its main characteristic lies in the naturally formed fluvial landscape though shaped by man’s work: over thousands of years the Middle Rhine Valley has been one of the most important traffic routes for the cultural exchange between the Mediterra- nean region and the north of Europe.

The valley slopes planted with vines, the villages cuddling on the narrow stretches along the riverside, and arranged high above the river like pearls on steep rock ledges incorporate the idea of Rhine . People from all parts of the world were enchanted by the region and its landscape; it inspired writers, painters and musicians. And there is still more to this deeply cut valley lying in a zone sheltered by the Hunsrück mountains, and profiting from a favourable climate where animals and plants live that would otherwise only thrive in more southern regions of Europe.

Over centuries a landscape was formed reflecting the interaction between man and nature, cultural achievements and their impact on the development of the landscape area. The Middle Rhine Valley was both a frontier, and then again a linking bridge between cultures.

“I’m looking in vain for the reason That I am so sad and distressed; A tale known for many a season Guardian of the stream: The monument Niederwalddenkmal with its statue near Rüdesheim is a striking landmark at the entrance to the Upper Middle Rhine Valley. Will not allow me to rest …” Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder 1823 (Reprinted with kind permission by Walter Meyer.) In 2002 the Upper Middle Rhine Valley – a 65 kilometer stretch of the river Rhine between Bingen/Rüdesheim and Koblenz which marks the ravine passing through the Rhenish Slate Mountains – was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage. Attractive temptation: By doing so, the UNESCO acknowledged “a cultural The Loreley statue beneath the rock landscape of great variety and beauty”. The Upper Middle Rhine Valley holds of the same name is a symbol of the legendary who ruined an extraordinary richness in architectural and cultural heritages which remains so many fishermen. 14 WELTKULTURERBEWORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE 15

The Empire’s Frontier Upper German-Raetian Limes

o you think, the whole of Germania was occupied by the Romans? Well, not quite – this is evidenced by the former Roman frontier D “Limes” ( word for frontier) whose remnants run right across Europe. While Germanic tribes dwelled beyond the Limes, in its shelter the Roman way of life flourished in the northernmost provinces of the Roman Empire. One section of the Limes that passes mostly over land, the Upper German-Raetian Limes, runs through four federal states as an archaeological monument.

On July 15, 2005 the Upper German-Raetian Limes running through - , Hessen, Baden-Württemberg and was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is about 550 kilometres long, the surface designated as World Heritage site covers approximately 220 square kilometres and 20 districts and 150 communities. About 900 and relics of almost 120 fortresses (military camps) make the Upper German-Raetian Limes one of the most extensive cultural monuments in Germany.

Powerful station: Rebuilt part of the Limes with , and near Taunusstein-Orlen.

“At those times he () separated the many country­ sides, where rivers did not form the frontier against the barbarians but artificially built barriers (limites), as he used to do so often to isolate the barbarians from his realm, by a system of high piles which were deeply driven into the ground Powerful figures: Under Emperor (80 – 96 AD) the provinces and attached to each other. and superior were set up. To do so, the province frontiers had to be defined. Emperor Traian ” (98 – 117 AD) occupied the new borderline by stationing troops along the Limes, his successor Aelius Spartianus for the year 122 AD Emperor Hadrian (117 – 138 AD) clearly marked it by setting up a palisade. 16 WELTKULTURERBEWORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE 17

Manifestation of power: Saalburg near Bad Homburg is the only Limes fortress of the former The Upper German-Raetian Limes: its course after about 160 AD. Roman Empire which has been reconstructed to a great extent.

Saalburg, situated on a ridge near Bad Homburg, was one of these The Hessian section of the Limes extends from Grebenroth in the Rheingau-Taunus fortresses. In the years between 1897 and 1907 the fort had been affectionately district to Seligenstadt am Main in the Offenbach district. Over a length of 153 km reconstructed. Today, its museum-educational programme allows an impressive embedding 18 big and 31 small fortresses as well as more than 200 watchtowers glance at the life at the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire. the borderline runs over the wooded Taunus hills and encloses the fertile area in a wide bend, before it approaches the river Main. At the beginning of the 2nd century AD the Limes was initially designed as a control path with watchtowers, in the following decades it was fortified by By the way, the Upper German-Raetian Limes is the first World Cultural Heritage , ramparts and a (Upper German Limes), or a wall (Raetian Limes). site that includes several countries in the way it is designed. So the Limes in In its vicinity, fortresses were erected whose occupying forces controlled the Germany and the English Hadrian’s Wall, which was declared World Heritage site frontier. Tradesmen and craftsmen, but also the families of the soldiers used to in 1987, supplemented meanwhile by the Scottish , form the first live in settlements outside the walls of the fortresses. The Limes lasted until the partial sections of a transnational World Heritage site: it is referred to as the year 260 AD. “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” and is designed to include the countries along the external borders of the passed “Imperium Romanum”. The Limes was never intended to be an impenetrable line of defence. Apart from visibly marking and securing the northern borderline of the Roman Empire, it rather served to control the traffic of persons and goods, and to levy customs duties. 18 WELTKULTURERBEWORLD NATURAL HERITAGE WORLD NATURAL HERITAGE 19

Window to primeval times: The deposits in a former lake formed by volcanic activity enable a unique glance at the fauna and flora of times 47 million years ago.

The Pompeii of Palaeontology Fossil Site

he surface of the cirular-shaped lake glistens in the morning sun; croco- Today, the fossil relics of these animals and plants that used to live in and around diles inertly float beneath the water surface. In the hot air glide over the Messel lake, are preserved in fine sand deposits, the so-called bituminous T the water and chase for insects buzzing around. In the dense subtropical shale. This lake which enabled this abounding life, was created by volcanic activity. djungle going down to the shore prehistoric horses and other mammals like Since the 19th century Messel open-pit mine near Darmstadt has brought these , flying squirrels or anteaters are searching for food – this scenery existed witnesses to light. The unique fossil site documents an integrated ecological some 47 million years ago in Hessen. system from the Eocene in which the evolution of early mammals exploded after the saurians became extinct. 20 WORLD NATURAL HERITAGE WORLD NATURAL HERITAGE 21

With its famous The variety of reptiles and amphibian “ fauna gives insight in then existing Messel Pit in Germany food chains which also include the is one of the hot spots species-rich fauna of insects. Among in the world. experts, Messel flora is considered to ” be one of the richest in species of the Dr. Jon de Vos, Leiden Palaeogene. The floral remains bear witness of the climatic situations and special local conditions.

Messel pit near Darmstadt was the first natural The newly erected visitor and infor- Forerunner: The Messel prehistoric horse heritage site in Germany to be inscribed on mation centre funded by the State figures among the most famous and most the UNESCO list of World Natural Heritage on Government conveys the great fasci- significant finds of the pit. 8 December 1995. nation of this “showcase” into geo- The fossils found in Messel pit excel by their logical history. Its architectural design and the way to present a wide spectrum of great variety of species and the worldwide unique themes raise the attractiveness of this unique site: here the tertiary Messel habitat quality of preservation. In addition, Messel pit is is integrated in its geological context and brought to life. one of the most bio-diverse fossil sites. So far 100 vertebrate species could be confirmed, among them figure 40 mammalian species. At the head of all, the world famous “prehistoric horses”, 30 skeletons of which Time travelling through geological history: The newly erected visitor and information centre of Messel Pit gives fascinating insights in the times when Messel was situated on the equator. were so far detected, or “Ida”, who is classified as an early and distant relative of the humans. The finds of vertebrates unveil not only skeletons, sometimes soft tissue contours, fur and even stomach contents are fossilised.

The finds lead to important findings on the coexistence of early tertiary birdlife which showed a surprisingly large number of species.

Tropical conditions: Surrounded by a primeval forest, the lake is populated by , , water snakes, , and . 22 WELTKULTURERBEWORLD DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE WORLDWORLD DOCUMENTARY CULTURAL HERITAGE 23

Modern Classics as to get very close to the work’s original version. The optical quality of the footage could be restored to The Silent Film “Metropolis” a great extent by digital image editing. The by then longest reconstruction which abides by the work as t is the year 1926, the prime time of the Republic. In the aftermath of close as possible (as a result of extensive research for the horrors of World War I, Germany, and, in particular, its city come to fragments all over the world) was declared UNESCO life again. The vibrant metropolitan is the European trendsetter in arts I World Documentary Heritage in 2001. and culture: Jazz, Charleston, permissiveness and film. Berlin is the artistic and commercial centre of the German film industry – and it forms cinematic culture of The find of footage in Argentina in 2008 added to the its times at the transition to the talking film with courageous, expressive works. finalisation of this masterpiece in cinematic history. Even new digital techniques were developed to insert It is in the Babelsberg Studios where the most famous German silent film “Metro- the additional 25 minutes in the film. On February 12, 2010 its first release was polis” is produced. The visionary and cinematically brilliant realisation of simultaneously held in am Main and Berlin. the architectural concept of a future city makes this film a unique document of the Heritage of Mankind. Metropolis surely is the most important work Fritz Lang’s monumental work received its premiere in 1927. “ This picture is one of the most famous science-fiction films in in German film history [...] hopelessly obsolete, cinematic history, and, at the same time, one of the visually and yet stunningly topical. Metropolis is inspiring, most impressive silent films. even today, and even Hollywood. Shortly after its first performance the film was cut by 1000 film ” Artem Demenok metres, and a version emerged which had lost much of its con- tents. The original got lost. In many years of work the foundation “Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung” located in Wiesbaden managed to detect footage which was believed to be lost. Investigations showed that only one of the three original negatives was still partly preserved. Foreign archives still held copies that were taken from the lost original negatives. Still, about one fifth of the original version was missing. In 1999 and 2000 the film was restored. The restoration was intended to recover the original sequence of scenes so 24 WELTKULTURERBEWORLD DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE WORLDWORLD DOCUMENTARY CULTURAL HERITAGE 25

Fabulous Fairy Tales “ In fairy tale literature Grimm’s Household Tales there is the same inward purity for the sake of which nce upon a time... This is how the tales start that virtually every child knows in Germany. But not only in Germany: The Children’s and we perceive children as so lovely O Household Tales of the Brothers Grimm are, next to the Luther , and blissful. Children’s tales the best known and most widely distributed book of German cultural history should be told so that in their bright in the world. and pure light the first thoughts and strengths When the brothers Jacob (1785 – 1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786 – 1859) – of heart awake and grow. born in Hanau and raised in Steinau an der Straße – collected the tales, it was the ” first systematic collection and scholarly documentation of European and Oriental Jacob Grimm (1785 – 1863) fairy tale tradition. Ever since that time translations were made into more than 170 languages from all continents. The most significant available source which tells the story of the creation and impact of Grimm’s fairy tales are the Kassel personal annotated copies of the The Children’s and Household Tales bundle a storytelling tradition shaped by Children’s and Household Tales, printed copies of the first editions, which bear different cultures, and presented in a new form. The achievement of the Brothers handwritten additions and notes of the Brothers Grimm. They used to live in Grimm was to go beyond the German and European reference world and to Kassel for more than 30 years. create a universal model of storytelling embracing the world’s peoples. This constitutes the uniqueness and worldwide perception of this collection. The personal annotated copies were added to the UNESCO list of World Documentary Heritage in 2005. They are the first written documents from Little Red Riding Hood: Hessen that were included in the Memory of the World Programme. The fairy tale characters of the Brothers Grimm figure among the most impressive childhood memories of whole generations worldwide. 26 WORLD HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE 27

Monuments • Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace World Heritage Sites • of Bremen and World Documentary Heritage • Cathedral • Muskauer Park (Park Muzakowski) • Würzburg Residence with the Court • “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” in Germany Gardens and Residence Square – Upper German-Raetian Limes • of Wies • Old Town of with Stadtamhof • Berlin Modernism Housing Estates Germany contributes 33 monuments to the UNESCO list of World Heritages.* • The Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust Brühl • The They are protected by the International Convention concerning the Protection of • St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. ’s the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The Convention which was adopted by Church at Documents UNESCO in 1972 is the most important instrument to internationally preserve • Roman Monuments, Cathedral and Church • Early cylinder recordings of the world’s of Our Lady in musical traditions (1893 – 1952) in the cultural and natural heritage sites of “outstanding universal value”. A monument • Hanseatic City of Lübeck Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv can only be inscribed on the World Heritage list unless it meets the criteria stipu­ • Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin • 42-line Gutenberg Bible printed on vellum, lated in the Convention such as uniqueness, authenticity (for cultural sites) respec­ • Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch and its contempompary documentary background tively integrity (for natural sites), and unless a convincing preservation programme • Mines of , Historic Town of and Upper Water Manage- • The literary estate of Goethe in the is provided. ment System Goethe and Schiller Archives • Town of • : Symphony no 9, The UNESCO World Register “Memory of the World” (World Documentary d minor, op. 125 • Monastery Complex Heritage) is a global digital network including outstanding select documents: • Fritz Lang’s motion picture “Metropolis” • Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town – Negative of the restored and recon- valuable libraries, manuscripts, scores, unique prints, audiovisual and film docu­ of structed version 2001 • Völklingen Ironworks ments, among them figure 11 from Germany.* This programme is aiming • Illuminated manuscripts from the Ottonian at preserving documentary heritage of outstanding value in archives, libraries • Messel Pit Fossil Site period produced in the monastery of • Cathedral Reichenau () and museums worldwide, safeguarding them, and making them accessible • and its Sites in Weimar and • Children’s and Household Tales of the by the most modern means of information technology. Dessau Brothers Grimm • Luther Memorials in and • The 1507 printed world map by Waldsee- müller (Universalis cosmographia secun- dum Ptholomaei traditionem et Americi • Classical Weimar Vespucii aliorumque Lustrationes) • Castle • The Bibliotheca Corviniana Collection • Museumsinsel (), Berlin • Letters from and to Gottfried Wilhelm • Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Leibniz within the collection of manuscript • Monastic Island of Reichenau papers of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz • Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in • Song of the Nibelungs, a heroic poem Essen from medieval Europe • Historic Centres of and • Upper Middle Rhine Valley

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Contacts and Information

Lorsch Abbey Upper German-Raetian Limes www..org Nibelungenstraße 32 · 64653 Lorsch Limes Information Centre www.unesco.de Phone: +49 6251 103820 Römerkastell Saalburg – Archaeological park E-mail: [email protected] Saalburg 1 · 61350 Bad Homburg v. d. H. www.unesco-welterbe.de www.kloster-lorsch.de Phone: +49 6175 9374 - 0 E-mail: [email protected] Opening times: www.saalburgmuseum.de www.murnau-stiftung.de Museum centre: Tue – Sun and holidays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Opening times: www.grimms.de Closed on Jan. 1, Shrove Tuesday and – Oct.: daily 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Dec. 24 Nov. – Feb.: daily except for Mondays 9 a.m. The cloister premises are open throughout – 4 p.m. www.hmwk.hessen.de the year until nightfall. Closed on Dec. 24 and 31 Directions: Directions: By car: A5 exit or A67 exit By car: A5 exit Friedberg/direction Fried- , B47 and B460. richsdorf or A661 exit Oberursel Nord. By train: DB Train station Lorsch from Worms, By train: from Frankfurt by S-Bahn to Bad Bürstadt or Bensheim. Homburg, then city bus (line 5) to Saalburg. Alternatively by Taunus train to Bahnhof Upper Middle Rhine Valley Saalburg/Lochmühle, then walkway along the Limes (about 45 min.) to Saalburg. Tourist Information Rheingau-Taunus An der Basilika 11a · 65375 Oestrich-Winkel Grube Messel gGmbH Phone: +49 6723 99550 Fax: +49 6723 995555 Roßdörfer Straße 108 · 64409 Messel E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +49 6159 717535 www.rheingau-taunus-info.de Fax: +49 6159 717536 E-mail: [email protected] Tourist-Information Rüdesheim am Rhein www.grube-messel.de Geisenheimer Straße 22 · 65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein Opening times: Phone: +49 6722 906150 The visitor and information centre Zeit & Fax: +49 6722 3485 Messel Welten is open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] The visitor platform at the edge of Messel Pit www.ruedesheim.de is open and accessible throughout the year. Rhein-Touristik Loreley Valley Directions: Loreley visitor centre By car: A5 exit Weiterstadt or Langen/ Auf der Loreley · 56346 St. Goarshausen Mörfelden or A661 exit Langen/Offenthal. Phone: +49 6771 599093 By train: from Darmstadt or Aschaffenburg Fax: +49 6771 599094 until Bahnhof Messel (Messel station), then E-mail: [email protected] 1.5 km walk (about 20 min.) to the mine The Hessen State Government is editor of this publication as part of its public relations work. It may not be used by www.tal-der-loreley.de entrance. political parties or campaigners or electoral helpers during an election for the purposes of campaigning. This applies to local, state and federal elections. In particular distribution at election rallys, at information stands of parties, in- www.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de serting, overprinting or attaching of information or campaign material for a particular party will be considered im- proper use of the brochures. Passing the brochures on to third parties for use as election campaign material is not allowed either. It must not be used, even outside an election campaign, in a way that could be interpreted as support by the State Government for individual political groups. These restrictions shall apply regardless of when, by what means and of how many copies these publications reached the recipient. However, the parties are permitted to use this publication to inform their own members.