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ANNUAL EVENTS
3 ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH March The Biberach night of music – the pub music festival with live music to meet everyone’s taste This most striking example of Gothic architecture dating from the 14th century has been used by May Musical spring – the historical town centre turns into both the Roman Catholic and Protestant con- a stage for bands, music clubs and choirs, with a crafts gregations since 1548, making it the oldest market on Viehmarktplatz – admission free simultaneous church in Germany. After a bad July Biberacher Schützenfest – a ten-day children’s and fire caused by lightning in 1584 the tower was folk festival with historical parades, children’s theatre, rebuilt. The interior of the church was renovated in fairground, dancing, fireworks and many other events the Baroque style and is embellished by a monu- mental ceiling fresco by Johannes Zick. September Monument open day – open buildings, guided tours and lots of events – admission free
September The Biberach night of culture – with readings, 4 ULMER TOR lectures, music and entertainment in various cultural The Ulm Tower is the only remaining town gate. locations – admission free It was built in the 14th century when the town TRADITIONAL AND FORWARD-LOOKING October Satirical autumn – regional and national performing 1 THE OLD AND NEW TOWN HALL 2 THE MARKET PLACE AND THE DONKEY was in a period of growth and the separate belfry is the way Biberach an der Riss in Upper Swabia artists and cabaret events was added in 1820, and the bell rung to herd the presents itself today. The town is over 800 years old, The ground floor of the Alemannic half-timbered The presumably 12th century market place is geese together in the evenings. October Twinning week – lectures, events and encounters the people speak their own dialect and it is a stop- Old town hall, constructed in 1432, was original- one of the most beautiful in southern Germany. focusing on a different twin town every year ping point along three important tourist routes. ly open and served as a covered market for but- The knight at the market fountain holds in his chers. The upper floors housed the council cham- hands the Biberach coat of arms – the golden 5 ALTER POSTPLATZ November The Biberach film festival – a festival, almost like ber and offices. beaver on a blue background. a family get-together, of German filmmakers, with In the arcades of the New town hall, constructed Biberach’s district court is located in a building shops open for trading on the Sunday in 1503, grocers and bakers sold their wares while The Lower Granary was built in the 16th century constructed on this square in 1697 as part of the council offices and showrooms of the weavers, as a grain store and market. Franciscan Convent, which became a barracks December The Biberacher Christmas market – with over 70 where the quality grade of their fustian cloth after secularisation. Between 1819 and 1951 it traditionally decorated market stands and a variety was assessed, were located on the upper floors. The most impressive building on the market served as a Thurn and Taxis post office and has of festive events on the stage Because the high groundwater level made the place is the Haus Kleeblatt named after the housed the district court since then. ground boggy, the foundation of the new town clover leaf decorating its facade. This building hall had to be placed on 1800 oak stakes. dates back to the 14th century and served as the ZEUGHAUSGASSE 4 Publisher: Stadt Biberach seat of the Weißhaupt-Schreiber-Dittmar tra- 6 City Council Biberach ding company. Tourismus This is the address of the one of the oldest bour- Layout and concept: Fouad Vollmer Werbeagentur, Marktplatz 7/1, Town Hall geois houses in southern Germany. It was built The donkey, financed from donations, was Mittelbiberach 88400 Biberach/Riß around 1319 as a so-called smoke house – as there Translation: Liz Reusche, Biberach sculpted by the artist Peter Lenk in the year Tel. 07351 - 51 165 was no chimney, the smoke was drawn upwards Print: Druckerei Marquart, 2000. The sculpture tells the story of C.M. Fax 07351 - 51 511 from the open fire through the whole house and Aulendorf Wieland’s “Prozess um des Esels Schatten“ – the [email protected] escaped through a so-called owl’s hole in the Edition: 3.000 copies tale of a lawsuit about a donkey’s shadow. Status: April 2020 www.biberach-tourismus.de Price: 1 Euro roof.
10 WEBERBERG
The former weavers’ settlement with its beauti- fully restored half-timbered houses makes Biberach a stopping point along the German Half-timbered House Road. The Weberberg was famous for its production of fustian, a fabric wo- ven from linen and cotton and exported all over The historic weavers’ the world. Around 1500 there are said to have district is unique – KOMÖDIENHAUS 7 OCHSENHAUSER HOF been 400 looms in Biberach and a quarter of 14 a medieval craftsmen’s the population made its living from the weaving City Map The Ochsenhauser Hof was built in the Middle settlement For over three centuries the ground floor of industry. Ages and was originally an outpost of the Och- The modern Biberach this so-called House of Comedy served as a Historical Highlights senhausen Monastery. From 1775 to 1961 it was museum is one of the slaughterhouse while the upper floor was a used as a school and is today a cultural centre 11 HOLZMARKT – KAPELLENPLATZ most important in theatre. In 1761 Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” for senior citizens. southern Germany. was performed here for the first time in Ger- The Biberach At the western end of the market place – the man under the direction of Christoph Martin town guide wood market – the Nikolaus chapel was located Wieland. Today it serves as a theatre for cabaret 8 GIGELBERG UND GIGELTURM until 1806. Around this square there are some and the Dramatic Society. striking buildings – the late Gothic salt store The a wooden building Gigelberg hall, which was built in 1513, the Baroque Dinglinger- constructed in 1895 and the old town beer hall haus, home of the famous Biberach goldsmith, are located in the park, built on the initiative the town pond and the Strölinhaus, a former pa- 15 HOSPITAL ZUM HEILIGEN GEIST of Friedrich Goll 170 years ago. During Schüt- trician building dating back to 1590. zenfest in July, locals and visitors swarm to the The Hospital of the Holy Ghost was founded fairground on the top of the hill. The Gigelturm before 1258 as a charitable trust and was rebuilt tower, built in the 14th century and severely at- 12 RATZENGRABEN in its current form after the town fire of 1516. tacked during the 30 Years’ War was rebuilt in It is the largest medieval complex to have en- 1788. It is a typical watch tower from which the This “ditch“ is a canal which was already built in gaged in charitable work, within its walls. watchman was on the lookout for fires in the 1363 to provide water to wash the flax needed Its uses include having served as a hospital, town and warned the population of impending by the weaving trade. Today the renaturalised orphanage, nursing home and lunatic asylum … storms with the alarm bell. stream is part of the nature trail and is a place to linger and relax.
15 THE MUSEUM 9 WEISSER TURM The modern showrooms found in the historical The construction of the white tower took eight Hospital complex go to make up one of the best years. It was completed as a typical watch and THE WIELAND MUSEUM AND 13 town museums in southern Germany. defence tower in 1484 with walls up to 2.8 me- THE WIELAND PARK The four sections of the museum include one tres thick. At the beginning of the 19th century with exhibits of the most important German prison cells were installed so the tower could The original summer houses of the poet expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and the be used as a prison for the Schwarz Veri band Christoph Martin Wieland (1733–1813) are located original studios of the Munich animal painters of robbers. Today the tower is used as the club- in the Wieland Park. After extensive restoration, Braith and Mali. house for the boy and girl scouts. they now house the Wieland Museum which depicts the life and work of the poet in Biberach. Inspired by the home of the poet in Biberach, the Ulm architect Hans Dieter Schaal designed the 2007/2008 Wieland Park as a place to meet, to recuperate and to reflect.
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Bleicherstraße Alpenstraße Juraweg Writers, Robbers, Rokoko…: Oases and sanctuaries: Gesundheitspark Jordanbad: Parking area for Cycling, hiking, Uferstraße Wohnmobil Stellplatz Felsenweg A charming wayGoetheweg to get to know Whether at the Gigelberg, Thermal baths with sauna and mobile homes: leisure activities: Town Tours the fascinating old town. Tours Stadtgarten, Ratzengraben or spa facilities invite you to relax. Located beside the river Riss, A complimentary guide
every Wednesday 2 pm (May to October) every Saturday and Sunday 2 pm Wieland Park – everyone can Two miles from the town centre. the area is five minutes on provides cyclists and Rißstraße every Friday 3 pm (May to October) Schillerwegand from May to October find a peaceful corner to rest www.jordanbad.de foot from the town centre. walkers with a map and additionally Wednesdays 2 pm and relax. Wilhelmstraße Water main connection and information on leisure every Saturday 2 pm Römerweg every Sunday 2 pm and Fridays 3 pm, meeting point sewage disposal (April to activities from A to Z. Spitalhof, Museum Biberach. October), electrified.
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Wielandstraße Biberach an der Riss – a town with a rich history. Experience spectacular and Markets, towers and grand merchants‘ houses shape the taste- amusing events around the Bahnhof fully preserved former imperial town. Biberach is full of surprises. history of the town and take We can show you the hidden corners and historical treasures. a feeling for the Biberach life- style back home with you Ehinger Straße
Mondstraße Bergerhauser Straße Adolf-Pirrung-Straße The Weißgerberwalk built in Eisenbahnstraße Lindelestraße Gartenstraße Mondstraße 1699 – one of the oldest taweries Birkenharder Straße in Germany still using an ancient Bahnhofstraße Weißgerberwalk Poststraße method of tanning leather. Bismarckring
Bruno-Frey- Ulmer Straße Musikschule 1 OLD AND NEW TOWNHALL 6 ZEUGHAUSGASSE 4 11 HOLZMARKT Finanzamt Grabengasse Alter Postplatz Memminger Straße
Bismarckring Gerbergasse Wolfgangstraße Schwanenstraße 5 Amtsgericht Bahnhofstraße
Eisenbahnstraße Ehinger-Tor-Platz Ulmer-Tor-Straße Kanalstraße Gaisentalstraße Wielandstraße Ehinger-Tor-Straße Ulmer Tor ZOB
4 Riß Jahnstraße Zeughaus- Ulmer Tor 2 MARKET PLACE/DONKEY 7 OCHSENHAUSER HOF 12 RATZENGRABEN Gigelberghalle gasse 4
6 Glockengasse Ulmer-Tor-Straße
Gießübelgasse Zeughausgasse Schadenhofstraße Neherstraße Stadtbierhalle Zeppelinring Gigelberg Ochsenhauser Hof 562 m 7 Bürgerturmstraße Obstmarkt Gustav-Gerster-Straße Dinglingerstraße
Gymnasiumstraße 3 STADTPFARRKIRCHE 8 GIGELBERG, GIGELTURM 13 WIELAND-MUSEUM/-PARK Bachgasse
Jahnstraße Weberberggasse Radgasse Stadtpfarrkirche ZwingergasseNeue Gasse Festplatz St. Martin Gigelberg Consulentengasse Kirchplatz 3 Pfluggasse Gigel- turm 8 1 Waaghausstraße Riß BreslaustraßePrinz-Eugen- Weg EmmingergasseKöniggäßle Marktplatz Rathäuser 4 ULMER TOR 9 WEISSER TURM 14 KOMÖDIENHAUS Museum Bachgasse 2 Museumstraße Hoch- Hafenplatz Weberberg 15 Ratzengraben wacht Spital- Kleeblatthaus Untere kirchen Viehmarktstraße KREISSPARKASSE Schranne Kulturhalle J.-H.-Knecht- 10 Straße Hindenburgstraße Abdera Engelgasse Schrannenstraße Kesselplatz Komödien- Weißer haus Turm 14 Pestalozzi-Gymnasium 9 Breslaustraße Viehmarktstraße Stadt- 5 ALTER POSTPLATZ 10 WEBERBERG 15 HOSPITAL/MUSEUM Salzstadel bücherei Weberberggasse
Dinglingerstraße Stadtbach
Karpfengasse 11 Friedrich-Goll-Weg Stadtgarten Holzmarkt Sennhofgasse VHS Hardtsteigstraße Stadthalle Danzigbrücke
Schulstraße Wieland-Gymnasium Theaterstraße JUKS Kappenzipfel Dinglingerstraße Zeppelinring Kultur-
Gigelbergstraße dezernat
Braithweg Stadion Fritz-Lieb-Str. Ratzengraben Riedlinger Straße Kino Saudengasse Braithweg Wieland- 13 Behördenzentrum Landratsamt Adenauerallee Museum Hirschbergstraße Holzstraße Maliweg Rollinstraße
12 Ratzengraben Waldseer Straße Schönfeldstraße Kolpingstraße Königsbergallee WIELAND-PARK Market Kapuzinerstraße Wieland-Park Kfz-Stelle The largest fruit and vegetable Stettinweg
market in the area – Wednes- Wolfentalbach Karlsbadweg day and Saturday mornings. Handicapped-accessible Borrow an umbrella for Free WCs Park for free for the first hour Biberach – the town with Kapuzinerstraße shops and restaurants a 10 Euro deposit in the multi-storey carparks attractive services. 100 m Martin-Luther-Straße Jordanbad 3 km Wolfentalbach Felsengartenstraße
Karlstraße Kolpingstraße Hochschule
Schlierholzweg Saulgauer Straße Wolfentalkanal Riß
Olgastraße Wolfentalstraße Königsbergallee
Martinstraße
Steinbeisweg Raustraße
Felsengartenstraße Karlstraße
Listweg
Antonstraße Memelstraße Steinbeisweg
Rollinstraße Karl-Müller-Straße