Seligenstadt, Historic municipality in Offenbach district, Germany.
Description
Seligenstadt is a municipality in Hesse that stretches along the Main River and includes the main center plus two districts, Froschhausen and Klein-Welzheim. The settlement lies in Offenbach district, where residential neighborhoods, commercial streets, and green spaces shape the townscape.
History
Roman troops built a fort here in the year 100, which later became the settlement Ober-Mulinheim. The current name emerged after 830, when Einhard commissioned a basilica that fundamentally changed the townscape.
Culture
The local Hessian dialect still colors conversations in markets and shops along the river. Visitors hear this regional speech most clearly from older residents who use traditional expressions.
Practical
The municipality is best explored on foot or by bicycle, as the main areas lie close together. Visitors who want to see both districts should plan several hours for the journey.
Did you know?
In 2020 the town officially received the additional name Einhardstadt to honor its connection to the basilica founder in the ninth century. This extra name now appears on town signs and official documents alongside the original designation.
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Basilika St. Marcellinus und Petrus
279 m
Wasserburg Seligenstadt
1.3 km
Klein-Welzheim
2.1 km
Seligenstadt Abbey
278 m
Pfalz Seligenstadt
149 m
Romanisches Haus
78 mCastra of Seligenstadt
37 m
Mainflingen longwave transmitter
4 km
Flipper- und Arcademuseum Seligenstadt
1.1 km
Pfarrkirche
2.5 km
Noth-Gottes-Kapelle Seligenstadt
374 m
Saint Margaret of Antioch Church
3.2 km
Affelderchen und Rettichbruch von Klein-Welzheim
1.9 km
Evangelische Kirche
532 m
St. Marien
550 m
Saint Wendelin Chapel
393 m
St. Wendelinus (Zellhausen)
3.6 km
Saint Cyriacus Church (Klein-Welzheim)
2.1 km
Schwarzbruch von Seligenstadt
1.6 km
Naturschutzgebiet Rotsohl und Thomassee von Dudenhofen
5.5 km
Zellerbruch von Seligenstadt und Zellhausen
2.5 km
Naturschutzgebiet Mooskiefernwald von Dudenhofen
5.9 km
Pechgraben bei Klein-Krotzenburg
2 km
Langhorst von Hainburg und Seligenstadt
3.7 km
Aschaffenburger Straße 1/3 (Seligenstadt)
42 m
Jüdischer Friedhof Klein-Krotzenburg
2.2 km
Kortenbach bei Froschhausen
2.5 kmJüdischer-Friedhof Seligenstadt
514 m
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