Hammelburg

Hammelburg is best known in Bavaria as Franconia’s oldest wine town. Set on the Franconian Saale, it has a long relationship with viticulture, and the slopes around the town belong to the Franconian wine country. Its compact historic centre retains old fortifications and the Gothic parish church of St John the Baptist, while Schloss Saaleck rises above the valley on a wooded height. Hammelburg also has a modern military presence: the German Army’s Infantry School is based here. Wine taverns, local walks and the river valley give this small Lower Franconian town a character distinct from Bavaria’s larger cities. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of Hammelburg and the Franconian Saale valley.

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