Bad Staffelstein, Germany
Bad Staffelstein is a town of 10,618 people in Bavaria, Germany.
Why visit Bad Staffelstein
Townapedia lists 64 museums and landmarks, 17 parks and trails, 153 places to eat, 37 places to stay and 37 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Neue Filmbühne, Hofladen Familie Hümmer, Kloster Banz and Oberer Torturm.
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About Bad Staffelstein
Bad Staffelstein (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈʃtafl̩ˌʃtaɪn] ) is a town in the Bavarian Administrative Region of Upper Franconia in Germany. It has around 10,000 inhabitants.
From the Wikipedia article Bad Staffelstein (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Bad Staffelstein on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do37
Hofladen Familie Hümmer
Farm and orchard
36 Horsdorfer Straße, Bad Staffelstein
Tu-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00; Mo,Su,PH off
Bad Staffelsteiner WanderHühner
Farm and orchard
Bei uns erhaltet Ihr täglich nestfrische Freiland-Eier aus dem Hühnermobil in unserem VerkaufsHäuschen.
Mo-Su 08:00-21:00
25 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks64
Oberer Torturm
Monument and historic site · 6.8 km
Viergeschossiger Turm aus unverputzten Sandsteinquadern, vorkragender Oberbau, verschieferte Haube
42 Marktplatz, Lichtenfels
Roter Turm
Monument and historic site · 6.6 km
Dreigeschossiger Turm aus Sandsteinquadern, Walmdach
14 Stadtknechtsgasse, Lichtenfels
Bamberger Tor
Monument and historic site · 6.5 km
Viergeschossiger Torturm aus unverputzten Sandsteinquadern, geschweifte Haube
Bildhäuschen
Monument and historic site · 7.0 km
Sandstein, in der rundbogigen Nische gefasstes Vesperbild
Bildstock
Monument and historic site · 4.5 km
Sandstein, Säule mit ionischem Kapitell, vierseitiger Aufsatz, bez. 1712
Schloß Unterleiterbach
Monument and historic site · 8.2 km
1 Schloßstraße, Zapfendorf
Stadtschloss
Monument and historic site · 6.6 km
5 Stadtknechtsgasse, Lichtenfels
Menosgada
Monument and historic site · 2.0 km
Iron Age Celtic settlement
52 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds17
Obermain Therme
Sports field and stadium · 1.2 km
1 Am Kurpark, Bad Staffelstein
Su-We 08:00-21:00; Th-Sa 08:00-23:00
5 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes153
Berggasthof Banzer Wald
Restaurant · Regional · 3.2 km
1 Am Banzer Wald, Bad Staffelstein
Th-Sa 16:00-22:00; Su 11:00-14:00; Mo,Tu,We off
Bräustübl
Restaurant · Regional · 3.0 km
7 Mühlteich, Bad Staffelstein
Tu-Th,Sa,Su 11:00-22:00; Mo,Fr off
Landgasthof Hummel
Restaurant · Regional · 5.8 km
6 Prächtinger Hauptstraße, Ebensfeld
We,Th 16:00-22:00; Su,PH 11:00-15:00,16:00-22:00; Fr,Sa...
Am Stadtturm
Restaurant · Regional
7 Angerstraße, Bad Staffelstein
Tu-Sa 11:00-14:00,17:00-23:00; Su 11:00-14:00
Brauerei-Gasthof Hellmuth
Restaurant · Regional · 3.7 km
14 Wiesen, Bad Staffelstein
Th-Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa-Su 11:00-22:00
Brauerei-Gasthof Hennemann
Restaurant · Regional · 4.1 km
13 Am Dorfbrunnen, Bad Staffelstein
We,Th 16:30-22:00; Fr-Su 11:00-14:00,17:00-20:00
Cafe Moritz
Restaurant · Coffee Shop, Regional, International, Burger · 6.6 km
9 Marktplatz, Lichtenfels
Mo-Sa 08:00-22:00, Su 09:00-21:00
Das Vogelhaus - Cafébar & Lounge
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Breakfast, Ice Cream, Pastry, Salad
35 Bamberger Straße, Bad Staffelstein
Th-Tu 09:00-20:00
141 more on the map.
History
Staffelstein was first mentioned around 800 and received its town status in 1130.
In 1846, with the construction of the Ludwig South-North Railway, the town was connected to the Bavarian rail network.
From the History section of Bad Staffelstein on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay37
Churches and places of worship66
Friedhofskapelle St. Valentin
Church · Roman Catholic · 7.8 km
6 Michael-Küchel-Straße, Zapfendorf
Beata Maria Virgine
Church · Roman Catholic · 6.9 km
1 Am Döbertenbach, Bad Staffelstein
Kreuzkapelle
Church · Roman Catholic
43 Bamberger Straße, Bad Staffelstein
Sankt Andreas
Church · Roman Catholic · 7.2 km
1 Leo-Veth-Straße, Lichtenfels
Spitalkirche
Church · Roman Catholic · 6.3 km
14 Bamberger Straße, Lichtenfels
St. Andreas
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.7 km
5 Am Dorfanger, Bad Staffelstein
St. Anna
Church · Roman Catholic
7 Bamberger Straße, Bad Staffelstein
St. Heinrich und Kunigunda
Church · Roman Catholic · 7.8 km
9 Friedrich-Ebert-Straße, Lichtenfels
St. Kilian und Georg
Church · Roman Catholic
12 Kirchgasse, Bad Staffelstein
Shopping36
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries21
Healthcare17
Adam-Riese-Apotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 km
5 Untere Gartenstraße, Bad Staffelstein
THERAmed Zentrum für Therapie und Gesundheit
Clinic and pharmacy
26 Lichtenfelser Straße, Bad Staffelstein
Map of Bad Staffelstein
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Getting there and nearby towns
Verkehrslandeplatz Burg Feuerstein (URD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.
- Erlangen 57 km south, about 57 min by car
- Werneck 66 km west, about 1 h by car
- Fürth 70 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nuremberg 72 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Wunsiedel 72 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Zirndorf 73 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Würzburg 83 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Wendelstein 84 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Sulzbach-Rosenberg 86 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Veitshöchheim 85 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bad Staffelstein 002, Janericloebe, Public domain
- Bad Staffelstein Amtshaus Lichtenfelser Strasse 9 Plaque 367, Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein 003, Janericloebe, Public domain
- Bad Staffelstein Amtshaus 1720 Lichtenfelser Strasse 9 Portal 360, Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhofstrasse 1 Bad Staffelstein statue 365, Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein Rathaus Uhr-20210305-RM-162343, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein Rathaus Wappen-20210305-RM-162314, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein Wohnhaus-20210305-RM-161948, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein St.Kilian Oelberggruppe-20210305-RM-153234, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein Rathaus-20210305-RM-162038, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein Rathaus Uhr-20210305-RM-162058, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein Wohnhaus-20210305-RM-162029, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein Gasthaus-20210305-RM-161846, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein 004, Janericloebe, Public domain
- Bad Staffelstein Rathaus-20210305-RM-162146, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (01), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (07), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (06), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (06) (cropped), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (03) (cropped 2), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (03), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (03) (cropped), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein St.Kilian Türmchen-20210305-RM-153349, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein Wohnhaus-20210305-RM-161815, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein Rathaus Turm-20210305-RM-162658, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein Nepomukbrunnen-20210305-RM-162212, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (10), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (09), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (08), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Kilian (05), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus Staffelstein, Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Staffelberg Hochplateau 006, Janericloebe, Public domain
- Kloster Banz Luftbild Winter-20240120-RM-160353, Reinhold Möller Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloss Unterleiterbach, User:JFKCom, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Staffelberg Franken, Presse03 at de.wikipedia, Public domain
- Ansberg Nordansicht II, Trollhead, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lichtenfels, Stadtmauer, Stadtknechtsweg, 003, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schwabthal-208, Störfix, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- column shrine label QS:Lde,"Bildstock" label QS:Len,"column shrine", Benreis, CC BY 3.0
- Hankirche bei Prächting, Birgid Röder, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Staffelberg, Schrodian, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lichtenfels Ofr - Marktplatz 42 - Oberer Torturm, Tors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Unteres Tor Lichtenfels, Schubbay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lichtenfels Ofr - Myconiusstraße 1 - Bildstock, Tors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bad Staffelstein, Angerstraße, Hl. Nepomuk-001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Unterleiterbach 216793, ermell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lichtenfels, Stadtschloss, 003, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bad Staffelstein, Kirchgasse, Kriegerdenkmal-001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bad Staffelstein, Marktplatz, Brunnen-001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oberau Mainaue P5050427, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Uetzing-Wohnstallhaus-258, Störfix, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Weisbrem-Gasthof, Störfix, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Vierzehnheiligen Basilika Luftbild-20220304-RM-115153, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Valentini-Kapelle Unterleiterbach, Birgid Röder, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Serkendorf-St-Maria, Störfix, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Bamberger Straße 43 (Bad Staffelstein), Gliwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lichtenfels Ofr - Kronacher Straße 14 - Martin-Luther-Kirche, Tors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mistelfeld Kirche St. Andreas-20210620-RM-155105, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lichtenfels BambergerStr14 Spitalkirche 001, K.Baas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiesen-Filialkirche-St-Andreas, Störfix, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Bad Staffelstein, St. Anna Kapelle-001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schney St. Heinrich und Kunigunda Luftbild-20231001-RM-163414, Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bad Staffelstein, Kirchgasse, St. Kilian-001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lichtenfels Ofr - Kronacher Straße 10, Tors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Obermain Therme Bad Staffelstein - SaunaLand, Obermain Therme, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, r66, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, r66, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, r66, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, r66, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, r66, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, r66, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, r66, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, BerndGo64, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, r66, CC BY-SA 4.0
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