Why visit Ellwangen
Townapedia lists 110 museums and landmarks, 43 parks and trails, 115 places to eat, 26 places to stay and 15 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Käserei Wiedenhöfer, Mosterei Übele, Alamannenmuseum Ellwangen and Sieger-Köder-Museum.
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About Ellwangen
Ellwangen an der Jagst, officially Ellwangen (Jagst), in common use simply Ellwangen (German pronunciation: [ˈɛlˌvaŋən] ) is a town in the district of Ostalbkreis in the east of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated about 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Aalen.
From the Wikipedia article Ellwangen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do15
Käserei Wiedenhöfer
Farm and orchard · 3.1 km
2/1 Haldenstraße, Ellwangen (Jagst)
Mo-Sa 06:30-13:00; Th-Fr 15:00-18:00
Mosterei Übele
Farm and orchard · 9.0 km
70 Dalkinger Straße, Westhausen
Su-Mo off; Tu-Fr 08:30-12:00, 14:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-12:30
3 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks110
Burg Niederalfingen
Monument and historic site · 8.3 km
12 Fuggerstraße, Hüttlingen
Limes gate Dalkingen
Monument and historic site · 4.2 km
Ancient Roman gate in southwest Germany
Rekonstruktion eines Limes-Holzturms
Monument and historic site · 5.1 km
Rekonstruierter Wachturm
Sa,Su,PH 11:00-17:00
Schloss Adelmannsfelden
Monument and historic site · 9.2 km
26 Schloßstraße, Adelmannsfelden
Schloßmuseum
Museum · 0.6 km
12 Schloß ob Ellwangen, Ellwangen (Jagst)
Tu-Fr 14:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-12:00,14:00-17:00; Su,PH 10:30-16:30
98 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds43
31 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes115
Irish Pub "Leprechaun"
Bar and pub · Sandwich
Ein Irish Pub in der Ellwanger Schloßvorstadt - Geführt vom Irisch-Schottischen Kulturverein Ellwangen e.V.
6 Schloßvorstadt, Ellwangen (Jagst)
We-Th 19:00-00:00, Fr-Sa 19:00-01:00, Su-Tu off
Taj Mahal
Restaurant · Indian
10 Bahnhofstraße, Ellwangen (Jagst)
Mo-Sa 11:00-14:30,17:00-23:00; Su 11:30-23:00
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Bionaturhandel/ Gemeinschaft Ellwangen/Jagst
Bakery
Wir sind ein kleiner Einzelhandel der Bioprodukte , Biotee und selbsthergestellte Vollkornbrote anbietet.
1 Adelmannsgasse, Ellwangen (Jagst)
Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:00
Bistro Altstadt
Restaurant · Greek
3 Bachgasse, Ellwangen (Jagst)
Tu-Su 11:00-14:30,16:30-01:00
103 more on the map.
History
The town developed in the 7th century as an Alemannic settlement in the Virgunna forest next to the Franconian-Swabian border. In 764 the Frankish noble Hariolf, Bishop of Langres, founded a Benedictine monastery, Ellwangen Abbey, on a hill next to the settlement. The monastery was mentioned in a document of Louis the Pious as Elehenuuwang in 814. It became a Reichsabtei in 817.
From 870 to 873 the Byzantine Greek "Apostle of the Slavs" Saint Methodius was imprisoned in Ellwangen, after he had been arrested by Ermanrich, bishop of Passau. He was set free in 873 thanks to the intervention of Pope John VIII.
The monastery was "exempt" from 1124 on (maybe earlier), which means it was directly responsible to the pope. The abbots were granted Reichsfreiheit in 1215. The office of Vogt was first held by the counts of Oettingen, from 1370 on by the counts of Württemberg. In 1460 the abbey was converted into an exempt house of secular canons, led by a prince-provost and a chapter consisting of 12 noble canons and 10 vicars. Initially its territory included the districts of Ellwangen, Tannenberg and Kochenburg. The district of Rötlen was acquired in 1471, Wasseralfingen in 1545, and Heuchlingen in 1609.
In 1588 and from 1611 to 1618 about 450 people in Ellwangen were killed in witch-hunts.
From the History section of Ellwangen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay26
Churches and places of worship64
Rosenkranzkapelle
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.2 km
60 Schönenberg, Ellwangen (Jagst)
Marienkirche
Church · Roman Catholic
17 Pfarrgasse, Ellwangen (Jagst)
St. Wolfgang
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.6 km
2 Friedhofstraße, Ellwangen (Jagst)
Antoniuskapelle
Church · Catholic · 1.4 km
8 Fayencestraße, Ellwangen (Jagst)
Marienkapelle Niederalfingen
Church · Catholic · 8.3 km
10 Kapellenweg, Hüttlingen
Shopping26
Gas and EV charging22
Schools, colleges and libraries23
Grund- und Hauptschule mit Werkrealschule Schwabsberg
School · 3.7 km
2 Strutrain, Rainau
Grundschule- und Hauptschule Schwabsberg
School · 5.9 km
18 Aalener Straße, Rainau
Healthcare7
Map of Ellwangen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Illesheim Army Heliport (ILH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 60 km away.
- Heubach 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Gaildorf 27 km west, about 27 min by car
- Schwäbisch Gmünd 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Heidenheim an der Brenz 32 km south, about 32 min by car
- Schwäbisch Hall 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Lorch 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Welzheim 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Giengen an der Brenz 39 km south, about 39 min by car
- Herbrechtingen 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Gerstetten 39 km south, about 39 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Ellwangen Stadtansicht, Moggosaurier, Public domain
- Ellwangen Kirche 3795-2, Ellwangen_Kirche_3795.jpg : Moros derivative work: Lowenthusio ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- Ellwangen - Altstadt - St. Vitus - Ansicht vom Marktplatz mit Abendsonne, Roman Eisele, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen St Vitus außen 3, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- Ellwangen 2018 15, Klaus Graf, CC0
- Ellwangen 2018 12, Klaus Graf, CC0
- Ellwangen 2018 14, Klaus Graf, CC0
- Ellwangen 2018 17, Klaus Graf, CC0
- Ellwangen 2018 16, Klaus Graf, CC0
- Ellwangen St Vitus außen 2, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- EllwangenMarktplatz16P1090152, Don Manfredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Vitus (Ellwangen) Süd, Moleskine, CC BY 4.0
- Ellwangen - Altstadt - St. Vitus - Südportal - Tympanon 2013, Roman Eisele, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen Jesuitenkolleg, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- Basilika-St-Vitus-Ellwangen, Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- EllwangenMarktplatz18P1090150, Don Manfredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen - Altstadt - St. Vitus - südliches Querschiff - Sonnenuhr (2013), Roman Eisele, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SonnenuhrEllwangen, Alex1011, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen 2018 20, Klaus Graf, CC0
- Ellwangen 2018 19, Klaus Graf, CC0
- Ellwangen - Altstadt - St. Vitus - südliches Querschiff und südlicher Turm, Roman Eisele, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen - Altstadt - St. Vitus - südliches Querschiff - Giebel, Roman Eisele, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen - Stiftskirche, Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Michaelskapelle (St. Vitus Ellwangen), Lukas Lober, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen-Basilika-182222, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen St Vitus Westportal, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- Ellwangen Fototour beim GLAM-Treffen 2018 070, Atamari, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen 2018 28, Klaus Graf, CC0
- Ellwangen-Basilika-182153, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen Fototour beim GLAM-Treffen 2018 094, Atamari, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen Fototour beim GLAM-Treffen 2018 092, Atamari, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen St Vitus Liebfrauenkapelle Chor, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- Ellwangen-Staatsanwaltschaft-Eingang, Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Detail der Monstranz von St. Vitus Ellwangen, Lukas Lober, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen-Kürschnergasse-184922, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Vitus Ellwangen Jagst, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ellwangen Vitus 2, No machine-readable author provided. Dark Avenger~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ellwangen Fototour beim GLAM-Treffen 2018 069, Atamari, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Limestor Dalkingen Suedwestansicht, Haselburg-müller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schrezheim Antoniuskapelle, Moggosaurier, Public domain
- Burg Hohenalfingen Mauerrest, Geak, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alamannenmuseum Ellwangen - Aussenansicht-8166, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MarienkircheEllwangen, breitmaulfrosch, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Schwäbisch-Fränkische Waldberge, Thoroe, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Aerial image of the Schönenbergkirche (view from the south), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloss ob Ellwangen, Mac Johnson at German Wikipedia, Public domain
- StWolfgangEllwangenTurmP1060689, Don Manfredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloss Adelmannsfelden, Horx321, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orbachtal P1040609, Don Manfredo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Neuweiher im Muckental, Horx321, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloßweiher Ellwangen, Horx321, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hohenberg (Ellwanger Berge), Geak, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sieger Köder Museum in Ellwangen, Geak, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Limestor in Dalkingen, Pwagenblast, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Marienkapelle Immenhofen Nordost, Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus Dalkingen, Aalen1, CC0
- Heilig Kreuz Kirche Hüttlingen, Aalen1, CC0
- Marienkapelle Hüttlingen 4, Aalen1, CC0
- Marienkapelle Niederalfingen 1, Aalen1, CC0
- Marienburg in Niederalfingen, Memorino, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Street-level photo, vst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, soulcover, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, stefanro74, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ottor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, stefanro74, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bct, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, DMataRB, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Leolee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, soulcover, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, stefanro74, CC BY-SA 4.0
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