Why visit Elz
Townapedia lists 40 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 128 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cineplex, Hochbunker Limburg, Gedenkstätte Hadamar and Diözesanmuseum.
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About Elz
Elz (German: [ˈɛlts] ) is a municipality in Limburg-Weilburg district in western Hesse, Germany, on the boundary with Rhineland-Palatinate.
From the Wikipedia article Elz, Hesse (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Cineplex
Cinema and theater · 3.7 km
1a Dr.-Wolff-Straße, Limburg an der Lahn
Mo-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr-Su 12:00-23:15
Museums and landmarks40
Hadamar Euthanasia Centre
Museum · 3.8 km
Nazi extermination centre in Hesse, Germany (1941-1945)
Kunstsammlungen der Stadt Limburg
Museum · 3.8 km
Tu,We 08:30-14:00; Th-Su,PH 12:30-18:00
Haus Byron
Monument and historic site · 4.0 km
9 Bischofsplatz, Limburg an der Lahn
Brückenturm
Monument and historic site · 3.6 km
1 Inselweg, Limburg an der Lahn
Galerie auf der Treppe
Museum · 3.9 km
3 Fleischgasse
Tu-Fr 10:00-13:45,14:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00
28 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
Schwimmbad Hadamar
Sports field and stadium · 3.4 km
9 Hexenschlucht, Hadamar
May-Sep: 10:00-20:00, May-Sep Tu,Th 07:00-08:00
Freibad Elz
Sports field and stadium · 0.7 km
30 Sandweg, Elz
May-Aug: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-19:30; May-Aug: We 10:00-20:30;...
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes128
Bella Citta Vecchia
Restaurant · Italian, Pizza · 3.8 km
8 Fischmarkt, Limburg an der Lahn
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
Burgkeller
Restaurant · Regional · 3.8 km
Regional cuisine in an ancient (1650) half-timbered house
10 Fischmarkt, Limburg an der Lahn
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
Café Will
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Cake · 3.8 km
23 Salzgasse, Limburg an der Lahn
Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Casa Don Camillo
Restaurant · Italian, Pizza · 3.8 km
4 Plötze, Limburg an der Lahn
Mo,We-Fr 12:00-14:00,17:00-21:00; Sa,Su,PH 12:00-21:00
Chin Thai
Restaurant · Asian · 2.5 km
3 Dieselstraße, Limburg an der Lahn
Mo-Su 11:30-15:00, 17:00-23:30
Indian Palace
Restaurant · Indian · 3.9 km
26 Schiede, Limburg an der Lahn
Mo-Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:30
Pizzeria DaBallu
Restaurant · Pizza, Indian · 3.9 km
61 Diezer Straße, Limburg an der Lahn
Tu-Fr 11:30-14:00,17:00-23:00; Sa-Su 16:30-22:00
Zur Turnhalle Offheim
Restaurant · German · 2.0 km
9 Backhausstraße, Limburg an der Lahn
Tu-Sa 17:00-24:00; PH,Su 11:00-24:00
Andibar
Bar and pub · 3.9 km
44 Grabenstraße, Limburg an der Lahn
Su-Th 17:00-01:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-03:00
Antik Cafe
Cafe · 3.8 km
14 Fischmarkt, Limburg an der Lahn
Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-01:00; Su 11:00-21:00
Blue Desperado
Restaurant · Mexican · 3.7 km
1 Dr.-Wolff-Straße
Mo-Th,Su 17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-01:00
116 more on the map.
History
The placename presumably springs from the alder (Erle in German). Elz crops up for the first time in the 933 Wiltrud document, now no longer in existence. The oldest existing document comes from the year 1145.
The village on the important strata publica, or Hohe Straße ("High Road") between Frankfurt am Main and Cologne was in the Middle Ages at first under royal rule. Later the property passed to the Electorate of Trier. The outlying countryside, however, belonged to the Counts of Nassau, which led to centuries-long border disputes.
On 1 September 1442, Elz was granted town rights by King Friedrich IV. The document attesting this, which guaranteed the Elz townsmen in the Late Middle Ages their freedom was effected by Archbishop of Trier Jacob I of Sierck. The original document has been lost, but in the Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz, three authenticated copies from 1442 and 1443 are kept (Bestand 1 A, Nr. 8101-8103). The town fortification that was soon built was later torn down by the Counts of Nassau. Complicated ownership relationships led to further disputes between the Landgraves of Hesse, the Electorate of Trier and Nassau.
With Secularization in 1802, Trier's overlordship ended and Elz passed to the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg. From 1806 it belonged to the Duchy of Nassau. In 1866 it passed to Prussia.
From the History section of Elz, Hesse on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay11
Pension Zum Weißes Ross
Motel and hotel · Regional, Italian · 3.6 km
2 Westerwaldstraße, Limburg an der Lahn
Churches and places of worship27
Stadtkirche St. Sebastian
Church · Roman Catholic · 4.0 km
4 Bischofsplatz, Limburg an der Lahn
Annakirche, ehem. Klosterkirche St. Wilhelm
Church · Catholic · 3.9 km
2 Hospitalstraße, Limburg an der Lahn
St. Hildegard / Jugendkirche Cross Over
Church · Catholic · 3.7 km
8 Tilemannstraße, Limburg an der Lahn
Shopping32
Gas and EV charging14
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Theodor-Heuss-Schule
School · 3.6 km
1 Freiherr-vom-Stein-Platz, Limburg an der Lahn
Healthcare13
St. Michael-Apotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 4.0 km
12 Hospitalstraße, Limburg an der Lahn
Map of Elz
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Getting there and nearby towns
Siegerlandflughafen (SGE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Hadamar 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- Limburg an der Lahn 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Diez 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Runkel 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Villmar 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Montabaur 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Langendernbach 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Weilburg 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Mengerskirchen 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
- Bad Camberg 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Elz Luftbild 068, Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pfortenstraße, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pfortenstraße, 2, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Josef Adam, 1, Pfortenstraße 5, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Friedhof, 2, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhofstraße, 5, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Friedhof, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ortsmitte, 2, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Hugo Meyer, 1, Hirtenplatz, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Elz 039, Martina Hartmann-Menz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage, 1, Hirtenplatz, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Elz 025, Martina Hartmann-Menz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhofstraße, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Mitte, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhof, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Sandweg-Lahnstraße, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhof, 6, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Elz 043, Martina Hartmann-Menz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Offheimer Straße, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhof, 5, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage, 1, Schmidtstraße, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Johann J. Abel, 1, Schmidtstraße, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhof, 4, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elbbach, 2, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ortsmitte, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Sandweg-Lahnstraße, 2, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhof, 3, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhof, 2, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elbbach, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhof, 7, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhofstraße, 3, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Mitte, 2, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhofstraße, 2, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhofstraße, 4, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Offheimer Straße 17b, 2, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mühlengraben, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Offheimer Straße 17b, 1, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Georg Eufinger, 1, Offheimer Straße 17b, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage, 1, Offheimer Straße 17b, Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Limburg an der Lahn-Dietkirchen-St Lubentius von Osten-20120715, Mylius, GFDL 1.2
- Hadamar 012, Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0
- Limburger Dom Bild 4, Phantom3Pix, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hadamar - Fohlenhof, Oliver Abels ( SBT ), CC BY 2.5
- Burg Limburg, Oliver Abels ( SBT ), CC BY 2.5
- Ehemaliger Friedhof Limburg 02, Cirdan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hadamar, Johannes van Nepomukkerk, RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bunker limburg, Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0
- 121013-Limburg-In der Erbach 3-St.-Johannes-Kapelle, Muns, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Limburg Tilemannschule, Volker Thies ( Asdrubal ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haus Byron 2010, Berthold Werner, Public domain
- 00 5052 Limburg an der Lahn - Kirche, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elz Kirchturm, Volker Thies ( Asdrubal ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- 53087 Limburg, Domstraße 12 Burgmannensitz 1, Oliver Abels ( SBT ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Limburg, Grabenstraße 57, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Alte Lahnbruecke Limburg 2011 01, Cirdan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Limburg - Pfarrkirche St. Hildegard Parkstraße (KD.HE 52989 1 08.2015), Oliver Abels, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Limburg - Katzenturm, Oliver Abels ( SBT ), CC BY 2.5
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wizonede, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, grinninghamster, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bct, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wizonede, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wizonede, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, grinninghamster, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, txllxt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, txllxt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, miguel_andrade, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wizonede, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wizonede, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wizonede, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, grinninghamster, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, miguel_andrade, CC BY-SA 4.0
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