Why visit Gaggenau
Townapedia lists 183 museums and landmarks, 33 parks and trails, 153 places to eat, 19 places to stay and 55 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kinocenter Gernsbach, Merkur Film Center, Unimog-Museum and Schloss Eberstein.
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About Gaggenau
Gaggenau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaɡənaʊ] ) is a town in the district of Rastatt, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located some 8 km northeast of Baden-Baden.
From the Wikipedia article Gaggenau (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do55
Hofladen Querfeldein
Farm and orchard · 1.0 km
1 Hofgut Amalienberg, Gaggenau
Tu,Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Mahlbergturm
Scenic view · 5.1 km
Laut Website des Schwarzwaldvereins beträgt die Turmhöhe 28,5 m
24/7
Bad Herrenalb
Monument and historic site · 7.9 km
Town in Calw District, Karlsruhe Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Bad Rotenfels
Monument and historic site · 1.1 km
Quarter of Gaggenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Baden-Baden
Monument and historic site · 8.0 km
Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Cinema and theater · 8.3 km
Opera and concert hall in Baden-Baden, Germany
Observation Tower Baden-Baden Merkur
Monument and historic site · 5.5 km
Observation tower on Merkur mountain near Baden-Baden
Theater Baden-Baden
Cinema and theater · 8.3 km
Building in Baden-Baden, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
Hofladen Merkel
Farm and orchard · 2.4 km
Selbstbedienung in der Blockhütte. Eier aus Freilandhaltung, Nudeln, Dosenwurst, Mehl, Kartoffeln. Rind- und Schweinefleisch gibt es auf...
24/7
43 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks183
Schloss Eberstein
Monument and historic site · 5.7 km
Brahms House
Museum · 8.1 km
Museum over Johannes Brahms in Baden-Baden
171 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds33
Igelbachbad
Sports field and stadium · 4.4 km
5 Hildastraße, Gernsbach
Mo,We-Sa 10:00-19:30; Tu off; Su 09:30-19:30
21 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes153
Jockers
Restaurant · German, Regional · 4.2 km
4 Schloßstraße, Gernsbach
Mo-Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-23:00
Da Mario
Restaurant · Italian · 6.6 km
84 Friedrichstraße, Kuppenheim
Mo-Sa 12:00-14:00,18:00+; Tu off; Su 12:00-14:00,17:15+
Delizioso
Restaurant · Italian · 4.1 km
10 Igelbachstraße, Gernsbach
Mo,Tu 10:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00; Th 17:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-14:00,...
Eventhof Platzhirsch
Restaurant · Regional · 5.8 km
17 Herrenalber Straße, Gaggenau
Mo 10:00-17:00;We-Su 10:00-22:00
Flammaurant zur Traube
Restaurant · Tarte Flambee · 2.5 km
10 Lindenstraße, Gaggenau
Mo-Sa 17:00-22:30; Su 12:00-22:30 || "nach bestätigter Reservierung"
Gasthaus Bären
Restaurant · Italian, Regional · 6.6 km
1 Schulgasse, Bad Herrenalb
Mo-Sa 17:00-23:00; Su, PH 11:00-14:00, 17:00-23:00
Gasthaus Zum Engel
Restaurant · Regional · 2.4 km
1 Moosbronner Straße, Gaggenau
We-Sa 17:00-23:00; Su 12:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00
Hotel Restaurant Syrtaki
Restaurant · Greek · 3.8 km
38 Bleichstraße, Gernsbach
Mo off; Tu-Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-24:00; PH 11:30-14:30,17:30-24:00
Liedtke
Bakery · 2.8 km
Traditionelle Handwerksbäckerei
35 Eichelbergstraße, Gaggenau
Tu-Fr 06:00-12:30,14:30-18:00; Sa 06:00-12:30; Su 07:00-11:00
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Luong
Restaurant · Asian · 4.1 km
4 Hofstätte, Gernsbach
Mo off,Tu-Fr 11:30-14:30,17:00-22:00, Sa-Su,PH 12:30-22:00
Michelangelo Pizzeria
Restaurant · Italian · 3.1 km
6 Haydnstraße, Gernsbach
Tu-Sa 17:30-23:00; Su,PH 11:30-14:00,17:00-22:00
141 more on the map.
History
Gaggenau was first mentioned in local records in 1243 under the name "Gaggenaw". The present district of Bad Rotenfels is even older, having been mentioned in a royal donation letter in 1041. Gaggenau remained a small village until the 19th century: Originally part of the Ufgau, it came under the jurisdiction of the marquisate of Baden in the 13th century, and was included in the territory claimed by the Margrave of Baden-Baden in 1535, which held it until 1689. At that time, it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Kuppenheim district of the Bishopric of Speyer. It was eventually assigned to the jurisdiction of the Rastatt Office of the State of Baden, which later became the District of Rastatt.
In 1691, the area was at the heart of the Palatinate War of Succession and was almost completely destroyed by the French forces. In 1772, Anton Rindeschwender established a successful glassworks factory below the village, and along with it a number of new residences and supporting businesses in the area.
From the History section of Gaggenau on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay19
Churches and places of worship43
Evangelische Kirche Bernbach
Church · Protestant · 6.6 km
2 Bernsteinstraße, Bad Herrenalb
Shopping37
Gas and EV charging17
Schools, colleges and libraries24
Healthcare18
Map of Gaggenau
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Getting there and nearby towns
Airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 km away.
- Gernsbach 3 km south, about 3 min by car
- Malsch 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Rastatt 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Sinzheim 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Karlsruhe 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Pforzheim 28 km east, about 28 min by car
- Oberkirch 35 km southwest, about 35 min by car
- Wildberg 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Mühlacker 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Nagold 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Gaggenau-Blick, Rainer Lück http://1RL.de/, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gaggenau-Im Erlich 13-Mahnmal-04-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Im Erlich 13-Mahnmal-02-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Im Erlich 13-Mahnmal-06-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Im Erlich 13-Mahnmal-10-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Im Erlich 13-Mahnmal-12-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Im Erlich 13-Mahnmal-14-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Im Erlich 13-Mahnmal-08-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-250-Schumannstr-Nr3-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-248-Schumannstr-Nr3-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-254-Schumannstr-Nr5-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-246-Schumannstr-Nr1-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-252-Schumannstr-Nr5-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-244-Schumannstr-Nr1-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-04-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-02-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-22-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-12-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-10-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-18-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-14-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-16-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-20-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-06-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Friedhofskreuz-02-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Soldatengraeber-06-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Friedhofskreuz-12-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Friedhofskreuz-10-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Kapelle-08-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Grabmal-02-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Gefallenendenkmal-06-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Gefallenendenkmal-02-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Soldatengraeber-02-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Grabmal-04-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Grabmal-06-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Friedhofskreuz-06-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Friedhofskreuz-04-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Gaggenau-Waldfriedhof-Friedhofskreuz-08-2024-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Bad Herrenalb, Alexignat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bad Rotenfels-St Laurentius-04-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baden-Baden 10-2015 img24 Stiftskirche, A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus am Ernst-Schlapper-Platz, Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Merkurturm-IMGP8430, Rainer Lück 1RL.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Theater Baden-Baden, Till Niermann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baden-Baden-Brahmshaus-14-Maximilianstr 85-2017-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Katzscher Garten Brunnen, Touristinfo Gernsbach, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Gernsbach-Schloss Eberstein-26-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Unimog Museum in Kuppenheim-Oberndorf (außen) 2013, Duke Q, CC BY 3.0
- Gernsbach-Obertsrot-Herz Jesu-10-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gernsbach, path in the spa park, Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- NSG Scheibenberg IMGP0068, Rainer Lück http://1RL.de, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gernsbach-Liebfrauenkirche-09a-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gernsbach-Jakobskirche-08-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ebersteinburg-Sanatorium-02-2022-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Lautenfelsen IMGP8978, Sitacuisses http://1RL.de/, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Battertfelsen (Badener Wand) Baden-Baden (cropped), Katharina Müller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gaggenau-Markuskirche-02-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gernsbach-Obertsrot-Antoniuskapelle-04-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gernsbach-Obertsrot-Erhard-Kapelle-02-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kuppenheim-Oberndorf-Heilig Kreuz-06-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loffenau-Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche-01-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dorfkirche Bernbach 2014 - SAM 1562 X, Drarebe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mahlbergturm, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Lautenbach, neue Kirche Mariä Heimsuchung, Rauenstein, Public domain
- Gernsbach-02-Altes Rathaus-gje (cropped), Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gernsbach, das Kornhaus, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Stolperstein für Amalie Herz (Kuppenheim), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Adolf Kahn (Kuppenheim), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Alfred Maier (Kuppenheim), Francisco Peralta Torrejón, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Augusta Dreyfuss (Kuppenheim), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Bertha Kahn (Kuppenheim), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Berthold Herz (Kuppenheim), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gasthaus zum Engel Michelbach, Karthoo, CC BY 4.0
- Landgasthaus Kreuz Michelbach, Karthoo, CC BY 4.0
- E-Bike Ladestation Gernsbach Handelslehranstalt, Karthoo, CC BY 4.0
- E-Ladesäule Gaggenau Carl-Benz-Schule, Karthoo, CC BY 4.0
- E-Ladesäule Gaggenau Jahnhalle, Karthoo, CC BY 4.0
- Stadtbibliothek Gaggenau, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Kirchliche Bücherei Gernsbach, Karthoo, CC BY 4.0
- Igelbachbad 1164, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Waldseebad - panoramio (4), fotogoocom, CC BY 3.0
- Clemm'scher Garten 1183, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rhinemariner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nvbwseifert, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rhinemariner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floscher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bct, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_AE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pic_nick, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_AE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_AE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bittelwangen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, it_s_so_funny, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tasmaniadevil, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floscher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, MirDochEga1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_AE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_AE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mathe-hilde, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, plexi32, CC BY-SA 4.0
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