Why visit Hechingen
Townapedia lists 73 museums and landmarks, 48 parks and trails, 116 places to eat, 13 places to stay and 35 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Schwanenkinos, Burgtheater, Villa Eugenia and Hohenzollerisches Landesmuseum.
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About Hechingen
Hechingen (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛçɪŋən] ; Swabian: Hächenga) is a town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the state capital of Stuttgart and 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Lake Constance and the Swiss border.
From the Wikipedia article Hechingen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do35
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Museums and landmarks73
Hohenzollerisches Landesmuseum
Museum
5 Schloßplatz, Hechingen
Th 14:00-18:00; Fr 14:00-17:00, Sa-Su,PH 13:00-17:00
Hohenzollern Castle
Monument and historic site · 3.1 km
Ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern in the Swabian Alps of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Mo-Su 10:00-17:30
Heimatmuseum"s Mahles Haus"
Museum · 6.4 km
1 Schulstraße, Rangendingen
Su[1,3] 14:00-17:00
Fachwerkbau
Monument and historic site
S. Wikipedia: Liste_der_Kulturdenkmale_in_Hechingen
22 Goldschmiedstraße, Hechingen
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Parks, trails and playgrounds48
Hallen-Freibad Hechingen
Sports field and stadium · 1.3 km
14 Badstraße
Mo-Fr 07:00-20:00; Sa-Su,PH 09:00-20:00
Let's Play
Playground · 3.1 km
6 Linsenäcker, Hechingen
Mo-Tu off; We-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:00-14:00,15:00-19:00; PH...
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Restaurants and cafes116
12 Mann
Restaurant · Italian · 5.3 km
4 Gerstlaich, Bodelshausen
Tu-Fr 11:30-14:30,17:00-23:00; Sa-Su 11:00-23:00
Kupferpfanne
Restaurant · Regional
41 Schadenweilerstraße
Mo 18:00-22:00; Tu,Fr-Sa 17:30-22:00; We-Th off; Su 11:30-14:00,17:30-21:00
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Lamm
Restaurant · German · 2.9 km
29 Römerstraße, Hechingen
Mo,Sa 18:00-21:30; Tu-Fr 11:30-14:00,18:00-21:30; Su, PH 11:30-20:00
Löwen
Restaurant · Italian, Pizza · 3.3 km
41 Dorfstraße, Bisingen
Th-Sa 17:30-21:00; Su 12:00-14:00,17:30-21:00; PH 12:00-14:00,17:30-21:00
Museum Restaurant
Restaurant · Indian
2 Zollernstraße, Hechingen
Mo off; Tu-Fr 10:30-14:00,16:30-22:30; Sa-Su,PH 12:00-22:30
Restaurant Reiterstube
Restaurant · Italian · 6.7 km
1 Sulzen, Bisingen
Tu-Sa 17:30-22:00; Su 11:30-14:00,17:30-22:00; Mo,PH off
Restaurant Schloßberg
Restaurant · Regional · 1.1 km
2/1 Schloßackerstraße, Hechingen
Mo 11:30-14:00,16:30-23:00; Tu-Th,Sa-Su off; Fr 11:30-23:00
Ristorante Pizzeria Zollerstuben
Restaurant · Italian
4 Schulstraße, Hechingen
Mo,We-Su 17:30+, Su 11:30-14:00
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Where to stay13
Churches and places of worship32
Klosterkirche St. Luzen
Church · Catholic · 1.0 km
19 St.-Luzen-Weg, Hechingen
Kloster Stetten
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.4 km
17 Klosterstraße, Hechingen
Mariä Heimsuchung
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.5 km
5 Leo-Saurer-Straße, Hechingen
St. Nikolaus
Church · Roman Catholic · 5.7 km
13 Kirchgasse, Bisingen
Shopping28
Gas and EV charging9
Schools, colleges and libraries15
Berufliches Schulzentrum Hechingen - Standort Schlossackerstraße
School
82 Schloßackerstraße, Hechingen
Healthcare13
Gesundheitszentrum Bad Sebastiansweiler
Hospital · 6.7 km
26 Hechinger Straße, Mössingen
Map of Hechingen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Manfred Rommel Airport Stuttgart (STR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.
- Mössingen 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Haigerloch 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Meßstetten 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Tübingen 20 km north, about 20 min by car
- Horb am Neckar 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Pfullingen 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Reutlingen 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- Sulz am Neckar 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Herrenberg 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Nagold 28 km northwest, about 28 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
- Klosterkirche St.Luzen (Hechingen) Dächer, Muesse, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 00 2008 07 14 0043 Hechingen - Stiftskirche St. Jakob, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stiftskirche St. Jakobus Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gebäude ehem. Gasthof Rad und Stiftskirche, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DH Hechingen Merian, Ipflo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Frauengartenstraße 2, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 00 2008 07 14 0052 Hechingen - Stiftskirche St. Jakob, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hauptorgel der Stiftskirche St. Jakobus, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hauptportal Stiftskriche St. Jakobus, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chor der Stiftskirche St. Jakobus, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stiftskirche St. Jakobus, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altarkreuz Stiftskirche Hechingen, Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hechingen Stiftskirche 360°, Didym, CC BY-SA 4.0
- .00 1056 Stiftskirche St. Jakobus in Hechingen, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 00 2008 07 14 0057 Hechingen Stiftskirche, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 00 2042 Stiftskirche St. Jakobus in Hechingen, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baden-Württembergische Bank (Hechingen), Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baden-Württembergische Bank, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktplatz in Hechingen mit dem 1957-58 erbauten Rathaus (Architekt Paul Schmitthenner) - panoramio, qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0
- Kulturdenkmal Laufbrunnen, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Laufbrunnen und BW-Bank, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hechingen Stiftskirche Fürstengruft 360° 1, Didym, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hechingen Stiftskirche Fürstengruft 360° 2, Didym, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 00 2008 07 14 0047 Hechingen - Neues Rathaus, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haus in Hechingen Schulstrasse, Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 00 2008 07 14 0058 Hechingen - Neues Rathaus, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- .00 2059 Stadt Hechingen in Baden-Württemberg, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus in Hechingen - panoramio, qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0
- Municipal building Hechingen and Fountain (2018), Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktplatz-Brunnen in Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wohnhaus Am Rain 5, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloßstraße 15 und 17 und Fruchtkasten in Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Synagoge und ehem. Jüdische Schule, Hechingen, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jüdische Schule Hechingen, Zollernalb, CC0
- Unterer Turm, 1579 erbaut durch Graf Eitelfriedrich I. von Hohenzollern-Hechingen - panoramio, qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0
- Burg Hohenzollern ak, A. Kniesel (= User:-donald- ), Lauffen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NSG Altwiesen img8888, Vux, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burg Hohenrangendingen 01, Zollernalb, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Neues Schloss (Hechingen), Muesse, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dreifuerstenstein, Ramessos, Public domain
- St Luzen (Hechingen)1, No machine-readable author provided. Zollernalb assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5
- NSG Espenloch, Lothar Gronwald, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hohenzollern castle 1, Der Messer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- DE-BW-ZAK NSG-Winterhalde img8896 01, Vux, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hechingen Hohenzollerisches Landesmuseum17549, Wuselig, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Albtrauf, Thanheimer Steige, Heiligenkopf und Burg Hohenzollern, R-bitzer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oldtimermuseum Zollernalb Hechingen, Zollernalb, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St.Johannes, RA Dr. jur. Hans G. Müsse, Hechingen Muesse, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schloss Lindich (Hechingen), Muesse, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Landappbw 157924 1820 Hechinger Synagoge Hechingen, David, CC0
- Villa Eugenia 0233, Muesse, CC BY 3.0
- Colchicum autumnale auf Beurener Heide (Hechingen)4, Corinna Müller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NSG Geifitze - Oberlauf der Schmiecha, Friedi13, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Martinsberg, Spica19, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zeller Horn-6142, Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NSG Hessenbol 07, Friedi13, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burg Hohenzollern, Bisingen-Zimmern, Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dionysius-Kirche Bodelshausen 02, Zollernalb, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pfarrkirche St. Marien (Hechingen-Weilheim) DSC01236 03, Vux, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NSG Lauchhalde - Gesamtansicht, Friedi13, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wasserturm Burg Hohenzollern 04, Zollernalb, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedhofskirche in Schlatt (Hechingen), Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landappbw 648888 1820 St. Antonius Kirche Sickingen, David, CC0
- Katholische Kirche St. Nikolaus in Bisingen - panoramio (1), qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0
- Burg Hohenzollern mit 2 Kapellen, CatalpaSpirit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Klosterkirche Stetten (Hechingen), Muesse, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hängender Stein auf der schwäbischen Alb, Traufgang - panoramio, qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tasmaniadevil, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tasmaniadevil, CC BY-SA 4.0
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