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Historic Market Square, Bretten – Melanchthon House, Bretten loop from Bretten

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Historic Market Square, Bretten – Melanchthon House, Bretten loop from Bretten

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Historic Market Square, Bretten – Melanchthon House, Bretten loop from Bretten

00:41

2.58km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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524 m

Historic Market Square, Bretten

Highlight • Historical Site

The market square in Bretten is always worth a visit. Right in the heart of the city with many cozy taverns and also the coffee thirst is not neglected.

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531 m

Melanchthon House, Bretten

Highlight • Historical Site

Built from 1897 in neo-late Gothic style. Today a museum on the history of the Reformation.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanchthonhaus_(Bretten)

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680 m

Schweizer Hof and Goldener Schwan, Bretten

Highlight • Historical Site

The Schweizer Hof is one of the most impressive half-timbered houses in Bretten. Built around 1707, renovated on a voluntary basis around the turn of the century.

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925 m

Bretten's oldest and most important church, origins in the Romanesque period, Melanchthon's baptismal church, in front of it a monument to Melanchthon by the Strasbourg sculptor Andreas Friedrich.
The tower, …

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988 m

Philipp Melanchthon statue at Bretten Collegiate Church

Highlight • Monument

All-rounder Philipp Melanchthon was a child from Bretten, and the city pays homage to him in many places. A very beautiful statue stands at the Bretten Collegiate Church.

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1.11 km

Amtshaus Bretten (District Court)

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At the same level as the collegiate church and almost directly opposite it, but also taking up the southern slope up to Untere Kirchgasse, the historic office building in the …

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1.86 km

Hundlesbrunnen (Dog Fountain) in Bretten

Highlight • Monument

The fountain is very old, its history goes back to the late Middle Ages. It was built around 1400, and in the 19th century it was known as the "Traubenbrunnen" because it was located near the "Traube" inn.

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2.08 km

Old Town Bretten

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Beautiful old half-timbered architecture and good gastronomy on the market square.

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2.58 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.37 km

556 m

462 m

190 m

Surfaces

1.35 km

738 m

322 m

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Thursday 9 July

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Historic Market Square, Bretten – Melanchthon House, Bretten loop from Bretten

Historic Market Square, Bretten

Melanchthon House, Bretten

Schweizer Hof and Goldener Schwan, Bretten

Bretten Collegiate Church

Philipp Melanchthon statue at Bretten Collegiate Church

Amtshaus Bretten (District Court)

Hundlesbrunnen (Dog Fountain) in Bretten

Old Town Bretten

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