Discover Ingelfingen

Ingelfingen offers different ways to enjoy a stay: a history of winegrowing, a summer concert held regularly, a museum dedicated to fossils and minerals, and a hiking route around the town. Depending on whether you are more interested in local history, natural history or spending time outdoors, you can focus your trip planning in different ways.

Wine tradition, concerts and special places

Winegrowing in Ingelfingen was first documented in 1080; the local winegrowers’ cooperative was founded in 1892. The dates refer to different historical milestones: the first marks the documented mention of winegrowing, and the second the founding of the cooperative.

The Ingelfinger Fass is considered Europe’s second-largest wooden cask and the largest self-supporting cask structure of its kind. These comparisons make winegrowing a distinctive point of reference in Ingelfingen.

During the summer months, the town of Ingelfingen and the event organiser regularly host a concert as part of the Hohenloher Kultursommer. The venue is either the Fürstensaal in the New Palace or the Schwarzer Hof. The concert venue may therefore vary.

Museum and hiking route

At the Muschelkalk Museum, visitors can use images, texts and a slide show featuring fossils, rocks and minerals to build a scientifically sound and accessible picture of a bygone era. The museum offers a different experience from a hike: the focus here is on exhibits and exploring natural history.

The “Around Ingelfingen” hiking route follows the Georg-Fahrbach Trail towards Criesbach and passes the Criesbach wine press. These named route landmarks give the walk a specific direction, but do not indicate a walking time or level of difficulty. If you are planning a trip with children, you can consider whether the museum or the hike is a better fit for your group’s interests.

More to discover in the Hohenlohe district

The wider Hohenlohe district offers numerous cycling routes. Cyclists can experience the Hohenlohe hills, framed by the deeply incised river valleys of the Kocher, Jagst and Ohrn. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Limes also runs in a straight line through the Hohenlohe district. Three Limes viewing platforms offer sweeping views across the landscape.

Kloster Schöntal and Forchtenberg are among the Hohenlohe district’s distinctive cultural and scenic attractions. Kloster Schöntal lies in the Jagst valley in Hohenlohe; its abbey church has a Baroque twin-tower façade. The tomb of the knight Götz von Berlichingen is in the cloister. Forchtenberg, meanwhile, is characterised by a medieval townscape, an almost completely preserved town wall and numerous half-timbered houses. Its landscape includes the Kocher valley and the side valleys of the Kupfer, Sall and Wülfinger Bach.

Wine and events offer further ways to explore the Hohenlohe district. You can buy and sample wine and spirits directly from Hohenlohe winegrowers and distillers. The Hohenloher Weindorf takes place in the market square in Öhringen. For more than 30 years, the Künzelsauer Burgfestspiele Schloss Stetten have been staged outdoors in the castle moat, always at the end of July or beginning of August.

When choosing accommodation, your preferred focus may be the deciding factor: Ingelfingen’s wine tradition, museum and hiking route are at the heart of the local selection, while the wider Hohenlohe district offers a broader framework for planning your trip.

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Go to the main travel overview: Hohenlohe.