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Darmstadt District

Patrician Houses in Bad Orb

Darmstadt District

Patrician Houses in Bad Orb

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Patrician Houses in Bad Orb

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Location: Bad Orb, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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JR on Tour

April 25, 2025

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Two richly decorated merchant houses. The house on the left bears the year 1607 on a stone. Experts date the construction of the upper half-timbered floors of both houses, which …

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Heiko Edelmann

February 10, 2025

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Very beautiful, well-preserved and renovated half-timbered houses. This clearly shows how wealthy Bad Orb was.

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Andi

June 5, 2026

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The historic patrician houses in the old town of Bad Orb are among the most magnificent half-timbered buildings in Hesse and predominantly date from the 16th and 17th centuries. With their artfully carved beams, bay windows, and ornaments, they bear witness to the former prosperity of the salt traders and salt counts, who became rich through salt production. Particularly impressive examples of this era are the magnificent Salzgrafenhaus on the market square and the historic Henkershaus.

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Elevation 170 m

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Location: Bad Orb, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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