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Bishop's Route

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    At a total of eleven stations along the route, panels are installed that provide brief information about geographical knowledge or locally historically interesting events and commemorate the namesake of the route, the Bishop of Rottenburg, Paul Wilhelm von Keppler.
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    Distance 3.6 km
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    Paul Wilhelm von Keppler was bishop of the Diocese of Rottenburg from 1898 to 1926. He died on July 16, 1926.

    Between 1900 and 1919, Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern made Straßberg Castle available to the Bishop of Rottenburg, Paul Wilhelm von Keppler, as a summer residence. The art-loving bishop had a chapel built in the tower of the then-vacant castle. It was painted by members of the Beuron Art School. The bishop's move was a real stroke of luck for the castle, which was in a state of decay, as Bishop Keppler carried out urgently needed maintenance and renovation measures. In addition, the castle was equipped with water and telephone connections.

    The bishop was very popular in Straßberg. When he came by train, he was enthusiastically welcomed by the population. However, he often also walked from Rottenburg to Straßberg on foot.

    Because the bishop loved hiking in nature, the Straßberg working group "Jan von Werth" created and signposted the Bishop's Route in his memory in 2012.

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    The approximately 3.5 km circular hiking trail starts in front of the castle gate of Straßberg Castle and runs on well-developed hiking trails past the Stangenfelsen rock, through the Kleine Mühltal valley to the Große Mühltal valley. From there, on the eastern side of the Schmeiental valley, above the town with a wonderful view over the municipality of Straßberg, past the Luiboldsfelsen rock and the Old Castle Path to the Alte Steige, back to Straßberg Castle.
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    Public transport

    By train:  Tübingen - Balingen - Albstadt - Straßberg station - Sigmaringen
    or: Ulm - Aulendorf - Sigmaringen - Straßberg station - Albstadt - Balingen

    Directions

    Easily accessible by car via
    • the A 81 Stuttgart direction Singen, exit Empfingen to Balingen via Albstadt to Straßberg.
    • via the A 81 Singen direction Stuttgart, exit Sulz to Balingen via Albstadt to Straßberg.
    • via the B 27 from Stuttgart via Tübingen, Balingen, Albstadt to Straßberg.
    • via the A 8 Munich direction Stuttgart, exit Ulm via B 311 towards Zwiefalten, Gammertingen, Albstadt to Straßberg.


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    48.180660, 9.095630
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    48°10'50.4"N 9°05'44.3"E
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    32U 507108 5336384
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    easy

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    Distance
    3.6 km
    Duration
    1:09 h
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    89 m
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    89 m
    Highest point
    781 m
    Lowest point
    695 m
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