The best walks and hikes around Höchheim

The Way of the Resurrection, which connects the church communities of Irmelshausen, Höchheim and Rothausen, is unique in Bavaria and a total of 13 picture boards with words from the Bible can be read.

In the social welfare center SALEM-Höchheim in Unterfranken, people with mild intellectual disabilities find a home. The SALEM village comprises a spacious area, on which, in addition to several group homes and residential buildings for employees, are the agricultural buildings, the greenhouses of the organic garden, and the workshops of the carpentry. The rural environment, as well as the proximity to nature and animals, have shaped the atmosphere of the SALEM village near Bad Königshofen since 1972.

In place of an old chapel, the now Protestant church of Höchheim was built in 1714 under Friedrich Caspar von Bibra. The builder's sandstone epitaph is located on the north wall of the nave. The church is a choir tower church, light-flooded and friendly, oriented towards the four-columned Rococo altar by Johann Joseph Keßler from 1750. In place of the altarpiece, there is a depiction of the crucifixion according to the Gospel of John with - laterally between the columns - Mary, the mother of Jesus, and John, the beloved disciple of Jesus. In the crowning of the altar, God the Father is seen reaching out his hand to the upward-looking viewer from a cloud halo. Below it is the coat of arms of the Freiherren von Bibra. The richly decorated pulpit, accessed via the sacristy, was created during the church's construction period. A sandglass with four quarter-hour glasses showed the preacher how much longer he had to preach. Opposite it is the so-called Adelstand in the form of a small choir with leaded sliding windows, on whose parapet - as also on the double gallery - Bible quotes are found. The sounding board of the pulpit bears the resurrected Christ in its crowning. The very beautiful sandstone baptismal font dates from 1586, the organ was built in 1745 by organ builder Otto in Würzburg, the crystal chandeliers were made in 1978 in Vienna. The portraits of the reformer Martin Luther and his friend Philipp Melanchthon were re-hung in 1983 to the left and right of the main entrance door in the nave. Next to it, a leaded window shows ears of corn and grapes as symbols of the Holy Communion. It was donated in 1920 by the political municipality and was initially located behind the altar. Whoever walks through the cloister forward to the altar walks under a golden sun depicted in the stucco ceiling, which symbolizes the resurrection. Since Christmas 2008, an angel next to the altar invites visitors to light a candle. For its 300th anniversary in 2014, the church received the name "Michaeliskirche". The background for the naming was the church consecration festival, which is regularly celebrated on the Sunday after Michaeli (September 29). (Text source "Höchheim evangelisch")

The historic village fountain in Höchheim (Unterfranken) was built in 1528 and is located on Dorfbrunnenstraße near the old Burggut. The sandstone structure, which is protected and listed as a historical monument, is sunk into the ground, accessible via a narrow staircase, and also bears the year 1697. (KI)

Old village well: Historical village chronicles and inventories of art monuments mention a historic well (village well) from the 16th century (dated to 1573) in the marketplace of Irmelshausen.

The organic farm of Doris and Günther Wacker is located directly on the main road. In addition to summer and winter wheat, the Wackers specialize in ancient grain varieties such as emmer, einkorn, and spelt. The flour ground from these, as well as various pasta products, can be bought directly at the farm, as can potatoes, among other things.

Cellar structure built into the slope, rubble stone and dressed stone, the round arch entrance aligned on the path between the two castle economy courtyards towards the castle entrance, 16th/17th century, above it a single-storey timber-framed house with a hip roof and on posts over the cellar entrance projecting annex with a gable roof, 17th century, next to it a timber-framed barn with a gable roof, boarded on the gable side, 19th century; formerly belonging to the economy of the water castle (Wikipedia)

Old village well: In historical village chronicles and art monument inventories, a historical well (village well) from the 16th century (dated 1573) on the market square is mentioned for the village center of Irmelshausen. (KI)