Ummerstadt marketplace – Tambach Castle loop from Scheuerfeld

Ummerstadt marketplace – Tambach Castle loop from Scheuerfeld

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Ummerstadt marketplace – Tambach Castle loop from Scheuerfeld

01:20

27.2km

270m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 7, 2026

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7.08 km

Parts of the Luther film were also shot on the market square in Ummerstadt. The sloping marketplace and the well-preserved half-timbered houses provided the necessary environment for this. Numerous scenery constructions/changes to buildings and the fountain were made for this purpose, so that everything looks medieval. I have attached a picture of it. The fountain is completely boarded up and serves as a pedestal for the indulgence dealer. He speaks to the fictional community of Jüterborg.
If you know that, a real highlight.

Here is an interesting link about it:

filmtourismus.de/luther/#:~:text=The%20most%20%20%20filming locations%20were%20started with%20the%20first%20days%20of shooting.

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10.4 km

Ummerstadt marketplace

Highlight • Monument

The town hall is the largest and most representative half-timbered building in Ummerstadt. The decorative framework was hidden under plaster until 1929, only since then has the almost 450-year-old building once again presented itself with a half-timbered façade - thus shaping the view of the market square at the front of which it stands.

The year 1558 is carved into the western corner of the foundation walls of the town hall: the year the town hall was built - or so it is assumed.

During the Thirty Years' War, exactly on October 14, 1632, the town hall, like most of the city's buildings, burned down almost completely. Imperial and Bavarian troops were the arsonists. After the major fire, the bar service in the lower rooms could only be maintained in a makeshift manner. The town hall bell remained intact and, after a short interlude in the town church, now rings again in the town hall tower. It is the oldest bell in Ummerstadt.

Source: ummerstadt.de

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10.6 km

Historic Arch Bridge over the Rodach

Highlight • Bridge

Here you drive over a very well preserved arched bridge over the Rodach. Architecture from earlier times.

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11.0 km

Ummerstadt Historic Town Center

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

this is a very nice section on the former inner-German border. It is mostly very quiet and there are very few cars. This section is highly recommended, especially in the evening.

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13.4 km

Former Inner German Border Marker

Highlight • Historical Site

Coming from Gemünda or Ummerstadt you drive past it directly in the curve at the Gehegsmühle. From there you can follow the path uphill into the forest and continue to Neundorf. You save yourself the way via Dittersdorf.

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15.4 km

Gemünda Village and Half-Timbered Houses

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful little village with half-timbered houses not far from the Thuringian border. A ride through with the racing bike is definitely worthwhile. The parish hall with the smithy (unfortunately not photographed) and the church are particularly worth seeing.

Overall, the section Merlach - Autenhausen - Gemünda can be driven.

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20.7 km

Tambach Castle

Highlight • Castle

However, with secularization, the Langheim monastery office and the Tambach Castle monastery office were dissolved. Tambach Castle fell to the Bavarian royal house in 1803 and to the House of Ortenburg in 1806 in exchange for the County of Ortenburg in Lower Bavaria. Tambach Castle only acquired its current appearance at the beginning of the 20th century. The original fountains by the Bamberg sculptor Michael Trautmann (1742-1809) were removed when the Protestant Counts of Ortenburg moved in and distributed to the communities of Neuendorf and Hergramsdorf. The current fountain in the castle courtyard was built at the beginning of the 20th century.

The private castle church in the castle is open to the public and can be accessed from the castle courtyard. The church can be booked for weddings and baptisms.

Source: wildpark-tambach.de/wildpark-schloss-tambach/schloss-tambach

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27.2 km

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Bus stop

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