ROMANTIK HOTEL ZUR OBEREN LINDE
Historic Romance Guesthouse of the Black Forest
The Black Forest of southern Germany shrouds the low mountains from
the Rhine River valley along the French and border of Alsace to the watershed
of the Danube through Bavaria Alb Winding roads through thick trees and
green meadows, wine vineyards of Riesling, and white Burgundy grapes.
Romantic little villages of half-wood houses, unique regional culinary
flavors, outdoor activities in warm summer and snow in winters. The baths
of Baden-Baden, the rides and amusements of the Europapark at Rust, open
air farm museum at Gutach, glass-blowing at Dorotheenhutte and the Triberg
waterfalls are all within reach of the Ortenau region and the Romantik
Hotel Zur Obernen Linde has been a unique accommodation for Black Forest
travelers since 1659.
Located
on a historic main route through the Black Forest woodlands from Bavaria
to Strasbourg, the town of Oberkirch began as an important
village of the region since established in the under the German Holy
Roman Emperor Henry II in the 12th Century, a holding of the Counts
of Ortenau Oberkirchs. The city and the region suffered rule of many
forms over the centuries, was the center of the Peasant’s War
in 1525 and almost leveled by the French in the war of European Succession,
but for 350 years of its history the Gastehaus style accommodation Hotel
zur Oberen Linde has stood on the main street of the old town since
the 17th Century, at the foot of the Schwarzwald hills, a bewitching
example of Black Forest half-timber architecture, evoking the romance
of the old world.
Now
one the collection of Romantik hotels, a group of unique historic hotels
in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (see Hotel
Stern Chur and Hotel
Markusturm Rothenburg),
the Romantik Hotel zur Oberen Linde is a family run hotel operated
by proprietor
Elizabeth Dilger and her family. The four star country hotel has 27 rooms,
a full floor of which has authentic four-poster canopy beds. The front
of the hotel faces the main street of Oberkirch, but behind it is a green
park of walks and a fountain pool, in good weather a terrasse for lunch
dining looks out on the garden. The hotel’s restaurant is known
for its local regional cuisine of fish and game from the surrounding
hills and lakes, and wines
from local and world wineries.
Romantic Packages
Romantic hotel packages including meals, wine and two nights are offered
as well as family packages for visitors to Europapark (30 minutes away),
a wine walk is offered to the vineyards of the upper Linde. Bowling,
tennis and golf are nearby, as well as hiking and biking in the forest
hills. In winter, lifts and cross-country skiing at Black Hochstrasse
are nearby. The area has castles to visit as well, the ruins of Schauenburg
above Oberkirch and the castles of the Hohenzollerns (see Schloss
Sigmaringen and Castle
Hohenzollern), 15 to 20 minutes east, or learn to make Black Forest Cake (see Gmeiner Chocolatier Seminars).
Getting There
Traveling through the Black Forest is easier by car. The hotel has off street parking, or will provide for a shuttle to the Oberkirch rail station. The Hotel zur Oberen Linde is 20 kilometers by car from Strasbourg or Karlsruhe, under an hour from Stuttgart and under 2 hours from Munich. © Bargain Travel Europe
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See Also:
BLACK
FOREST HUT - GLASS BLOWING
HORNBERG
KNIGHTS CASTLE HOTEL
ROTHENBURG ON THE ROMANTIC ROAD
ROMANTIK HOTEL SACKMANN BAIERSBRONN
