Historic Old Town Korbach

Korbach It developed at the end of the 8th century from a Carolingian imperial court, first mentioned in 980. The town was located at the then important intersection of the trade routes from Frankfurt to Bremen and from Cologne to Leipzig and quickly became an important market town. In 1188, it (like Lübeck, for example) was granted Soest city rights.

After the unification of the old and new towns in 1377, the boom continued. Stimulated by the favorable location on the two trade routes, KorbachThe merchants turned to long-distance trade on a larger scale: they can be traced back to the 15th century in Deventer (Flanders) and Reval (Estonia) and at the latest since this time Korbach – the only city in Hesse today – is also a member of the Hanseatic League.

To this day, you can find numerous testimonies from the significant past KorbachExperience it. Parts of the outer masonry and the Gothic stepped gable with the relief of the city coat of arms of the old town hall, built in 1377, survived the great city fire of 1664. Furthermore, the two Gothic churches of St. Kilian (historic Old Town) and St. Nikolai (historic New Town), the city fortifications with the almost completely preserved double city wall, and several stone chambers used as warehouses at the time, recall the Hanseatic period. Korbachs.

The “Gold Trail KorbachThe "Zwischen den Mauer" (Between the Walls) tour from the main train station through the old town and the interactive city history trail "Zwischen den Mauer" (Between the Walls) bring the past to life. The award-winning Wolfgang Bonhage Museum Korbach is partially housed in one of the stone chambers from the Hanseatic era. And the pedestrian zone in the heart of the old town, with its attractive boutiques, department stores, and sidewalk cafés, offers carefree shopping fun.