Melanchthon House, Bretten – Historic Market Square, Bretten loop from Bretten Rinklingen
Melanchthon House, Bretten – Historic Market Square, Bretten loop from Bretten Rinklingen
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Melanchthon House, Bretten – Historic Market Square, Bretten loop from Bretten Rinklingen
00:25
6.46km
50m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 10, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.50 km
Hundlesbrunnen (Dog Fountain) in Bretten
Highlight • Monument
In 1880 it was completely renovated, received a fountain column with a dog figure and was then named after the Brettener Hundle.
In March 2007 the dog was replaced by a weatherproof replica made of "Udelfanger sandstone". The sandstone column, the column base with the year and the fountain surround were also renewed.
ka.stadtwiki.net/Hundlesbrunnen
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2.75 km
Stone Bench at Pfeiferturm
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Written by Alexander Klein (rittersteineundmehr.de)
Wissembourg-Weiler, the Western Bench: In many places in the Palatinate, Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, and Alsace, you can often find these somewhat dated sandstone benches. They stand along roads or paths, on former postal routes, on mountain passes, by streams, by lakes, in clearings, under trees, at high crosses, etc. These are pieces of "seating and storage furniture" designed to place a load carried on the head or back on the higher surfaces (lintel or widened capital), and to rest on the bench next to or underneath.
Most often, it was women (e.g., market women, farmers' wives, maids, etc.) who carried firewood, crops, butter, hay, manure, etc., in baskets on their heads and covered long distances with them. The benches erected between the 18th and 19th centuries were popular resting places. They are popularly known as Napoleon benches, butter benches, resting stones, or post benches.
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2.87 km
Bretten Market Square and the Palatine Count's Fountain
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Next to the fountain stands the Gothic Melanchthon House, named after a contemporary of Luther.
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2.87 km
Melanchthon House, Bretten
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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanchthonhaus_(Bretten)
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2.88 km
Historic Market Square, Bretten
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2.89 km
Old Town Bretten
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4.40 km
Interspace Fountain and Glass Columns, Bahnhofstraße, Bretten
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5.71 km
Rinklinger Church
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This church is mentioned here for the first time in 1327. Since then it has been repaired and improved several times. In 1792 the church was rebuilt except for the tower and later the tower as well due to heavy loads from a new bell.
You can read the exciting story here: ka.stadtwiki.net/Rinklinger_Kirche
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6.46 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.25 km
1.95 km
1.64 km
433 m
132 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
2.67 km
1.91 km
1.67 km
104 m
< 100 m
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Tuesday 14 July
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17°C
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