Everyone gets a basket here!
Discoveries in the German basket town of Lichtenfels
Lichtenfels
5 h
12 km
What did panniers, beehives, fish traps and prams once have in common? That's right - they were all once woven from willow rods. Nature provides the material free of charge, and it is constantly growing back. The town of Lichtenfels, which can call itself the "German Basket Town", has a long tradition of basket making. Here you can discover one of the largest baskets and the smallest basket in the world.
A 14-kilometre "Path of Wickerwork Culture" connects Lichtenfels with the basket museum in the basket-making community of Michelau. This circular adventure trail, which runs alongside the River Main for a beautiful stretch, tells the story of basket-making on the Obermain at 23 stations with information boards. Follow the signs "black circle on a white background" and embark on an exciting journey through the history of this ancient craft!
A hiking tour for nature lovers, culture enthusiasts and connoisseurs
Start and end station
Start station
Bahnhof Lichtenfels
5 tour steps
12 km / 5 Stunden
End station
Bahnhof Lichtenfels
Our tip: Please make sure to check your train connection and the expected capacity before you start your journey.
Schedule
Tour starts on Bahnhof Lichtenfels
Direction
With the construction of the railway line from 1846, hundreds of basket makers from the surrounding area came to Lichtenfels on Saturdays and brought their wickerwork to the merchants, who then exported it all over the world. Many merchants settled in the town, as the basketry trade was once lucrative and flourished here in the second half of the 19th century. Some factories and villas in the town still bear witness to this period. You can see that you have disembarked in the wickerwork town as soon as you arrive at the railway station: here you are greeted by the wickerwork object "Das Flechttor". Time and again you will come across interesting wickerwork sculptures in the town centre, including many fairytale figures. Artists creatively combine traditional craftsmanship and modern design in their works.
Bahnhofstraße and Innere Bamberger Straße lead you directly to Lichtenfels' market square.
Direction
Stadtknechtsgasse 5
96215
Lichtenfels
Direction
Marktplatz 33
96215
Lichtenfels
Direction
Bismarckstr. 4
96247
Michelau i. OFr.
Direction
Wiesenweg 14
96215
Lichtenfels
