"Ochsenfurt ~ historic walled town on the Main" Ochsenfurt by aaaarrgh

Ochsenfurt Travel Guide: 34 reviews and 97 photos

towers and spires from the neuebrucke - Ochsenfurt

In 2006 this was the first Virtual Tourist page on Ochsenfurt. It is great to see other tipsters have added pages about this pretty Bavarian town.

Ochsenfurt is a small, busy and very picturesque fortified town. It lies at the most southerly point of the 'Main Dreieck' ~ that is, the (River) Main Triangle. Around 16km south of Wurzburg. Certainly worth stopping by for a walk around its historic streets and maybe a bite for lunch.

Website (in German) www.ochsenfurt.de

hauptstrasse

The town's main shopping thoroughfare
Hauptstrasse, winds through from one
town gate to the other. Some of the large
timbered houses on the right date from
the 1260's!!

In 2007 the street was stylishly repaved,
with the addition of some modern sculpture

As well as shops, bakeries, cafe's and a
few banks, you can find the 'old' and 'new'
Rathauser and the towns main church.

unterbadgasse (1996)

Plenty of opportunities to reach for
the sketchbook here!

This was one of my efforts, looking down
Unterbadgasse. In the centre of the
picture is the slender spire of the 18th century
Kreuzkirche.

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Pros and Cons

Pros:Historic and well cared for. A busy town with decent shops.
Cons:Could make more of its attractions. Old Bridge demolished.

Last visit to Ochsenfurt: Dec 2007
Intro Updated Jan 28, 2008
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Destruction of the Old Bridge!! Warnings Or Dangers (1)

Beware it is currently (2008) impossible to take a similar photograph to the one on my Ochsenfurt Page. The photo was... more travel advice

Cycling around Ochsenfurt Transportation (1)

Ochsenfurt allows pedal cyclists to travel in either direction along the town's one-way system! Leading out of the town... more travel advice

A magic time at the Fossil Museum - Ochsenfurt

A magic time at the Fossil Museum Favorites (1)

Each year at Christmas time the Fossil Museum at Kleinochsenfurt hosts a Magic Show. The tickets sell out weeks in... more travel advice

A trip to Marktbreit Off The Beaten Path (1)

A few kilometres along the main road (or railway) east of Ochsenfurt is Marktbreit. This extremely pretty town has a... more travel advice

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Comments (7)

BruceDunning Jan 5, 2012 at 2:44 PM Report Abuse

WE are to go to this area in 2012, so thanks for the tips on this town
Franzis Nov 30, 2008 at 3:18 AM Report Abuse

I cant believe the bridge has gone. It was heartbreaking to see one of my main childhood memories demolished. I saw it when I was last there December 2007 and was truly shocked.
diocletianvs Jul 6, 2006 at 11:38 AM Report Abuse

Excellent "first VT page on the lovely town". I hope you didn't sign your nickname on every wall in Ochsenfurt :)
Mariajoy Jan 29, 2006 at 10:41 AM Report Abuse

Ahh yes!!! Ochsenfurt!!!.... ..never heard of it! Looks nice though... what were you doing there?? :)
HORSCHECK Jan 15, 2006 at 7:03 AM Report Abuse

Sean, I didn't know that you were in Germany at the beginning of December. Fabulous little page. I am glad you found out that the Germans have a good sense of humour, but I hope you knew that already before your visit of Ochsenfurt. :o)
Nemorino Jan 7, 2006 at 2:58 PM Report Abuse

Cycling both ways on the one-way streets is getting quite common in Germany -- we can even do it legally in Frankfurt now. (Did it illegally all along.) How did you happen to visit Ochsenfurt, of all places? Nice sketch of the Unterbadgasse.
Bwana_Brown Jan 3, 2006 at 3:43 PM Report Abuse

It is strange that there are no other Pages on a place as interesting as this! That is quite a performance put on by the Rathaus clock!! Great photos and information and I loved your tale of the wild boar!