"Home is where the family is..." Mühlhausen by JessH

Mühlhausen Travel Guide: 12 reviews and 48 photos

Muehlhausen surrounded by Wine :-) - Mühlhausen

This is where I'm from!

This small village is my home turf. Contrary to the mind-set of the USA and other countries, there's no shame in being a "small town girl" in Germany :-)

This is where my mother was born, where my grandparents still live, where I attended primary school, where I got my first vaccination shot, where I had my first kiss, where I got my first pet dog, and where I fell out of my first tree...

It's not a hot tourist destination; but you're likely to be passing through our small village when driving through the surrounding areas of Heidelberg, Wiesloch, Karlsruhe and Speyer.

I'll be returning to visit my family this Christmas (2007) so feel free to revisit my pages for updates :-)

A sign at the village limits reads:
"Harmonish umgeben von Sonne & Reben" = "Harmonically surrounded by sun and vines"
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Click here for the history of the village

Village sign: Muehlhausen

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(the small red sign says "rabies risk area"... don't worry about it: it's been there for decades & just indicates what we all know - most of Europe has areas where you *might* once in a blue moon come across a wild animal with rabies. That's all.
I've never been attacked by a pack of squirrels with foamy mouths, and neither will you... ;-)

Map of the Kraichgau region, Germany

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Check out the village's very-own website: (sorry, only in German)
http://www.muehlhausen-kraichgau.de/

--> Also check-out my travelogues for more photos below :-)

Pros and Cons

Pros:Quiet, clean, friendly, central yet rural... simply picturesque!
Cons:Too much commuter-traffic at certain times
In a nutshell:The preffered choice of many Germans: work in the city, live in a village!

Last visit to Mühlhausen: Dec 2007
Intro Updated Jan 28, 2008
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Italian food in Muehlhausen, Kraichgau - Mühlhausen

Italian Food in Muehlhausen Restaurants (2)

Giovanni's family have been in our village for many years and everyone knows him. When Germany won the UEFA world cup... more travel advice

Kraichgaustube Muehlhausen (from website) - Mühlhausen

A real German village pub & restaurant Restaurants (2)

Given the fact that you are in our little village, I assume you would also like to try some local specialities? For many... more travel advice

Beer, food & live music at the street festival - Mühlhausen

Seasonal Festivities & Street Parties Things to Do (3)

Small villages in Germany are reknown for celebrating... anything really! This phenomenon reminds me a lot of the... more travel advice

My Scotsman outside the shop :-) - Mühlhausen

Scottish Invasion?! Shopping (1)

A strange phenomenon is taking place in my gorgeous little village: In 2001 John (my Scottish fiance) came to Germany... more travel advice

Local Customs (2)
See All Our most famous street & its strange...
Favorites (2)
See All The art of fermenting grape juice...

Travelogues (2)

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slothtraveller Jun 20, 2011 at 3:09 AM

What a nice place to grow up! I liked the tip about the ice-cream man. Running out to the van was a memory from my childhood too. :-)
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riorich55 Jun 9, 2009 at 11:37 AM

Enjoyed reading some of your many pages. Will be back. Like you I'm a Libra, referee Volleyball and donate blood. My oldest son is 1 mos older then you and Huey Lewis is coming to my town on his b'day.
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Kakapo2 Oct 22, 2008 at 2:50 PM

A great read about a small town :-) Indeed it has an international touch and should be more famous ;-) Why do you have a Bayernfest in Kraichgau? I lived not far from another Mühlhausen (A 8 - Albaufstieg)... And yes, ice-cream must be Italian :-))) Sissi
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craic Feb 18, 2008 at 7:39 AM

what a marvellously intersting and funny page - packs of squirrels with foamy mouths! - hoot!
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rexvaughan Feb 17, 2008 at 8:24 PM

Great page on your home town. It has a lot more going for it than mine did. But they are about the same size.
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Basaic Jan 29, 2008 at 1:22 PM

Great Kuhschwanz story!!
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SLLiew Dec 4, 2007 at 3:24 AM

Excellent detailed tips. Like the one of fermenting grapes :)
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cnango Oct 17, 2007 at 6:59 PM

Hi Jess, your charming village set rich & fertile hill country with trees planted where there are no buildings or farms sounds AWESOME. I hope to visit your beautiful country for the next EuroMeet.Nice page !
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Nemorino Oct 12, 2007 at 11:19 AM

Happy birthday, Jess! Your home village sounds like an idyllic little place. Greetings from Frankfurt am Main in the middle of the annual Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Confucius Jul 11, 2007 at 2:28 PM

If you're going to be homesick anyway; why not think about Giovanni's gelato van... NOW! Can you name some flavors? Mmm. Nice to know there's a Chinese restaurant by Luna Hotel. Yum! The Scottish conspiracy to take over your German village is funny too!