Bircher-Benner, Bad Homburg

Name: Bircher-Benner
Address: Bad Homburg, Germany

#17 among attractions in Bad Homburg

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The portrait of Dr. Bircher-Benner is a listed bronze bust of the Swiss physician and nutritionist Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner, who is considered a pioneer of the whole foods diet.

The work, created by the Frankfurt sculptor Georg Krämer and unveiled in 1965, is located in the Bad Homburg spa park in the Kirdorf district of Bad Homburg. The bust, which stands on a base of shell limestone, is a donation from the "Society for Health Culture," of which Bircher-Benner had been chairman.

The inscription reads: "Dr. Med. Max Oskar Bircher-Benner, the father of the new nutritional theory 1867-1939".

Coordinates: 50°13'44"N, 8°37'22"E

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Bad Homburg Germany

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Day trips

Bircher-Benner – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Taunus Therme, Church of the Redeemer, Bad Homburg Castle, English Church.

0.5 miSE
50°13'30"N • 8°37'54"E
Taunus Therme, Bad Homburg
13 min walk • Watersports, Spa, Cinema
0.5 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Art Nouveau architecture
Church of the Redeemer, Bad Homburg
14 min walk • The Church of the Redeemer of Bad Homburg belongs to the Protestant Church in Germany. Finished in 1908, the building is outwardly of a heavy, Romanesque Revival appearance, while its interior is held in a neo-Byzantine style, with rich marble wall decorations and gold mosaics...
0.5 miW
Forts and castles
Bad Homburg Castle, Bad Homburg
14 min walk • Bad Homburg Castle is a castle and palace in the German city of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. Originally the residence of the Landgraves of Hesse-Homburg, it was first built in the 12th century.
~1310 ftS
Church
English Church, Bad Homburg
7 min walk • The English Church is a former Church of England church building in the German city of Bad Homburg in Hesse. It is listed as a historic monument and now houses a cultural centre.
0.5 miW
Museum, Art gallery
Museum Sinclair Haus, Bad Homburg
13 min walk • The Museum Sinclair-Haus in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is an interdisciplinary exhibition house for art and nature and an institution of the Stiftung Kunst und Natur gGmbH.
0.5 miW
Museum
Galerie, Bad Homburg
12 min walk • The listed house Dorotheenstraße 5 on Dorotheenstraße in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe was built as a French Reformed church and is now an exhibition house.
0.4 miSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Sankt-Marien-Kirche, Bad Homburg
12 min walk • The Marienkirche or St. Mary's is the main Roman Catholic church in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. Like many other houses in Dorotheenstraße, it is a listed building. It is the parish church of the pastoral area Bad Homburg-Friedrichsdorf in the church...
0.4 miW
Fountain
Laternenfestbrunnen, Bad Homburg
11 min walk • The Lantern Festival is the largest and most traditional folk festival in the Taunus region and has been celebrated in Bad Homburg since 1935.
0.6 miW
View point
Weißer Turm, Bad Homburg
15 min walk • The 14th-century White Tower of Bad Homburg is the freestanding keep of the former Hohenberg Castle and the landmark of the town of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
1 miNW
Church
Sankt Johannes, Bad Homburg
27 min walk • St. John's Church is a Roman Catholic church building in the center of Kirdorf, a district of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in the Hochtaunuskreis. It is one of the largest churches in the Vordertaunus and is therefore, as well as because of its two...
~1820 ftW
Memorial
Kriegerdenkmal 1870/71, Bad Homburg
9 min walk • The war memorial of the city of Bad Homburg commemorates the five Homburg soldiers who died in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871. It was designed by the master builder Christian Holler and executed by the sculptor Jacob Mey.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bircher-Benner?

Nearby attractions include Spielbank Bad Homburg, Bad Homburg (6 min walk), English Church, Bad Homburg (7 min walk), Denkmal Landgräfin Elizabeth, Bad Homburg (7 min walk), Elisbethenquelle, Bad Homburg (9 min walk).

How to get to Bircher-Benner by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bircher-Benner:

Bus

Kisseleffstraße • Lines: 26, 54, 6 (5 min walk)
Kaiser-Wilhelms-Bad • Lines: 26, 6 (7 min walk)

Train

Bad Homburg (15 min walk)
Gonzenheim (27 min walk)

Metro

Gonzenheim • Lines: U2 (27 min walk)