Industrie- und Heimatmuseum Burgsolms

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Solms is a town west of Wetzlar in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany with around 13,500 inhabitants. In the constituent community of Burgsolms once stood the ancestral castle of the Counts and Princes of Solms. ()

Local name: Solms Population: 13.6 thous. (2019)Area: 13.15 mi²Coordinates: 50°32'39"N, 8°24'28"E

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Industrie- und Heimatmuseum Burgsolms – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burg Greifenstein, Lottehaus, Wetzlar Cathedral, Cube - DAV Kletterzentrum Wetzlar.

7.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Burg Greifenstein, Greifenstein
185 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Germany, Burg Greifenstein stands as a historical beacon in the small town of Greifenstein. This medieval castle, whose roots trace back to the 12th century, is a significant landmark that offers visitors a glimpse into Germany's rich past.
4.3 miE
Museum, Historical place
Lottehaus, Wetzlar
110 min walk • The Lottehaus is a museum in Wetzlar, Germany. It was the birthplace of Charlotte Buff, who lived there for the first 20 years of her life until she got married.
4.2 miE
Historical place, Church, Romanesque architecture
Wetzlar Cathedral, Wetzlar
108 min walk • Wetzlar Cathedral is a large church in the town of Wetzlar, located on the Lahn river some 50 km north of Frankfurt. Construction began in 1230 and is still unfinished, since the western front is still missing its northern belfry.
5.2 miE
50°33'13"N • 8°31'32"E
Cube - DAV Kletterzentrum Wetzlar, Wetzlar
133 min walk • Sport complex, Climbing
4.2 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Reichskammergerichtsmuseum, Wetzlar
107 min walk • The Imperial Chamber Court Museum presents an exhibition on the structure, functioning and history of the Imperial Chamber Court throughout the period of its activity. Opened in 1987, the museum is located in Hofstatt 19 in Wetzlar, a cameral...
5.5 miW
50°33'26"N • 8°17'6"E
Outdoor Zentrum Lahntal, Greifenstein
140 min walk • Amusement, Adventure park, Kayaking
4.2 miE
Museum
Palais Papius, Wetzlar
107 min walk • Palais Papius is a plain baroque two-story palace in the old town of Wetzlar in the Lahn-Dill district. It is located at Kornblumengasse 1.
4.3 miE
Library
Phantastische Bibliothek Wetzlar, Wetzlar
110 min walk • The Phantastische Bibliothek Wetzlar was founded in 1989 and has become one of the largest public libraries specialised in Fantasy literature worldwide, it is the largest in Europe. It is generally a reference library, open for the public and researchers.
4.1 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Jerusalemhaus, Wetzlar
106 min walk • The Jerusalemhaus is a house museum at Schillerplatz 5 in Wetzlar, Germany. On October 30, 1772, the Braunschweig legation secretary Karl Wilhelm Jerusalem shot himself here in a two-room apartment on the second floor.
2.2 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Besucherbergwerk Grube Fortuna
55 min walk • The Fortuna mine, closed in 1983 in a wooded area north of Solms-Oberbiel near Wetzlar, is one of the many mines in the Lahn-Dill area. Iron ore in the form of red ironstone and brown ironstone was mined here, as well as a small magnetite deposit.
5.2 miSW
Trail, Zoo, Aquarium
Wildpark Tiergarten Weilburg, Weilburg
132 min walk • Wildpark Tiergarten Weilburg is a wildlife park in the Taunus Mountains, near the town of Weilburg in central Hesse, in the district of Hirschhausen. In 2010, it had about 111,000 visitors.