Bretten

town in Baden-Württemberg federal country, Germany

Bretten is a town approximately 20 km north of Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Get in

By train

Get around

See

Market place and fountain

Historic town centre.

  • 🌍 Melanchtonhaus, Melanchthonstr. 1, ☏ +49 7252 9441 0. This 19th century structure sits on the site where the birth place of church reformer Philipp Melanchton who changed his birth name of "Schwartzerdt" to a Greek calque. Among other things it houses a library. (updated Feb 2016)
  • 🌍 Stadtmuseum im Schweizer Hof (City Museum). (updated Jan 2019)

Do

Events

  • Peter and Paul's Festival: . Traditionally held on the first weekend in July. Attendees can try some folk dances here. (date needs fixing)

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Go next

  • Bertha Benz Memorial Route - Follow the tracks of the world's first automobile journey (Mannheim - Pforzheim - Mannheim) back in 1888, leading right through Bretten
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