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© Konrad Merz | Stadt Steinau

The Spessart, Hesse

Brothers Grimm City Steinau a.d. Straße

Historic Old Towns

Brüder-Grimm-Straße 70, 36396 Steinau an der Straße

Welcome to Steinau an der Straße, where the world-famous brothers Grimm spent their childhood. Follow their footsteps with a visit in their former family house, which is home to an exciting museum today.

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Welcome to Steinau an der Straße 

The Brothers Grimm town of Steinau an der Straße is a must for all fairy-tale lovers and fans of the famous fairy-tale collectors. Here you really will be following in the footsteps of the Grimms: from the family’s only surviving house and the brothers’ schoolhouse to the original floor that Jacob and Wilhelm walked over as young boys. This floor can be found in the barn of the former guild hall which today houses the Steinau Museum. The museum is particularly proud of the altar bible from 1710 from which grandfather Friedrich Grimm read. Beginning with the famous brothers’ great-grandfather, four generations of the family can be traced to Steinau. The ‘an der Straße’ supplement to the town’s name is of great historic importance to the small town. It refers to the Frankfurt-Leipzig trade road that was a major trading route between the 16th and 18th centuries. This brought reputation and prosperity to the town in the Middle Ages.


Touristinformation Steinau an der Straße

Brüder-Grimm-Straße 70
36396 Steinau an der Straße

Phone: 0049 (0)66 63 - 973 88
E-Mail: verkehrsbuero@steinau.de
Web: www.steinau.de

Town Hall, St. Catherine's Church and Fairytale Fountain on the Market Square at the Kumpen

© Stadt Steinau

Town Hall, St. Catherine's Church and Fairytale Fountain on the Market Square at the Kumpen
Steinau Museum - Carriage and ICE

© Stadt Steinau | Konrad Merz

Steinau Museum - Carriage and ICE
Steinau Museum - Brothers' Grimm House

© Stadt Steinau | Konrad Merz

Steinau Museum - Brothers' Grimm House
Steinau Museum - Brothers' Grimm House Kitchen

© Stadt Steinau | Konrad Merz

Steinau Museum - Brothers' Grimm House Kitchen
Steinau Castle

© Stadt Steinau | Konrad Merz

Steinau Castle
Spessart Throne in the Amtshof

© Stadt Steinau | Claudia Dorn

Spessart Throne in the Amtshof
Steinau Theatrium

© Theatrium Steinau | Uta Schirmer

Steinau Theatrium
Summer toboggan run at the Steinau Adventure Park

© Erlebnispark Steinau

Summer toboggan run at the Steinau Adventure Park
Europe-Climbing Forest Steinau

© Stadt Steinau | Holger Leue

Europe-Climbing Forest Steinau
Dripstone Cave Devil's Bathtub

© Gewerbe und Verkehrsverein Steinau

Dripstone Cave Devil's Bathtub

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