The Oexle are correct – that’s the percentage!
Where Grimmelshausen in the Baroque period wrote his “Simplicissimus” in 1669
From Upper Bavaria to the Renchtal in the Black Forest - Photo impressions
Munich - Oberkirch. Travel tip: Achern, Ulm - this refers to the well-known “beer village of Ulm” - Haslach, past Tiergarten with the Ullenburg and on towards Oberkirch - in just over two hours and 45 minutes, if everything is free, you can be in the Renchtal. Admittedly, the journey through the countryside can seem long when the motorway is full. It takes us towards Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, Baden-Baden and a little further towards Basel. On the way to the Renchtal then on smaller streets through Achern, Ulm - meaning the well-known "beer village of Ulm" - Haslach, past Tiergarten with the Ullenburg and on towards Oberkirch. On the route you get a nice insight into the local agriculture: initially corn fields, white herds of cows on lush green meadows, then a flood of fruit trees suddenly changes the vegetation.
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| View from the vineyards towards Strasbourg, photo: Helga Waess |
Golden yellow and red grapes, apples, pears and raspberries
You drive through the villages with their old wine-growing houses and romantic half-timbered buildings, in front of which there are often self-service tables from the fruit growers. Apples, pears and raspberries herald early autumn. August is coming to an end and the grape harvest has almost begun. Despite the hot summer, golden yellow and red grapes will once again make the 2024 vintage an excellent vintage. The Oexle are correct – that’s the percentage!
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| Ringelbach offers this rest area, photo: Helga Waess |
Little nervous bats fight over the fattest mosquitoes
When we arrived, it was evening, the vines were lined up in long lines up and down the hill. Here and there a bird of prey with long wings circles and little nervous bats fight over the fattest mosquitoes. The moon soon triumphs over the orange-red sun, which is about to sink into the horizon behind the Vosges. The high tower of the Strasbourg Cathedral in particular, backlit, announces a remnant of the city backdrop before everything is plunged into dark night.
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| Best air and big grapes - vineyards near Oberkirch - Tiergarten, photo: Helga Waess |
Mild, “very good” air quality
Like a glimmer of hope, the stars above the illuminated ruins of the Schauburg herald the next sunny day. It's quiet when you walk through the vines at night. The wind alone moves the rustling leaves of the chestnut trees that crown the vineyard. Mild, “very good” air quality, as the mobile phone announces, relaxes us after the journey into the idyll.
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Fruit trees in the Renchtal, press photo archive: Helga Waess |
Where Grimmelshausen wrote his “Simplicissimus” in 1669
The sunrise over the Renchtal, which is named after the cozy meandering River Rench. Where Grimmelshausen wrote his “Simplicissimus” in 1669. He was one of the most famous poets of the Baroque period and his full name was J. J. Christoph von Grimmelshausen. In the Renchtal, where Grimmelshausen left his mark as a bailiff and innkeeper, many places are reminiscent of history.
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| ... and in the distance, the Strasbourg Cathedral .. View from the vineyards near Oberkirch, photo: Helga Waess |
The poet Grimmelshausen lived in Oberkirch-Gaisbach from 1649 to 1668
The city of Oberkirch was under the rule of the respective Bishop of Strasbourg from 1303 to 1803. In the old town hall, which serves as a Grimmelshausen and local history museum, among other things, a first edition of the novel “The Abentheuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch” is on display. The poet Grimmelshausen lived in Oberkirch-Gaisbach from 1649 to 1668.
For a long weekend you can get there relatively quickly, even from Munich!
The tranquility of the place and the atmosphere of the vineyards, the story of the poet and a friendly crowd make it clear why people have always vacationed here. For a long weekend you can get there relatively quickly, even from Munich!
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| The spa park in Baden-Baden is waiting for its guests, photo: Helga Waess |
Not far from France, close to Baden-Baden and just a few steps from the Black Forest
You can relax here and with regional cuisine and the same types of fruit and wine, you will quickly feel like you're in the Renchtal... and then the High Black Forest is also perfect for hiking!
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| Vineyards near Oberkirch - press photo archive: Helga Waess |
Rested and relaxed, we then return to Munich, where the Oktoberfest takes place from September 21st to October 6th, 2024
invites you to visit, snack and even take an extensive tour.
