Steinheim combines hiking trails through varied landscapes with insights into local furniture history. The Furniture Museum focuses on the development of Steinheim’s furniture production over 120 years; its interactive tour includes 13 sights. The town also has annual festive traditions and an outdoor pool with swimming and diving facilities. During your stay, you can tailor your plans around nature, culture and leisure to suit your interests.
Tour and Hiking Trails
The interactive tour starts at the Steinheimer Kump, but you can also begin it at any other point. This gives you the flexibility to choose where to start, while the 13 sights provide the tour’s thematic framework.
Four of the six designated A hiking trails run through and southwest of Steinheim Forest. A1 and A2 follow forest tracks throughout, passing through species-rich mixed deciduous forest. A3 and A4 circle Hahneberg through the area between the Emmer and Steinheim Forest, a landscape of meadows, pastures and fields. If you prefer forest tracks and mixed deciduous woodland, consider A1 or A2; A3 and A4 offer a different option, through meadows, pastures and fields.
A5 and A6 also offer different points of reference along the Emmer. A5 starts at an information board near the boules court on the “Im Altenhagen” path, runs through the Emmer floodplains towards Eichholz and crosses the Emmer near Struckstein before returning along the opposite bank. A6 leads to the Kluslinde east of Eichholz and then follows the other bank of the Emmer back to Steinheim. When choosing a route, you can consider their respective features: A5 is defined by its starting area and crossing at Struckstein, while A6 is defined by its destination at the Kluslinde and its return to Steinheim.
Furniture History at the Museum
The Steinheim Furniture Museum is housed in the former furniture factory of Joseph Günther. Covering 900 m², it presents the history and development of Steinheim’s furniture production over 120 years. The exhibits come from Steinheim businesses and showcase different stylistic periods, from Historicism and Art Nouveau through Art Deco and period furniture to modern designs. Those interested in design can explore different eras of furniture production within a local context.
The museum also hosts up to four special exhibitions a year. Local artists, collectors and historians present works, photographs, pictures and objects. Topics range from current and historical subjects to the town’s club life. Alongside furniture history, the museum therefore offers exhibitions that provide other local perspectives.
Festivals and Outdoor Pool
Steinheim’s annual traditions include the Rose Monday parade. It has drawn visitors to the town on the Emmer since the first Rose Monday parade of the modern era in 1911; according to the town, it attracts up to 25,000 visitors. Several marksmen’s associations and brotherhoods in Steinheim also hold an annual marksmen’s festival. Another historical tradition is Rochus Day: in 1637, the then mayor Homissen and the town council established it as a town holiday and made the Rochus vow.
The outdoor pool adds a range of water activities to the options. It has a 25-metre swimming pool and a diving facility with 5-m, 3-m and 1-m boards. There is also a non-swimmers’ pool with a water depth of 60 to 125 cm, a wide water slide and a cascading water shower. If you’re planning a visit to the outdoor pool, it’s best to check the current opening hours in advance.
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