Heiligkreuzsteinach: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The surrounding area of Heiligkreuzsteinach is home to the Schriesheim Visitor Mine, Heidelberg Castle, Wachenburg, Kronenburg and Apfelskopf. The Schriesheim Visitor Mine is a specific point of interest for those interested in culture and history.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Heiligkreuzsteinach.

Nature and History

Eichelberg, Glaskopf and Rinke are located in the immediate vicinity of Heiligkreuzsteinach.

Heiligkreuzsteinach was first recorded in 1293 under the name “Heile-Crutzsteina”, in connection with the sale of the church patronage rights of Heiligkreuzsteinach and Bärsbach to the Worms Cathedral Chapter.

Around 1,500 hectares of the municipality’s total area of 1,961 hectares are covered by forest, giving the municipality a heavily wooded character.

Stiefelhöhe reaches an elevation of 584 metres and is the highest point both in Heiligkreuzsteinach and in the Rhine-Neckar District. Stiefelhütte is located on its southern slope.

Activities and Orientation

A mountain biking and Nordic walking network has been mapped out around Heiligkreuzsteinach in the Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park. For travellers interested in outdoor exercise, mountain biking and Nordic walking are therefore the two specifically named activity options.

Heiligkreuzsteinach comprises seven named localities: Heiligkreuzsteinach, Eiterbach, Vorderheubach, Hinterheubach, Lampenhain, Bärsbach and Hilsenhain.

Around Heiligkreuzsteinach, 120 kilometres of scenic, well-marked hiking trails through the Odenwald upland landscape are recorded.

Heiligkreuzsteinach is listed in the Rhine-Neckar District as a state-recognised climatic spa and is located in a valley where the Eiterbach and Steinach rivers converge.

For further comparison, you can also view these places: Helmstadt-Bargen, Waibstadt, Nußloch, Neckargemünd, Weinheim, Angelbachtal, Hilsbach, Dossenheim.

To the higher-level travel overview: Rhine-Neckar District.