Haiger Travel Guide
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Haiger Overview
Haiger lies about 5 km west of Dillenburg (Dillenburg vacation rentals | Dillenburg travel guide), and 20 km southeast of Siegen (Siegen vacation rentals | Siegen travel guide) on the eastern edge of the Westerwald range, near where the three states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate all share a common point.
To the North Haiger borders with the town of Netphen (Netphen vacation rentals | Netphen travel guide) (Siegen-Wittgenstein in North Rhine-Westphalia) and the community of Dietzhölztal (Dietzhölztal vacation rentals | Dietzhölztal travel guide), to the east with the community of Eschenburg and the town of Dillenburg, to the south with the community of Breitscheid (all in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis), and to the west with the communities of Burbach and Wilnsdorf (both in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district of North Rhine-Westphalia).
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Things to See in Haiger
Heimatmuseum Haiger (local history)
Leinenmuseum Haigerseelbach (linen museum)
Heimatstube Sechshelden
Stadtkirche Haiger: After the Kirchberg (Church Hill) in Haiger had been used, as must be assumed, for pagan purposes in pre-Christian times, a baptistery was built on the site once Christianity had arrived. In uncertain times the church's mighty tower served as defence and refuge. The church was gifted by King Konrad I on 14 April 914 together with the king's court - Meierhof - Heigera and the market rights, given to the Walpurgis Monastery.
Regular Events
- Altstadtfest (Old Town Festival)
- Lukasmarkt (market; October)
- Pfingstmarkt (Whitsun Market)
- Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market; December)
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Maps and Driving Directions to Haiger
Kath. Kirche
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More about the History of Haiger
Haiger is the oldest of three towns on the river Dill. It was first mentioned in 778 in a gift deed of Lorsch (Lorsch vacation rentals | Lorsch travel guide) monastery. The town is located at the meeting of three small valleys formed by the Haigerbach, Aubach and Dill, which in medieval times placed the town along important communication routes, but later more on the periphery. The town's most famous son was Johann Textor who was born here in 1582. Between 1608 and 1619 he was town clerk in Haiger and subsequently wrote the Nassauische Chronik, a comprehensive description of the area. One of the most famous historic depictions of the town is an engraving by Matthäus Merian. On 8 May 1729, the still fully walled town perished in a great fire that destroyed all buildings within a few hours. Even the town's church, built on an outcrop rising within the centre of town, was left in ruins. Quick financial help from surrounding principalities, towns and provinces, as well as a generous donation of 400 florins by Princess Isabella of Nassau-Dillenburg, helped relieve some of the worst deprivation.
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