Bretten is a town approximately 20 km north of Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Get in

By train

• 1 Bretten station. the station is served by regional trains as well as  S4  and  S9   

See

Market place and fountain

Historic town centre.

• 1 Melanchtonhaus, Melanchthonstr. 1, ☏ +49 7252 9441 0. This 19th century structure sits on the site where the birth place of church reformer Philipp Melanchton who changed his birth name of "Schwartzerdt" to a Greek calque. Among other things it houses a library. (updated Feb 2016)
• 2 Stadtmuseum im Schweizer Hof (City Museum). (updated Jan 2019)

Do

• 1 Tierpark Bretten, Salzhofen 9, ☏ +49 7252 7256. (updated Feb 2016)

Events

• Peter and Paul's Festival: 28 June – 1 July 2019. Traditionally held on the first weekend in July. Attendees can try some folk dances here. (date needs updating)

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Krone, Marktpl. 2, ☏ +49 7252 97890. 

Go next

• Bertha Benz Memorial Route - Follow the tracks of the world's first automobile journey (Mannheim - Pforzheim - Mannheim) back in 1888, leading right through Bretten