Bretten

Germany

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

Market place and fountain Historic town centre.

  • 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.
  • Stadtmuseum im Schweizer Hof.

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.

Stadtmuseum im Schweizer Hof.

Tierpark Bretten, Salzhofen 9, +49 7252 7256.

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

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