German Timber-Frame Road

Numerous cities and towns each with examples of the vernacular timber-framed houses traditional to the German states are situated along the road.

The route is divided into seven sections, each of which follow the traditional areas of: Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Hesse, Bavaria, and Baden-Württemberg.

Its aim is to preserve the cultural heritage of a huge variety of different styles of half-timbering in Germany.

The German Timber-Frame Road runs almost the entire length of Germany and therefore links many varied landscapes, historic cities and carefully restored sites and monuments.

Numerous events, festivals and markets throughout the year are publicised as part of the route's attractions.The German Timber-Frame Road is divided into the following seven regional sections,[4] roughly from north to south:

The road in its seven regional sections
Smallest House in Wernigerode