# Aufseß

Aufseß a municipality of 1,300 people (2019) in Upper Franconia. It is most well known as the village with the most beer breweries per capita, however it can be thought of as a set of hamlets along the St2188, each with their own brewery.
The community of Aufseß has been listed in September 2000 in the Guinness Book of Records as world record-holder for the greatest brewery density in the world.

## Get in
### By plane

The nearest major airport to Aufseß is in Nuremberg (NUE).

### By car
## Get around

* Taxi company Ott, phone +49 9198 998877 or +49 171 7710944

## See

* 49.882911.228161 Schloss Unteraufseß, Am Weiher 79, ☏ +49 9198 656.
* 49.8924111.2230382 Schloss Oberaufseß, Schloßberg 92, ☏ +49 9198 510.

## Do

* Breweries Path around Aufseß, Circular route 13 km (8 miles), walking time 4 hours (depends on beer). If you are over 16 years, you can get the Franconian Honorary Beer Drinker Certificate, children can get the Companion Document. Aufseß – Sachsendorf (5 km, 3 miles) - Sachsendorf – Hochstahl (5 km, 3 miles) - Hochstahl – Heckenhof (2 km, 1.3 miles) - Heckenhof – Aufseß (2 km, 1.3 miles)

### Festivals

* Church jamboree in Hochstahl in July
* Church jamboree in Heckenhof on 4th Sunday in August
* Church jamboree in Sachsendorf and Zochenreuth beginning of September
* Church jamboree in Aufseß and Neuhaus end of September
* Church jamboree in Hochstahl in November

### Nearby

* 49.8669511.166061 Heiligenstadter Naturbadesee (Heiligenstadt See Swimming Lake). A natural lake for swimming maintained with jetty, exit ladder, changing room and toilets. free. (updated Aug 2022)

## Buy

Every brewery has its own beer stones and more things to buy.

## Eat

* 49.90615911.2217881 Gasthaus Weiß, Hauptstraße 41, Neuhaus, ☏ +49 9274-253.
* 49.87106211.2801192 Gasthaus Pflaum, Zochenreuth 24, ☏ +49 9274-224.
* 49.88624511.2233813 Gasthof Stern, Neuhauser Str. 39, ☏ +49 9198-99919.
* 49.90324811.2219764 Zum Mühlengrund, Mühlengrundstraße 49, Neuhaus, ☏ +49 9274-790.

## Drink

There is a walk Brauereienweg around the 4 World Record Breweries of Aufseß:
* 49.88382411.2287351 Brauereigasthof Rothenbach, Im Tal 70, ☏ +49 9198-9292-0. most of time, see homepage, April through October no closing day. In front of Aufsesser brewery as it's brewery tap
* 49.8816811.242652 Meyer Kathi Brauerei (Kathi-Bräu), Heckenhof 1, 91347 Heckenhof-Aufseß, ☏ +49 9198-277. 09:00 to 23:00, no closing day. A meeting point for bikers also making reduced alcohol beer. beer 0,5 l- €2.8.
* 49.88426611.2674213 Brauerei Reichold, Hochstahl 24, ☏ +49 9198-271. closed on Mondays. A Brauereigasthof 0,5 l beer €3.00.
* 49.9153211.239724 Brauerei Stadter, Sachsendorf, 91347 Aufseß, ☏ +49 9198-8193. November - March: closed on Monday and Tuesday, April - October: Monday and Tuesday opened from 17:00.
see Breweries in Franconia#Aufseß

## Sleep

Finding affordable accommodation might be difficult in summer.
* 49.9032311.221851 Zum Mühlengrund, Neuhaus, 91347 Aufseß, ☏ +49 9274-790. with shower, WC, phone and TV. Single room €37.00, double room €54.00.
* 49.88382411.2287352 Brauereigasthof Rothenbach, Im Tal 70, 91347 Aufseß, ☏ +49 9198-9292-0. non smoker rooms with shower, WC, phone and TV. Single room €38, double room €62.
* 49.88426611.2674213 Brauerei Reichold, Hochstahl 24, 91347 Aufseß, ☏ +49 9198-271. with shower, WC, phone and TV. Motorhome parking bays are right next to the brewery. Single room €30, double room €40.

## Go next

Visit Bamberg to see the medieval town and try the local smoked beer (Rauchbier) or to Bayreuth, is famous as the host of the Richard Wagner Festival, furthermore the Markgräfliches Opernhaus is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List or deeper into Franconian Switzerland Pottenstein.