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Kork
Kork is considered one of the most interesting communities in the Hanauerland. The name is of Celtic origin. Kork was first documented in 778. Already at that time Kork had a church and was a great parish.
In the Kork village church there is still a Baroque organ in the style of Silbermann, created in 1778 by Markus-Georg Stein from Durlach.
Kork is rich in beautiful half-timbered buildings, most of which date back to the 18th century.
Also worth seeing is the Kork Buehl, the historic centre, surrounded by various types of half-timbered houses. You can also find the Korker bull, a bronze cast legend figure from the forest letter of 1476.
Kork Castle, which in 1892 was the founding site of the later major epilepsy centre, is also nearby.
Today
Since 1972 Kork has belonged to the large district town of Kehl. About 2600 people live in Kork. It is considered one of the most interesting communities in the Hanauerland. The name is of Celtic origin. Kork was first documented in 778. Even back then Kork had a church and was a great parish. In addition to shops for daily needs, almost every type of craft business can be found there. The proximity to Strasbourg (8km) allows residents and visitors alike to participate in the cultural offerings of this city.
The Handwerksmuseum (craft museum), one of the largest museums in the region – with outlines of 15 different professions – offers interesting insights into the professional world of the past over an area of 1,700 square metres. A large fishery exhibition, with all kinds of fish found in the Rhine, as well as a model of a half-timbered house show complete the exhibition.
Regarding traffic connections, Kork is well served by the Offenburg-Strasbourg regional trains which run at frequent intervals, the TGV connection in Strasbourg (to Paris) as well as the ICE connection in Offenburg.
Quiet side roads, well-developed bike paths through nature and forests invite you to go hiking, jogging, cycling and inline skating.
Over four floors, the former brewery lovingly depicts occupations that have long since died out or only persist in a transformed form.
In addition, an epilepsy museum is affiliated.