Via Regia

Routes and tracks related to the Via Regia.

The Via Regia ran from the Rhine, through Frankfurt am Main, Hanau, Gelnhausen, Steinau an der Straße, Neuhof, Fulda, Eisenach, Erfurt, Eckartsberga, Bad Kösen, Naumburg, Leipzig, Grossenhain, Königsbrück, Kamenz, Bautzen, Görlitz and Breslau to Silesia. It was mentioned already in 1252.

The historical route of the Via Regia is today marked by several national roads: Between Eisenach and Erfurt by National Road 7 (B7) Between Eckartsberga and Leipzig by National Road 87 (B87) Between Leipzig and Görlitz in parts by National Road 6 (B6) In Hanau the Birkenhainer road branches from the Via Regia towards the south, also as a high road.