Living – Studying – Working
The municipality of Hoppstädten-Weiersbach comprises three districts: Hoppstädten, Weiersbach with Bleiderdingen, and Neubrücke. Located in the Nahe Valley on the edge of the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park, it offers numerous recreational opportunities in the picturesque and nature-oriented landscape of the Upper Nahe Highlands. These include exploring the Water Experience Trail (Gewässer-Erlebnis-Pfad) of the Upper Nahe or hiking along the Nahe Trail (Nahesteig).
The municipality has evolved from a community historically characterised by agriculture and craft smanship into a modern hub for commerce, industry, and higher education. Hoppstädten-Weiersbach boasts excellent transportation links, including the Neubrücke regional train station with a park-and-ride facility and a solar carport with charging stations, as well as the first highway connection in the Birkenfeld district.
Additionally, Hoppstädten-Weiersbach was an early adopter of renewable energy sources such as wind power, photovoltaics, and district heating from biomass. By integrating aspects of „living, studying, working“, and leveraging its strong infrastructure, the municipality offers a high quality of life for both young and older residents alike.
Nature and environmental technology trail around the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld
The first section leads along the „Zero Emission Campus“ with many interesting technical and natural-related aspects on climate, biotope and species protection.
Section B:
The second section leads along the idyllic cycle path to Birkenfeld and conveys interesting facts about regional features in nature.
University location
Environmental Campus Birkenfeld
The municipality is home to the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld (ECB), a site of the Trier University of Applied Sciences. The ECB has been recognised for years as the most sustainable university in Germany in the renowned GreenMetric ranking.
Neubrücke regional railway station
The regional train station connects the Nahe region and the federal state of Saarland with the urban centres of Mainz and Frankfurt. The Environmental Campus Birkenfeld is just a few minutes‘ walk away. The train station is also a central starting point for a visit to the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park.
Steinautal community park
Since 2024, the citizens‘ park, close to the Neubrücke regional train station and the Nahe Trail (Nahesteig), offers a wide range of activities and attractions for adults and children.
Local recreation
You can experience the beauty of nature and the landscape around the course of the Nahe river on a hike along the Nahe Trail (Nahesteig) and the Water Experience Trail (Gewässer-Erlebnis-Pfad) or other activities in the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park region.