Can someone recommend a good road atlas of Germany?

Amtmann

Hi,

I need a decent road atlas of Germany for two main reasons:

1) to show me a comprehensive image of the road network (i.e. autobahns AND smaller, older country roads)

and, more importantly -

2) to show me - in a quite detailed way - small towns, their proximity to one another, and the older roads that connect them.

I personally love the Collins Road Atlas series. They have a good one for France, but none for Germany. The AA road atlases tend to be very cluttered and have a poor colour system, though they are comprehensive.

Is anyone aware of a good alternative?
I will probably be moving to Germany in the autumn for an extended period to research the history of a number of towns in the areas around Hamelin or Schweinfurt.

Any suggestions are much appreciated.
By the way, German language suggestions are fine by me.

palaver

'Falk Strassenatlas' ist definitely the best road map for Germany.

http://www.gofalk.com/

http://www.amazon.de/Stra%C3%9Fenatlas-Deutschland-%C3%96sterreich-Schweiz-Europa/dp/3827904366

They have a lot of maps, very good city maps as well. Just check out the links above.

Good luck!