Merdingen: Wine, History and Special Discoveries

Merdingen combines winegrowing with a distinctive historical character: vineyards, winegrowers’ farms, an old tithe barn and Baroque details offer different ways to shape your stay. Experiences range from learning about winegrowing and cellar work to a truffle hike. You can tailor your stay to focus on cultural history, wine or a trip into the forest.

Winegrowing and Winegrowers’ Farms

The municipality describes Merdingen as the largest winegrowing community on the Tuniberg and puts its vineyard area at 250 hectares. At the traditional Gassenweinfest, guests can sample the results of centuries of winegrowing tradition in historic winegrowers’ farms. As the festival is held regularly, it is worth checking the events page before your trip to plan for the next edition. Another way to learn about winegrowing is to join a vineyard and cellar tour, where Merdingen’s winegrowers offer guests an insight into their work. Sampling wine at the festival and learning about work in the vineyard and cellar thus offer two different ways to explore the subject.

Historic Details in the Village

The 300-year-old tithe barn of the Teutonic Order was once used to collect and store tithe payments. It was converted for various purposes in the 19th and 20th centuries; the former barn was restored and renovated as a community, festival and cultural venue. Numerous celebrations organized by Merdingen’s clubs and the municipality still take place in the Merdingen tithe barn and its adjoining tithe courtyard. Here, architectural history meets community events.

Above the main portal of St. Remigius Parish Church, a niche houses a larger-than-life Immaculata sculpture by Johann Christian Wentzinger. Another notable structure is the Baroque Stockbrunnen fountain: it was created in 1739 at the municipality’s expense by a stonemason who had previously been commissioned to carry out stonework on the church. These two details offer different perspectives on Merdingen’s architectural and art history: a sculpture at a precisely located site and a fountain with a documented history of its creation.

Forest Paths and Other Discoveries

Even short outings offer different ways to spend your time. A ten-minute walk along Biegärten Street leads through the forest to the Bettelbrünnele rest area. Guests can also join a truffle hike in Merdingen. North of the village, near the forest on the road towards Wasenweiler, lies the Roman bath. The bathhouse was first partially excavated before the war. This historical trace in the surrounding area adds another subject to the village’s history, while the short walk to the rest area and the truffle hike offer other reasons to spend time outdoors.

More Experiences in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

The wider travel destination of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald also offers more things to do. At Badeparadies Schwarzwald in Titisee, summer temperatures prevail 365 days a year, alongside real palm trees and turquoise-blue water. The Galaxy water slide universe offers more than 25 attractions and water fun for all ages. In Feldberg, Fundorena features a three-level trampoline park. Its X Mind Arena has six stations, and Fundorena also includes its own snack bar, Chicco’s Lounge. These attractions broaden the range of experiences in the wider destination with water-based and active options, while Merdingen offers a different kind of trip focused on winegrowing, local history and its own discoveries.

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