Discover Lindern (Oldenburg)
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Lindern (Oldenburg) brings together defining chapters of local history, church art and an archaeological connection to the “Road of Megalithic Culture” cycle route. The former town hall, watchmaker’s workshop and Neo-Gothic church each offer a different cultural focus. As you plan your trip, you can combine this local history with a walking or cycling tour—or consider Lindern as one highlight within the wider Cloppenburg destination.
Local history beside the local history museum
The former Lindern municipal town hall became the local history museum on September 12, 2004. Since 2005, the old watchmaker’s workshop of the Büter family has stood next to it. It houses a small exhibition featuring, among other things, old clocks and an antique bellows. Together, these neighboring places introduce different subjects: the local history museum connects with the history of the municipality, while the workshop focuses on the watchmaking trade. This contrast makes a walk around the town varied, without suggesting that the two buildings tell the same story.
Church architecture and sacred art
The Neo-Gothic Church of St. Catherine of Siena was built between 1860 and 1865 and is visually at the center of the town. Inside are 16th-century altar panels, Gothic stained-glass windows and other sacred objects. The construction period and style offer an introduction to the architecture, while the paintings and objects draw attention to the church’s interior.
On a guided tour of St. Catherine of Siena, visitors learn about its builder, Johann Bernhard Hensen from Sögel, the building’s origins and distinctive features of the church’s design. The Lindern tour guide team also offers various tours on foot, by bicycle or combining both. This gives you a choice of different ways to get around as you plan. All you need for a self-guided tour of Lindern with audio stations is a smartphone.
Megalithic tombs along the cycling route
Four Neolithic megalithic tombs in Lindern lie along the “Road of Megalithic Culture” cycle route. The route starts near Osnabrück, ends in Stenum north of Ganderkesee and includes 33 stops. The four tombs are the local connection; the named endpoints and number of stops also convey the route’s broader scope. Lindern’s archaeological heritage thus offers a very different focus from the local history surrounding the local history museum and church.
A look at the municipality of Lindern
The municipality also has its own cultural history destination: a small museum is located in Liener, the largest farming community in the municipality of Lindern. Its exhibits focus on rural life and work in the 19th and 20th centuries. This subject adds a look at everyday rural life over two centuries to the stories of the town hall, workshop and church.
More to explore in the wider Cloppenburg destination
In the wider Cloppenburg destination, the Museumsdorf Cloppenburg – Lower Saxon Open-Air Museum illustrates the living conditions of the rural population of north-west Germany through around 60 historic buildings. Its timeline stretches from the late Middle Ages to the 1980s. This makes rural history a distinct focus there.
Another thematic highlight is ThĂĽlsfelder Talsperre, a reservoir fed by the Soeste and located in the town of Friesoythe and the municipalities of Garrel and Molbergen. It was built between 1924 and 1927. The area and its surroundings have been protected as a nature reserve since 1938 and have also been a Natura 2000 site (FFH area) since 1999. The ThĂĽlsfelder Talsperre adventure trail has 14 interactive stations. You can tailor your search to the experiences you would like to include in your travel plans.
Discover more destinations: Lastrup, Cappeln, Petersfeld, Molbergen, Bösel, Friesoythe, Essen, Garrel.
Back to the wider travel overview: Cloppenburg.
