Crawinkel Between Pastureland and History
Accommodation in Crawinkel
With its open pastureland, active trails and rich local history, Crawinkel offers a range of ways to shape your trip. ThĂĽringeti is open pastureland for horses and cattle, with great biodiversity. There are also good hiking conditions and a hang-gliding and paragliding school where you can give it a try. You can decide whether nature and outdoor activities, flying or historical discoveries will define your stay.
Pastureland and Trails
ThĂĽringeti combines open landscapes with a diverse range of animal and plant life. Separate from this is the pastureland of Agrar Crawinkel, which adds to the network of trails around the holiday destination of Crawinkel for hikers, mountain bikers and riders. This gives you a choice of different ways to enjoy an active holiday, from hiking to exploring the trails by mountain bike or on horseback.
Excursions and specialist guided tours are also offered by Agrar GmbH Crawinkel. They are conducted for various target groups. Agrar GmbH Crawinkel covers an area of 2,300 hectares. If an excursion is important to your plans, check in advance for current dates and access arrangements.
Flying Experiences and Guided Tours
If you are interested in hang-gliding or paragliding, you can enquire about tandem flights through members of Luftsportverein Crawinkel. Check with them, too, whether a flight is available at your preferred time. The hang-gliding and paragliding school invites you to give it a try.
Guided tours on the production of millstones at the Alte MĂĽhle in Crawinkel offer another perspective on local craftsmanship. The subject connects a visit with the history of a traditional trade. Check in advance for current dates and access arrangements.
Church History and Local Craftsmanship
A document issued by Landgrave Friedrich of Thuringia in 1360 mentions Crawinkel as a town. The historical milestones of St. Mary’s Church go back further: the founding of the Marienkapelle is believed to date to around the year 1000. In 1421, Crawinkel’s first church was built from the chapel. St. Mary’s Church has had its present form since 1758. The dates distinguish the presumed founding of the chapel from the later stages of construction.
The craft of instrument making is also part of the town’s history. Instrument makers from Crawinkel were known far beyond Thuringia for the quality of their violins and citterns. The Mühlsteinhauermuseum in Crawinkel features a special exhibition about the Compiègne salon car. Together with the guided tours at the Alte Mühle, this offers different ways to explore craftsmanship and history; check the mill’s current dates and access arrangements before visiting.
Cultural and Hiking Opportunities in the Ohrdruf Destination
Ohrdruf offers its own cultural and historical story. The permanent exhibition at Museum Schloss Ehrenstein is dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach’s childhood and youth in Ohrdruf from 1695 to 1700. Bach spent five formative years there with his older brother Johann Christoph Bach; the Ohrdrufer Bachtage and the Bach-Rad-Erlebnisroute build on this connection. Individual editions of the Bachtage take place at specific times, so it is a good idea to check the relevant event dates.
Ohrdruf’s industrial history is also on show: Tobiashammer was built around 1480 as an iron, wire and sickle hammer mill. For hikers, the 12-kilometre Naturpark-Weg Walter Schütz starts at the Naturpark-Tor Ohrdruf and has about 284 metres of elevation gain. Check the route conditions before setting out. When planning your trip, you can decide whether to focus on Crawinkel’s pastureland and local history or on other cultural and hiking opportunities in the Ohrdruf destination.
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