Discover Clingen
Accommodation in Clingen
Discover Clingen through its distinctive details: spring water at the Börnchen, the history of former mills and striking traces of the town’s past give the place its character. Those interested in nature and history will find small details to observe by the water as well as architectural heritage.
Water and mill history
At the Börnchen, a spring flows into a pond edged with tufa stones. A bench stands beside it. The water from the Börnchen flows into a landscaped biotope. The spring, pond and biotope make for an appealing subject for anyone interested in watercourses and how they are designed; the bench also offers a place to sit by the Börnchen.
Clingen once had five mills: the Pfaffenhof Mill, the Neumühle, the Ölmühle, the Papiermühle and the Pulvermühle. The history of the Pulvermühle, later called the Neue Ölmühle, is particularly varied. It was an oil and grist mill and, from 1922, supplied electricity for Clingen’s lighting for many years. This example brings together milling and the local electricity supply.
Traces of the town’s history
At least part of Clingen’s Domänenhof is the castle’s main building. Inscriptions attest to the age of its lower section. Near the church, a surviving section of the old town wall includes a small tower with two loopholes. In the forecourt stands the monument of the “Loreley” men’s choral society, a replica of the Loreley Rock. Clingen thus offers different forms of architectural remembrance, from the section of wall with its loopholes to a monument shaped like a well-known rock formation.
The Gerinne is a damaged aqueduct and can only be reached from the sports ground. As its condition may change, check the current situation before visiting. At the Kleine Wartburg wildlife park in Clingen, visitors can feed the animals; check current visiting arrangements before travelling.
More to discover in the wider Kyffhäuserkreis destination
The wider Kyffhäuserkreis destination offers further nature and history experiences. The Barbarossa Cave is an anhydrite cave between the districts of Rottleben and Steinthaleben in the municipality of Kyffhäuserland. Five miners discovered it in 1865 in connection with the resumption of copper shale mining. The cave was named after the legend of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa’s return. Its geology, mining history and naming legend offer different ways to explore the site.
The Sondershausen Adventure Mine offers guided tours year-round at a depth of 670 metres, including an approximately two-hour truck tour through the underground labyrinth. The adventure mine is also home to the world’s deepest concert hall, where concerts and cabaret performances are regularly held. Underground tours and cultural events come together here.
In Westgreußen, the Funkenburg Archaeological Open-Air Museum features Germany’s only reconstruction of a Germanic settlement on a prominent hill spur above the Helbetal valley. Its hands-on educational activities include pottery, baking, wool processing, fishing-net making and archery. The Wiehe Model Railway offers a different way to explore: the exhibition is open year-round and covers 12,000 square metres of exhibition space.
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Discover more destinations: WestgreuĂźen, Steinthaleben, Oberheldrungen, RoĂźleben, Bendeleben, Sondershausen, HelbedĂĽndorf, Heldrungen.
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