- 1:45 h
- 20.45 km
- 180 m
- 180 m
- 146 m
- 231 m
- 85 m
- Start: Börtewitz
- Destination: Börtewitz
1241 - Siegfried von Mügeln founds the "St. Marienthal" monastery, making Sornzig - thanks to the nuns of the Cistercian order - the historical cradle of fruit growing in the region around Mügeln.In 1539, the monastery was dissolved as a result of the Reformation and became a state estate with changing owners until 1892. Fruit growing truly flourished again thanks to the Leipzig town planner Ludolf Colditz, who founded Kloster Gärtnerei GmbH Sornzig in 1895. The Colditz family was expropriated in 1946 and fruit growing was successfully continued in an LPG and, since 1990, in Klosterobst GmbH. The listed ensemble of the monastery in Sornzig is now a popular place for meetings, education and recreation. It lies in the middle of a park landscape with three orchards (wild and scattered fruit). It is run by the Dr. Ludolf Colditz Kloster Marienthal Foundation.
More about the cycle routes in the Leipzig region: www.leipzig.travel/radfahren
Good to know
Pavements
Best to visit
Directions
The circular tour starts in Börtewitz, but can also be started from any starting point.
From Börtewitz, the route first leads north-east through the geotope at Silbersee and past the open-cast mining pit at the clay pit to Kemmlitz. At the end of the village, turn left and follow the country road for a short distance. After a few hundred meters, continue right, past the Wachberg, to Glossen station. From there, the route leads via Nebitzschen to Mügeln.
In Mügeln, you pass St. Mary's Church and cycle through the town center past the market. You then leave the town in a southerly direction along the cemetery. Via Lichteneichen, Sornzig and Strocken, you finally return to your starting point in Börtewitz.
Tour information
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
Cycling helmet, weatherproof clothing, provisions and water, bicycle lights in the dark
Directions & Parking facilities
Accessible by car from Leipzig via the A14.
Mügeln: Parking lot market place
Directions Mügeln:
Take the RE50 to Oschatz. Continue by bus 803 to Mügeln.
Additional information
More about the cycle routes in the Leipzig region: www.leipzig.travel/radfahren
Author
Christina Witt
Organization
LEIPZIG REGION
License (master data)
Christina Witt
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Families can embark on an exciting adventure with the little bumblebee Poppy Pollenpelz on route II of the Obstland cycle route. "Poppy Pollenpelz and the mysterious gold treasure" is an interactive journey of discovery via the "locandy" app, in which many puzzles are solved, games are played and interesting facts about the Saxon fruit country and the history of the earth are conveyed. And those who find out what the mysterious gold treasure is all about at the end can even look forward to a small reward.
Description of the tour and download the app:http://www.locandy.com/qr/de-obstland-route2
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