Obstland Cycling Route - Sub-route II - History of fruit cultivation
- 1:45 h
- 20.32 km
- 182 m
- 182 m
- 146 m
- 231 m
- 85 m
- Start: Börtewitz
- Destination: Börtewitz
1241 – Siegfried von Mügeln founded the monastery “St. Marienthal”. Thus, Sornzig – thanks to the nuns of the Cistercian order – became the historical cradle of fruit growing in the Mügeln region. In 1539 the monastery was dissolved due to the Reformation and remained a state estate with changing owners until 1892. Fruit growing truly blossomed anew through the Leipzig city planner Ludolf Colditz, who founded the Kloster Gärtnerei GmbH Sornzig in 1895. Expropriation of the Colditz family in 1946. Fruit growing was then continued successfully in an LPG and since 1990 in Klosterobst GmbH. The listed ensemble of the monastery in Sornzig is today a popular place for encounters, education, and recreation. It is located in the middle of a park landscape with three orchards (wild and meadow orchards). The sponsor is the Dr. Ludolf Colditz Foundation Kloster Marienthal.
More about cycling routes in the Leipzig region: www.leipzig.travel/radfahren
Waypoints
Good to know
Pavements
Best to visit
Directions
The circular route starts in Börtewitz but can also be started from any other starting point.
From Börtewitz, the route first leads northeast 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 to the right, past Wachberg, to Glossen train station. From there, the path leads via Nebitzschen to Mügeln.
In Mügeln, you pass St. Mary's Church and cycle through the center past the marketplace. Then you leave the town heading south 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
Bicycle helmet, weatherproof clothing, provisions and water, bicycle lights in darkness
Directions & Parking facilities
Reachable by car from Leipzig via the A14.
Mügeln: Marketplace parking lot
Arrival Mügeln:
Take the RE50 to Oschatz. Then continue by bus 803 to Mügeln.
Additional information
More about cycling 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 sub-route II of the Obstland cycling route. “Poppy Pollenpelz and the Mysterious Gold Treasure” is an interactive discovery journey via the app “locandy”, where many puzzles are solved, games played, and interesting facts about the Saxon Obstland and earth history are conveyed. And those who find out what the mysterious gold treasure is about at the end can even look forward to a small reward.
Description of the route and app download: http://www.locandy.com/qr/de-obstland-route2
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