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Obstland Cycling Route - Sub-route II - History of fruit cultivation
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With Poppy Pollenpelz on a discovery route in the fruit-growing regionPhoto: Sylvia & Helene Graupner, LEIPZIG REGION
The Obstland route consists of three thematically different sub-routes. On the route in the Mügeln surroundings, the history of the origin of the Obstland is the focus.
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.
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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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Roadbook
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.
Mühlsteinbruch am Hasenbach
Versteinerter See Börtewitz
Tagebau Karl Marx
Tagebaurestloch Frieden
Kaolinabbau Glückauf
Colditzschächte am Wachberg
Tagebau Gröppendorf
Feldbahnschauanlage Glossen e.V.
Aussichtspunkt mit Kaolinbank am Kaolin-Tagebau Schleben/Crellenhain
Public transport
Arrival Mügeln:
Take the RE50 to Oschatz. Then continue by bus 803 to Mügeln.
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Directions
Reachable by car from Leipzig via the A14.
Parking
Mügeln: Marketplace parking lot
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Equipment
Bicycle helmet, weatherproof clothing, provisions and water, bicycle lights in darkness
Localization
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