An entertaining circular route of 20 kilometers through the Lommatzscher Pflege, leading to the impressive seat of the former Schleinitz nobility - Schleinitz Castle.
An entertaining circular route of 20 kilometers through the Lommatzscher Pflege, leading to the impressive seat of the former Schleinitz nobility - the Schleinitz Castle.
The eponymous town of the region, Lommatzsch, is the start and end point of the circular route, which connects landscape as well as history and culture in a short time. Already at the starting point, the historic market of the town, there is something worth seeing. The impressive town hall, the Wenceslas Church and the local museum shape the town centre. But also one of the most famous sons of the town, Terence Hill, is honored with the Terence Hill Museum in the centre.
The route leads out of town and directly into the scenic region with small streets and country paths through the villages in the surroundings. A first stop is worthwhile in Neckanitz at the community centre, where a magnificent half-timbered house can be admired and a museum of rural customs invites you to linger.
Typical for the region are the hills that you have to climb by bike. So the first part of the route always leads slightly uphill. This also offers the opportunity to enjoy great views over the fields. There is also a triangulation pillar uphill at Schleinitz height - it is part of a historical survey that took place in Saxony over almost 30 years at the end of the 19th century.
You now roll downhill towards the community of Schleinitz, which houses the historic Schleinitz Castle in the centre. This seat of the nobility was built as early as the end of the 15th century, but has been repeatedly rebuilt over the following centuries. Today, features of various stylistic epochs can be seen. The local museum, the craftsman's courtyard and the chapel are also worth seeing.
Afterwards, the tour leads back northeast, via the village of Leuben, where the Marienkirche and a former railway viaduct can be discovered.
In the Ketzerbach valley you pass the villages of Wahnitz and Mertitz with the former fork of the narrow-gauge railway. In Zöthain at the double bridge, the confluence of Käbschützer Bach and Ketzerbach, the former "country road to the post road" leads uphill and together with the "Lommatzsch circular route" back to Lommatzsch.
