Discover Hehlen
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The castle, church architecture and local history give Hehlen a distinct character. The castle tells the story of 16th-century architecture, the Immanuel Church makes its own impression with its design, and the local history room traces the town’s development. A route and a view from the opposite bank of the Weser also offer different perspectives on Hehlen. When choosing a holiday apartment, you can decide whether you would like your trip to focus mainly on architectural history, local heritage, or routes and landscapes.
Hehlen Castle and the Immanuel Church
Hehlen Castle was built by Fritz von der Schulenburg between 1579 and 1584. The almost unadorned, four-winged building is surrounded by a moat. Its enclosed form and restrained design differ markedly from a richly decorated castle façade: here, the layout, four wings and moat define its appearance.
Built in 1699, the Immanuel Church offers a different architectural focus. It is a central-plan church and is considered distinctive in the wider area. The term refers to the church interior being arranged as a unified central space. Those interested in religious architecture can compare two different building types in Hehlen: the moated castle and the church with its distinctive spatial form.
Local history at the Heimatstube
The Hehlen local history room is housed in a 17th-century count’s paper mill. Its topics range from prehistory and the von der Schulenburg family’s castle to industrialisation. These include the still-active leatherworks and limestone quarrying. Spanning the town’s early history through to industrial topics, the local history room offers a distinct way to discover Hehlen, complementing the architecture of the castle and church.
The Loccum–Volkenroda Pilgrimage Route also passes the Immanuel Church. The castle and church can therefore be viewed not only as individual buildings: the church is also a landmark along this named pilgrimage route. Another perspective on Hehlen Castle is offered by the main route of the Weser Cycle Path. The castle can be seen from Daspe, on the opposite bank of the Weser. These offer different points of interest for planning your trip: the architecture in town, the pilgrimage route by the church, and the view of the castle from the cycle route.
More to discover in the wider Holzminden destination
Those looking beyond Hehlen to the wider Holzminden destination will find more architectural and landscape highlights there. Polle Castle Ruins stand on a hilltop about 25 metres high above the municipality of Polle in the Weser Valley. Amelungsborn Abbey is located on the B64 between Negenborn and Eschershausen in the district of Holzminden. Bevern Castle is a four-winged Renaissance complex, built between 1603 and 1612 around a square courtyard with a moat, two bridges and a castle garden.
At Fürstenberg Castle Museum, the focus is on more than 265 years of porcelain from the FÜRSTENBERG porcelain manufactory. The castle complex also includes an observation platform 80 metres above the Weser, with panoramic views of the Weser Valley and the three-country border region. In Holzminden, Sensoria, Europe’s first immersive museum dedicated to smell and taste, explores these senses; its 600 square metres include ten themed areas.
The Grünenplan Glass Museum traces the development of the Grünenplan glassworks from its founding in 1744 to modern production at Deutsche Spezialglas AG. Tools, glass products and photographs explain the production processes. Topics also include the everyday life of a glassblower, the former living conditions of glassworks workers, and the unusual role of canaries in Grünenplan.
The Weser Cycle Path in Holzminden is promoted for cycling tours through the region. There, the bicycle parking garage is right by the Weser Cycle Path at Johannismarkt, close to the Tourist Information Centre in Sensoria and the town centre. Together with the view of Hehlen Castle from Daspe, the region offers a range of cycling and sightseeing options to consider when planning your trip.
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