Willebadessen: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

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Willebadessen lies on the Nethe at the foot of the Egge Hills and is a state-recognised climatic health resort. The small, village-like town has 13 districts and is associated with a historic Benedictine convent complex and a historic parish church.

Nature and activities

The local landscape includes wooded hills, romantic valleys, quiet forests, cool springs, rocky cliffs, spring marshes and green valley meadows. Willebadessen offers opportunities for hiking, jogging, cycling, mountain biking, swimming and horse riding. Hiking and cycling tours have been developed in the surrounding cultural region and in the Teutoburg Forest/Egge Hills Nature Park, including the Eggeweg route.

The Alte Eisenbahn gorge lies in the forests between Willebadessen and Lichtenau and features steep cliffs and dark pools. The protected area is associated with an abandoned building ruin dating from 1847/48.

Culture and history

The Karlsschanze is an old Saxon fortification on the Egge ridge; remains of a historic image of Christ have been preserved. The Gertrudskammer is a mysterious prehistoric site that, according to legend, is connected with Saxon veneration of the Drude.

Surroundings

Gehrden Monastery is located in the surroundings of Willebadessen. Stukenberg is also situated in the surrounding area. Hexenberg, Griesenberg and Paderborner Berg are located near Willebadessen. In the wider regional surroundings of Willebadessen are Desenberg, Neuhaus Palace and Thienhausen.

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