Salzatal: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In Kloschwitz, Salzatal features green hillsides, extensive forests and orchards. The Kloschwitzer Grund is a hiking area, while the Mordgrund is a destination for walks. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Salzatal can then continue searching for accommodation.

Landscape

Schochwitz lies in the Laweketal Landscape Protection Area. The Salzatal nature reserve between Langenbogen and Köllme contains open bodies of water with reed zones, dry grassland slopes and orchards south of Zappendorf. Around Beesenstedt, rare plants grow along streams, in orchards and on dry grassland slopes. The Salzatal nature reserve between Langenbogen and Köllme is also associated with species such as moorhens, little grebes and black-necked grebes, yellowhammers and barred warblers.

Paths and Activities

At the hiking car park in Trebitz, there is a viewing platform and information boards. Lieskau has nature trails. In Salzmünde, extensive hiking and cycling tours are possible between the Saale Valley and the surrounding hills; the harbour of Salzmünde supports boating and paddling tours.

Culture and History

The Kneipp facility in Kloschwitz is fed by a salt spring. The old St Lawrence Church stands in the village centre of Trebitz. Rumpin has a church dating from 1720 that is dedicated to the Evangelist John. Lieskau’s Mörderstein commemorates the killing of Ernst Harnisch in 1858. Half-timbered houses from the early 19th century still characterise the townscape of Salzmünde, where archaeological finds also include a Bronze Age burial mound.

The castle in Schochwitz was built in the Renaissance style more than 400 years ago. The castle park in Schochwitz is open to everyone and includes a pond, a playground and a small nature trail. Naturwerkstatt e.V. offers leisure activities for children and adults in Schochwitz.

Wine

In the area of the Lower Saale Valley Nature Park, the Mansfelder Seen Wine Route is a reminder of a long winemaking tradition. It offers walks and tastings in working vineyards, particularly around Höhnstedt and Zappendorf. The municipality’s visitor information directs travellers to this wine route, the Saale Cycle Route, activities and camping along the Saale, hikes along the Luther Trail and Beesenstedt Castle.

Further local information can be found under Bennstedt.

For the higher-level travel overview: Saalekreis.

More Destinations

More places in the same destination:

Schkopau, Bad Dürrenberg, Langenbogen, Salzmünde, Merseburg, Bad Lauchstädt, Kötschlitz.