Discover Kleinschwabhausen
Accommodation in Kleinschwabhausen
Kleinschwabhausen appeals to a range of interests with its architectural history, a Feininger painting and a section of the Thuringian Cities Cycle Route. The church, originally Romanesque, rises above the centre of the village; its architectural and decorative features range from the small round-arched window recalling the 12th century to precisely dated objects from later centuries. Cyclists also have a specific point of interest: a section of the Thuringian Cities Cycle Route was completed in October 2024. Culture and cycling thus offer two distinct focal points for planning a holiday.
Church: Architectural features from different periods
On the south side of the church, a small round-arched window recalls the 12th-century place of worship. East of the nave stands a square chancel tower. Around 1587, a single-storey sacristy with a three-eighths polygonal end was built in place of an apse. This term describes the polygonal shape of its end; the nave, chancel tower and sacristy also help distinguish the different parts of the building. The originally Romanesque church thus displays different architectural features alongside a later addition.
Altar, baptismal font and bell
The furnishings include a pulpit altar dating from 1675, which was refinished in 1810, and a baptismal font with a hemispherical bowl from 1587. A pulpit altar combines pulpit and altar in a single furnishing. Its five-sided pulpit is set between round-arched panels, with small Tuscan columns at the corners. A historic bell, cast by Heinrich Rausch in Erfurt in 1675, also hangs in the church tower. The dates help place these details in context: 1587 is the exact date given for the baptismal font and an approximate date for the construction of the sacristy; 1675 is the year of both the pulpit altar and the bell casting. The 1810 refinishing marks a later phase in the altar’s history, not its creation.
A reference to Feininger in the village
A colourful information stand in Kleinschwabhausen provides information and explanations about a Feininger painting. Each stand is located close to the subject depicted. This connects the painting with its subject; for art-loving travellers, it offers a different way to engage with the village than the church’s architectural history.
A section of the Thuringian Cities Cycle Route
In October 2024, the third construction phase of the Thuringian Cities Cycle Route between Kleinschwabhausen and the L1060 towards Großschwabhausen/Jena was completed. There, cycle traffic was moved off the county road onto a dedicated cycle route. For route planning, it is useful to distinguish between the county road and this separate cycle route. Check the current conditions on this section before setting off.
Make culture or cycling your focus
When choosing a holiday apartment, you can make the focus of your stay a priority: the church’s architectural and decorative history and the Feininger reference offer different cultural themes, while the completed section is a specific point of interest for cyclists. Which suits you better depends on how you would like to spend your holiday.
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