Kunstprojekt Sachsenspiegel in Reppichau

Gemeinde Osternienburger Land

The Osternienburger Land is a unified municipality between Aken, Dessau, Köthen, and Bernburg. This rural region offers plenty of space for extended and relaxing hours in nature.

Pasture with Heck cattle in the Osternienburger Land

The “Sachsenspiegel” open-air art project in Reppichau, dedicated to the first medieval law book, is definitely a must for every visitor. A stop at the farm museum (Museumshof) Chörau is also worthwhile, as various exhibitions and rooms allow visitors to explore life in the years 1930-1989. The Osternienburger Land also has historical evidence from the Neolithic Age to offer, such as the large stone tombs in Drosa and Wulfen. We also recommend an excursion to the nature reserve “Wulfener Bruch,” home to rare animal species. Here, Heck cattle and horses graze freely, preserving the landscape.
The various tours offered by guide Kornelia Klaus alias “Marketeer Brunnhilde” (Marktfrau Brunnhilde) are great options for all wanting to discover the region and its highlights. Visitors needing to fortify themselves in the Osternienburger Land will find that Maxdorf Manor (Rittergut Maxdorf) is a perfect place to have a rest in a historic setting and maybe even dine in the restaurant in this former noble residence, which is now family-owned.

Open-air museum “Sachsenspiegel”, Reppichau

Count Hoyer von Falkenstein commissioned Eike von Repgow, probably born in Reppichau, to write what would become the first medieval law book (the “Sachsenspiegel”) in the early 13th century.

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Farm museum Chörau (Museumshof Chörau)

The Museumshof Chörau, founded in 2018, is managed by an association of the same name (Museumshof Chörau e.V.). Starting in 2017, members of the association converted this 3-sided farm building in just about one year into the current museum, comprising two lovingly furnished apartments in the residential wing showing what everyday life from 1935 to 1970 was like.

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Wulfen megalithic tomb

In Wulfen, visitors will find a 3.60 meter long passage tomb just off the street “Hoher Berg”. Set on a hill above the Elbe valley, it was certainly a prominent feature at the time of its construction.

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Drosa megalithic tomb

In a garden colonie north of the small village of Drosa, a monumental 5,000-year-old megalithic tomb - the so-called “Devil’s Cellar” – will amaze visitors. This remnant of Neolithic stone architecture belongs to the archaeological peculiarities of the region.

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Wulfener Bruch

Der Wulfener Bruch ist ein Feuchtwiesengebiet im Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld westlich der Stadt Dessau. Das Schutzgebiet beherbergt seltene Tierarten und wird zum Erhalt der Landschaft mit Heckrindern und Pferden beweidet.

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Sights

in the Osternienburger Land

Highlights & Recommendations

Paschlewwer Freizeit- und Feriendorf

Der Paschlewwer Ferien- und Freizeithof ist ein Multi-Talent und eines der beliebtesten Ausflugsziele im Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld.

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Heck cattle in the Wulfener Bruch

Founded by NABU’s regional Köthen association in 2002, the “Primigenius Köthener Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege gGmbH” handles nature conservation and landscape management projects in the Wulfener Bruch and in other areas of Central Germany. With the help of large grazing animals such as Heck cattle and robust horses (Koniks), Primigenius carries out extensive year-round grazing and thus secures habitats for endangered animal and plant species. Currently, Primigenius manages 145 hectares of grassland at the Wulfen site.

Contact

Primigenius gGmbH
Am Weinberg 6
06386 Osternienburger Land OT Wulfen

Tel. 034979 30580
buero@primigenius.de
www.primigenius.de

Tour guide Kornelia Klaus alias “Marketeer Brunnhilde“ (Marktfrau Brunnhilde).

Brunnhilde lived 450 years ago in the Middle Ages. With stories, wit and humor, Kornelia Klaus leads visitors through Brunnhilde’s life, giving lots of hints regarding history. Visitors experience the arduous life of a marketeer in a way they’ll never forget. For Brunnhilde wears medieval clothes and is always in a good mood, no matter if it is raining or snowing.

The various tours and lectures featuring Brunnhilde are popular for family reunions, as birthday gifts or as highlights for class reunions. Go on a journey through time and into the old Anhalt dialect, as this marketeer certainly speaks in her native “Anhältsch,” but no worries. She really makes herself understood.

Contact

Kornelia Klaus
Ernst-Thälmann-Platz 19
06386 Osternienburger Land

Tel. 0151 58114617
kornelia.klaus@gmail.com
www.brunnhilde.jimdofree.com

Stop & stay overnight

Rittergut Maxdorf

Restaurant in idyllischer Umgebung des Gutsparks, in dem sich alte und auch seltene Gehölze sowie ein sehr alter Springbrunnen befinden.

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Gemeinde Osternienburger Land