Heiligenbrunn: Cellar Quarter, Uhudler and Nature

This can help you decide whether culture, winegrowing or exploring the countryside is right for your stay.

Historic wine cellars and a protected landscape

Heiligenbrunn’s cellar quarter consists of wooden wine cellars with clay-plastered walls and thatched roofs, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, 80 listed wine cellars remain there. The wood, clay plaster and thatched roofs describe a specific building style; together with their dates, they make the cellar quarter a point of interest for travellers interested in architectural heritage and winegrowing.

The cellar quarter has been a protected landscape area since 1969. This protection adds the landscape of the quarter to its architectural appeal. If you’re choosing where to stay based on your cultural interests, you’ll find two ways of looking at the same place: the cellars illustrate the architecture of winegrowing, while the protected status places the quarter in its landscape setting.

Cellar tours and Uhudler

For cellar tours, you can choose between a tour of the show cellar and the “Spring–Show Cellar–Cellar Lane” tour. The named focus of each tour differs. If you’re planning a tour, it’s a good idea to check the latest arrangements before you travel.

An Uhudler tasting can be offered as an optional addition to a cellar tour; it is limited to a maximum of 30 people. It is therefore an optional extra to the tour. Uhudler is native to the area around the villages of Heiligenbrunn, Eltendorf and Moschendorf. You can taste and buy it at all establishments marked with the distinctive Uhudler flag. Check availability with individual establishments before you travel.

Landmark and the spring that gave the village its name

At the entrance to the cellar quarter stands a landmark described as the “World’s Largest Uhudler Grape”. Chainsaw artist Günter Friedrich carved it from a dead oak tree, about 200 years old, in 2021. The oak was badly damaged in a severe storm in 2017. The landmark is intended to show the connection between Heiligenbrunn, winegrowing and the adjacent cellar quarter.

The spring that gave the village of Heiligenbrunn its name is still located below the parish church, at the foot of a small chapel. The chapel is dedicated to Saint Ulrich.

Wetland habitat and walking route

A wetland habitat covering more than 1 ha in Heiligenbrunn offers visitors a route to explore the municipality’s fauna and flora. The Uhudler Loop is a 3.4 km walking route in Heiligenbrunn. The two options offer different experiences: the wetland habitat focuses on exploring fauna and flora, while the Uhudler Loop is a walking route with a specified distance. When planning your trip, you can choose whether to prioritise exploring nature or a walk with a set distance.

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