Söllingen: Local History, Church and Airport

If you’re looking for hotels in Söllingen, it’s worth deciding first what you want to focus on during your trip. There are several themes to choose from: the town’s earlier history, St. Mauritius Church, airport tours and information about flood protection.

Landscape and flood protection

If you’d also like to take nature conservation into account when choosing your destination, the Stollhofener Platte is relevant: this nature reserve includes land within the Söllingen district. The natural environment is therefore a topic in its own right, alongside the town’s historical and architectural features.

Another key feature is the Söllingen/Greffern flood retention polder. It covers 580 hectares and has a retention capacity of 12 million cubic metres. These figures describe different dimensions: the hectare figure refers to the area, while the cubic metres indicate the retention capacity. Together, they convey the scale of the facility from two perspectives. The Polder information trail focuses on infrastructure. Its information boards cover flood protection, the Integrated Rhine Programme, the Söllingen/Greffern polder, and the function and performance of important structures. If you’re interested in technical infrastructure and its purpose, this offers a different perspective from the town’s history or church architecture.

History and airport development

Söllingen was an important escort station. Its history includes a customs post held as a fief directly from the Emperor, documented since the early 14th century. For anyone interested in history, this is a specific point of reference: the town’s role as an escort station is linked to a named customs post and an early period. This makes Söllingen’s earlier history a distinct focus alongside the later development of the airport site.

The Canadian Airbase Söllingen, which closed in 1994, was to be transformed into a regional airport on a site of around 700 hectares near Baden-Baden. Today, it is known as Baden-Airpark. This history therefore includes a clear turning point in 1994, a planned new use for the site and its present-day name, Baden-Airpark. The approximate area also gives an idea of the site’s size.

Church and visits

St. Mauritius Church in Rheinmünster-Söllingen dates from 1842/1843 and features remarkable Baroque altars from Rastatt’s Bernhard Church. For a cultural and historical perspective, the construction period and furnishings offer two distinct points of reference: the date places the church building in context, while the altars’ origins connect it with Rastatt’s Bernhard Church. The church can thus be understood not only through its date, but also through the style and origins of its furnishings.

Baden-Airpark offers family tours of the airport as a specific reason to visit. They last approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. This approximate duration helps you factor the length of a tour into your travel plans. If you’d like to include a tour in your itinerary, check booking and availability in advance.

When planning your trip, you can weigh up the different focuses: the escort station and church appeal to those interested in cultural history, the Polder information trail focuses on flood protection and structures, and the airport tour offers a specific indication of how long it takes.

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