Discover Strackholt

Strackholt offers two clear starting points for planning your trip: the late Romanesque St. Barbara’s Church and paths through the hedgerow landscape. The Strackholt 1900 railway station is also a place to visit, located right on the East Frisia Hiking Trail.

St. Barbara’s Church: history and features

St. Barbara’s Church in Strackholt is a late Romanesque brick church that is nearly 800 years old. It was built in the second half of the 13th century; its current cruciform shape was created through extensions in the 19th century. The building thus brings together a medieval origin and a significantly later phase of expansion. Original details include round-arched apse windows.

The furnishings can also be dated by their years: the baptismal font dates from 1280, the winged altar from 1654, the organ from 1799 and the Rococo pulpit from 1801. These items therefore span the late 13th century to the beginning of the 19th century. Visitors interested in church architecture can see different layers from different periods: late Romanesque brick architecture and furnishings added later.

Paths through Strackholt and its hedgerow landscape

The East Frisia Hiking Trail is a second point of reference for exploring the landscape and routes: it passes through Strackholt. The 5-Mill Route follows this trail through the village and continues to Spetzerfehn. The circular route around Strackholt is a separate route, distinguished by its hedgerow landscape. So the area offers both a route that continues beyond the village and a circular walk with a specific landscape feature.

The Strackholt 1900 railway station is located right on the East Frisia Hiking Trail and serves homemade tortes and cakes. Its location on the trail and its offerings provide a specific point of reference if you would like to combine your route with a possible stop. If you plan to visit, check current visiting arrangements in advance.

More to explore in the wider destination of Großefehn

Other attractions in the wider destination of Großefehn can add to your travel plans. Timmeler Meer covers 25 hectares and offers opportunities for swimming, motorboating and other water sports. Pedal boats and motorboats can be hired at Timmeler Meer’s harbour; check availability on site.

Großefehn’s cultural attractions offer a different focus: the “Eiland” Fehn Museum in Westgroßefehn presents the transformation from raised bog to today’s cultural landscape, as well as the history of sailing in the East Frisian fenlands. For visitors interested in historic land use and changes to the landscape, this offers a different focus from the architectural history of Strackholt’s church.

The landscape of Großefehn also features five working, thatched gallery Dutch windmills; there were once 19. Comparing the former number with the mills that still work today offers a tangible insight into the region’s windmill heritage.

For visitors planning routes with a walking frame or wheelchair, the health resorts of Timmel and Westgroßefehn have four hiking trails of varying lengths. They can be used with a walking frame or wheelchair, or have a signposted accessible alternative route. Check current trail conditions before setting out.

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