Discover Oster-Ohrstedt

When looking for a hotel, you can first consider which themes you would like to include in your stay. Oster-Ohrstedt offers several different points of interest: historical connections, a village museum with a clear focus on peat extraction, Backensholzer Hof and the forest area between Oster-Ohrstedt and Schwabstedt. Hiking and cycling are also among the options locally. This lets you tailor your choice to your interests, whether they lie in culture, a farm visit or the landscape.

Location and local history

Oster-Ohrstedt is located on Federal Highway 201 between Husum and Schleswig. Documented references to the village date back to 1438. This year is a historical reference point; the village museum has a specific thematic focus on peat extraction.

Village museum with a clear focus

Peat extraction is at the heart of the Oster-Ohrstedt Village Museum. The exhibition includes numerous agricultural implements and a model windmill. The focus on peat extraction is thus complemented by agricultural objects, while the windmill model adds a distinct theme to the collection. If you would like to include these topics in your travel plans, check the museum’s visiting arrangements in advance.

Forest landscape between Oster-Ohrstedt and Schwabstedt

The Wälder der Ostenfelder Geest FFH site lies between Oster-Ohrstedt and Schwabstedt and comprises twelve separate areas of forest. It is therefore a complex of several individual areas, not one continuous forest. Beech-oak mixed forests predominate; Ohrstedtholz is one of the larger contiguous forest areas within it. In the western part of the FFH site, richer beech forests occur alongside acidic beech and beech-oak forests. The proximity to the North Sea provides a setting for hiking and cycling in Oster-Ohrstedt. Check specific routes separately when planning.

Farm visit and cheesemaking

In Oster-Ohrstedt, Rohmilchkäserei Backensholz GmbH & Co. KG combines the production of raw-milk cheese with a farm restaurant and farm shop. The cheese is traditionally made by hand. Backensholzer Hof is open to visitors free of charge; there you can see cows, calves, sheep and chickens. The animals present may vary. Check the access conditions before visiting, too. The museum and the farm have different focuses: the museum is dedicated to peat extraction and agricultural implements, while the farm combines cheesemaking with animal watching.

North Frisia as a wider setting

The wider travel destination of North Frisia has 441 kilometres of coastline. The five North Frisian islands in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park include Sylt, Föhr and Amrum, among others. North Frisia also includes ten Halligen, distinctive landscape formations within the national park. Among Schleswig-Holstein’s districts, North Frisia has the highest density of museums and the largest number of registered cultural monuments. The coast, islands, Halligen and cultural monuments thus add a regional perspective to the local themes of Oster-Ohrstedt.

Discover more destinations: Bredstedt, Bohmstedt, Drelsdorf, Langeneß, Schwabstedt, Klixbüll, Vollerwiek, Achtrup.

Back to the regional travel overview: North Frisia.