Landkirchen: St. Petri Church and Cycling Tours

In Landkirchen, St. Petri Church and two cycling tours cater to different travel interests. The church’s history and furnishings offer a cultural point of interest, while the routes differ in length and course. If you are looking for a hotel in Landkirchen, you can consider whether local and church history or cycling should be the focus of your stay.

St. Petri Church: Architecture and Historic Furnishings

St. Petri Church is a three-aisled brick hall church built around 1230. Its free-standing wooden bell tower dates from 1638. These dates refer to different parts of the building: the church is dated to around 1230, while the separate tower dates to 1638. “Three-aisled” describes the division of the church interior into three aisles; the term “brick hall church” refers to both its architectural form and material. Those interested in architecture can consider the building, its material, and its free-standing tower as distinct features.

The church contains a Baroque altar and a Baroque pulpit; the pulpit dates from 1727. There is also the Landesblock, a heavy chest carved from an oak trunk that once held Fehmarn’s most important official documents. The furnishings thus bring together religious art and an object that once served an official function.

Other items include a Marian crown dating from around 1390 and two votive ships, including Germany’s oldest model ship, from 1617. The collection of prayer stools dates from the 17th and 18th centuries. Inscriptions and house marks of Fehmarn families adorn the prayer stools. Ship models, family emblems, and church furnishings offer different ways to explore the church’s history. The dates range from the Marian crown, from around 1390, to the prayer stools of the 18th century.

Cycling Tours with Different Key Details

The “Pinselpoeten” cycling tour is 34.8 km long and runs through the wider region, mostly on paved paths. It leads to Landkirchen, where the poet Klaus Groth lived for several years, and passes St. Peter’s Church there. The tour thus combines a literary connection to Landkirchen with the church as a specific waypoint. Its length and mostly paved surface also provide two different points to consider when planning.

The 41-kilometre Church Tour is a circular route starting at St. Petri Church. At 6.2 km longer than the 34.8 km Pinselpoeten route, it is distinguished by its circular format and starting point at the church. The Pinselpoeten route, by contrast, is described as running mostly on paved paths and passing through Landkirchen. Conditions on the Church Tour may change; check the latest information before setting out.

Visitor Information and Church Tours

An information kiosk with free visitor information is located opposite Landkirchen Primary School. It is open around the clock and serves as a point of contact outside Tourist Information office hours. This provides a specific place to get your bearings, which is also accessible outside those hours.

During a church tour, guide Georg Marquardt tells stories about the art, people, and customs associated with the church. The programme may change, so check before travelling whether tours are offered and when.

Discover more destinations: Petersdorf, Meeschendorf, Katharinenhof, Gammendorf, Dänschendorf on Fehmarn, Bojendorf, Presen, Püttsee.

For the main travel overview: Fehmarn.