Discover Hürup

Church art and architectural history offer a different focus from landscapes, nature, cycling or swimming. The following topics give you specific ideas for planning your trip; when choosing a hotel, you’ll also want to consider the requirements that matter to you personally.

St. Mary’s Church in Hürup: Brick architecture and Passion sequence

St. Mary’s Church in Hürup was built as a brick church in the early 13th century. Inside is a wooden sequence depicting the Passion, dated to around 1265. The construction period and the dating of the Passion sequence are two distinct points in time that you can bear in mind when looking at the church and its furnishings. The year given for the sequence is an approximate date, not an exact year.

If you’re interested in historic church art, the Passion sequence offers a specific subject to explore, while the construction period places the church in its historical context. This brings together a look at the building and a separate art-historical topic, without suggesting that both date from the same period.

Landscape, bodies of water and nature conservation

The Winderatter See and Kielstau area is shaped by a variety of landscapes, including lake shores, reed beds, sedge meadows, fenland, hedgerows, smaller bodies of water, woodland, meadows, pastures and farmland. More than 70 small bodies of water provide habitats for amphibians and waterbirds. So, when planning activities around your interests, it’s not just open water to consider, but also the combination of different wetland and cultural landscapes.

The Treßsee is fed by the Bondenau and is considered the source of the Treene. The stretch along the Treene from the Treßsee to Tüdal is part of the Upper Treene Landscape nature conservation project; the Düne am Treßsee nature reserve lies north of the lake. The Winderatter See and the surrounding Kielstau countryside are also being preserved and developed for nature conservation. These details describe different aspects of landscape and water conservation.

Höckberg and trails

Höckberg is regarded as a local hill and stands 82 metres above sea level. In clear weather, it offers expansive views of the surrounding countryside. The 150-metre-high telecommunications tower on Höckberg is a separate feature. A woodland north of Höckberg has trails for hiking and recreation. The views, the structure and the trails are therefore separate points of interest to consider when planning your trip.

One specific cycling route is the 29-kilometre Uggelhardetour, which runs from Jarplund towards Hürup and follows part of the historic Ox Road. The regional pilgrimage route runs from Flensburg through Oeversee, Schleswig and Kropp to Rendsburg. It can be walked in either direction and is also suitable for cycling. By comparison, a distance is given for the Uggelhardetour, while the pilgrimage route’s itinerary and two possible ways of travelling are specified.

Swimming at Holmarksee

Holmarksee outdoor swimming area has separate sections for swimmers and non-swimmers, a small beach, a jetty and two diving platforms about one and three metres high. Facilities also include changing rooms, sanitary facilities, beach volleyball, sunbathing lawns, a sand play area and a kiosk. If you’re planning a visit, check the current operating conditions and the availability of individual facilities or services in advance; these may change.

The wider destination of Schleswig-Flensburg

In the wider destination of Schleswig-Flensburg, Haithabu and the Danevirke have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since June 2018. At 773 hectares, Geltinger Birk is the largest nature reserve in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg. The memorial site and museum in Idstedt offers a different historical focus: it covers German-Danish history surrounding the 1848 uprising and the Battle of Idstedt. These examples illustrate the range of the wider destination without attributing regional features to Hürup itself.

Discover more destinations: Ausacker, Großsolt, Freienwill, Tastrup, Maasbüll, Harrislee, Handewitt, Schafflund.

For the wider travel overview: Schleswig-Flensburg.