Großkochberg: Palace Park and Amateur Theatre

Großkochberg brings together Kochberg Palace Park and the amateur theatre. In the park, water features and the flower garden sit side by side as design themes, while the theatre regularly offers events and performances. This lets you plan your trip around different interests: the park and its grounds, or the cultural programme.

Water Features and Flower Garden

A sandstone channel carries water from the bathing pond through Kochberg Palace Park to a fountain in front of the amateur theatre. The route from the pond to the fountain makes the water system a distinctive design feature of the park. The palace park also has a flower garden with a flower staircase and ornamentally arranged flower beds. The water system and garden features therefore offer different focal points: you can focus on the connection between the pond, channel and fountain, or on the flower staircase and beds.

Culture in the wider destination of Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel

In the wider destination of Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel, the landscaped park at Kochberg Palace invites you to take a walk among numerous park structures, an extensive water system and many secluded seating areas. The park structures, water and seating areas offer different points of interest to help you plan a walk around your own interests.

The amateur theatre regularly hosts events and performances. The cultural programme in the wider destination of Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel also includes the annual summer festival at Kochberg Palace. From May to October, opera and theatre performances, chamber concerts and readings take place on weekends. For trip planning, it is useful to distinguish between the regular theatre programme and the festival’s set season. Check current event listings if a particular programme is to determine your travel dates.

You can explore another topic in the wider destination of Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel, in Uhlstädt: since 2001, a permanent exhibition in the former weir house has traced the history of rafting. It covers raft-building techniques, rafting on the Saale, and the rafters’ way of life, customs and traditions. This lets you connect the practical aspects of the subject with the rafters’ way of life. The rafting museum also explains how to twist Wieden (willow withies), and visitors can see the process in action at the Wiedbackofen (withy-baking oven) in the forecourt. The museum has seasonal opening hours; check the current times before your visit.

An audio guide takes you through the museum, landscaped park and theatre at Kochberg Palace. The offer thus covers three distinct areas for visitors who want to explore the park and culture together.

Hiking in the wider destination of Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel

Long-distance hiking trails pass through Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel. An extensive network of hiking trails runs particularly through the Hintere Uhlstädter Heide and the Uhlstädt-Partschefeld-Hexengrund area. The trails are well maintained and clearly signposted, and there are plenty of benches and shelters. If you are planning a hike, these areas offer different points of reference to help you choose the kind of landscape you want to explore. Trail conditions and facilities can change; check the latest information before setting out.

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