Kannawurf: Castle, Renaissance Garden and Cycling Tour

If you are looking for a hotel in Kannawurf, it helps to consider the specific themes that shape the place: Kannawurf Castle in the Renaissance style, the castle’s Renaissance garden, and its location close to the Wipper. There is also an annual event for cyclists: the Tour de Frömmschdt on the third Saturday in August. These themes offer different starting points for planning your trip. You can weigh whether to include Kannawurf in your plans primarily for its architectural history, garden, riverside setting, or cycling tour.

Castle and Renaissance Garden

Kannawurf Castle was built in the Renaissance style in 1562/1565 under the direction of Georg II Vitzthum von Eckstädt. Those interested in the Renaissance will find a tangible historical connection here. The castle’s Renaissance garden was completed in 2020 and is open at all times. This means Renaissance-era architectural history and a garden completed much later can be found side by side in the same place. You can consider the garden as a separate sightseeing highlight when planning your trip.

Location on the Wipper

Kannawurf lies close to the River Wipper, on its left bank. This gives the choice of destination a clear geographical anchor alongside its Renaissance connection. If you are weighing cultural and landscape themes for your stay, the castle’s history and its location by the Wipper represent two different aspects of the destination.

Tour de Frömmschdt: a regular August event

The family-friendly Tour de Frömmschdt cycling tour takes place every year on the third Saturday in August. It starts in the market square in Sömmerda and passes through Leubingen, Griefstedt, Büchel, Etzleben, Gorsleben, Kannawurf, and Kindelbrück before reaching Frömmstedt. Kannawurf is on the route, not at the start or finish. Some sections of the route follow agricultural tracks and cycle paths alongside roads. The mix of these types of paths is part of the tour description; the entire route does not consist of just one type of path. If the tour is a deciding factor in your trip, check the details for the relevant event date in advance.

More things to see in the wider destination of Kindelbrück

In the wider destination of Kindelbrück, Gründelsloch lies west of the town. It is a karst fissure spring and a water-filled hole said to have no bottom. Its flow rate is approximately 15,600 litres per minute; at the same time, Gründelsloch is considered the strongest spring in Thuringia. The almost circular pool of water is nearly 22 metres in diameter and 9 metres deep. The flow rate, diameter, and depth describe different characteristics: the volume of water per minute, and the shape and dimensions of the pool. The town gates are also among Kindelbrück’s attractions.

The SSG Kindelbrück club swimming pool has beach facilities, a football field, a large sunbathing lawn, and slides. The pool is not open to the public; visitors who ring the bell and become day members can use it. If you are considering a visit, confirm the current arrangements for use in advance.

The “Weg in die Steinzeit” (“Path to the Stone Age”) was completed in summer 2022. It branches off the Unstrut Cycle Path near Griefstedt and leads along an extensive wildlife enclosure to Kindelbrück. In contrast, the Tour de Frömmschdt takes place on the third Saturday in August and passes through Kannawurf; the “Weg in die Steinzeit” ends in Kindelbrück.

Discover more destinations: Straußfurt, Sömmerda, Markvippach, Rastenberg, Kindelbrück, Gebesee, Beichlingen and Guthmannshausen.

Go to the overview of the wider destination: Sömmerda.