Kutzleben: Asparagus Farm and Woad History

Kutzleben combines agricultural attractions with a local history dating back to the Stone and Bronze Ages. In Lützensömmern, a district of Kutzleben, you’ll find the Kutzleben Asparagus Farm and several points of cultural and historical interest.

Farm Attractions in Lützensömmern

The Kutzleben Asparagus Farm offers asparagus seminars and guided tours on the farm. Confirm the arrangements with the farm before your arrival. The farm shop at the asparagus farm in Lützensömmern offers asparagus, strawberries and rhubarb; check the current availability of these products before your trip.

Local History from Prehistory to the Middle Ages

Kutzleben and Lützensömmern were settled as early as the Stone and Bronze Ages. Both places were first mentioned in written records in the 8th century. Settlement in both places dates back long before their first written mentions in the 8th century.

In the Late Middle Ages, woad processing was an important source of income for the village. Several woad millstones found in Lützensömmern attest to its significance. A 1.80-metre-tall sandstone woad millstone was installed in 2015 next to the former inn in Lützensömmern.

Local Culture and Attractions in the Wider Travel Destination

Since the 1990s, the manor house in Lützensömmern has developed into an international youth meeting place. Carnival events are also among Kutzleben’s cultural highlights. If you’d like to plan your trip around one of these events, check the dates in advance.

In the wider travel destination of Unstrut-Hainich, the Unstrut-Hainich district is part of the Wartburg Hainich World Heritage Region. The treetop walkway runs 24 metres above the canopy of the Hainich; from the treehouse, you can see across the Hainich National Park. Those who aren’t afraid of heights can climb the treetop tower on the walkway to a platform 40 metres above the ground. From there, the view stretches across the Hainich to the Thuringian Basin.

The treetop walkway starts 200 metres from the Thiemsburg National Park Centre. Its exhibition is presented using films, large-format image panels, interactive exhibits and hands-on stations. The centre also offers a fully accessible media guide; tablets and headphones are available to borrow. The National Park Centre has a large hiking car park, a food and drink facility, toilets and a local public transport bus stop. Check the current operating conditions for these facilities before your arrival.

Mühlhausen adds another cultural highlight to the Unstrut-Hainich region: the city has 11 medieval churches and a surviving inner ring of city walls with numerous defensive towers. A 2.2-kilometre section of Mühlhausen’s inner, oldest city wall remains to this day. In the wider travel destination of Unstrut-Hainich, the rose garden in Bad Langensalza adds a garden theme to Mühlhausen’s urban history: nearly 450 types and varieties of roses are on display across a former factory site covering 18,000 m².

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View the wider travel overview: Unstrut-Hainich.