Discover Nohra: Landscape Park and Local History

Nohra combines a nature theme in its landscape park with two distinct historical points of interest: St. Peter's Church and the Kolbsheim House. When choosing a hotel, this distinction can help you plan your stay around your interests: the park offers opportunities for recreation close to home and nature conservation, while the buildings tell different chapters of the town's history. Their specific features range from wildlife watching and pastureland to the church's first recorded mention and the reconstruction of the Kolbsheim House.

Landscape Park and Natural Environment

Nohra Landscape Park covers an area of 160 hectares and serves as a recreational area as well as a place for nature and species conservation. Hedges, copses, and groups of trees developed there naturally; small ponds, piles of fieldstones, and woodland and open-land habitats were also created. These examples show two different sides of the area: woody vegetation that developed on its own and biotopes that were deliberately created. Rare animal and plant species live on the foundation's grounds, including the stone curlew, the grey partridge, and typical grassland fungi. Areas, habitats, and biodiversity thus go hand in hand when you consider the park's natural character.

Pastureland and Wildlife Watching

Extensive grazing is a particularly tangible part of the landscape management. Four paddocks covering a total of more than 70 hectares serve as extensive pastureland in the park for Koniks and Exmoor ponies. Up to 25 horses are kept outdoors year-round; their extensive grazing helps manage the landscape and protect nature. The figures relate to different aspects: the more than 70 hectares cover all four paddocks, while the limit of 25 refers to the number of horses. This shows how the pastures contribute to the landscape park's broader management and conservation goals.

On a walk through the landscape park, you can spot wild horses, Polish Koniks, and donkeys. This chance to observe animals adds a practical perspective to the information about pastures and habitats. The park can therefore be appreciated not only as an area dedicated to nature conservation, but also through the animals that can be seen there.

St. Peter's Church and the Kolbsheim House

St. Peter's Church offers a different perspective. Its church tower is 38 metres high and visible from far away; the church was first mentioned in 1303. The date places its first mention in the early 14th century, while the tower's height and visibility make it a prominent landmark in the townscape. If you would like to take in Nohra itself as well as its natural surroundings, the church offers a distinct historical perspective on the town.

The Kolbsheim House is the headquarters of the Nohra Landscape Park Foundation. In 2009, it was dismantled in Nohra's partner municipality of Kolbsheim and rebuilt in Nohra by young people from both towns as a joint project. Its history connects the foundation with a specific collaborative project and complements the much earlier mention of St. Peter's with a more recent local connection. If you include local history in your travel plans, the house offers a distinct link to the cooperation between Nohra and Kolbsheim.

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