クラインシュヴァプハウゼンのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

This information panel is part of stage 9, "Rare Orchids," of the popular SaaleHorizontale hiking trail around Jena. It provides information about the region's special plants and the species-rich dry and semi-dry meadows of the limestone slopes in the Leutra Valley. More than 26 rare orchid species grow here, including lady's slipper orchids, coralroot orchids, and various marsh orchids. Especially in early summer, during the orchid bloom, a closer look at the meadows along the trail is worthwhile. An exciting stop for nature lovers and hikers on the SaaleHorizontale. 🌿🌸

Here you can even still walk the Luther Trail.

The correct names of the places are Großschwabhausen and Vollradisroda.🙏🏼

The church is a choir tower church with an attached nave. Above the square church tower rises the octagonal tower with its spire, lantern, turret, and weather vane. More: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Margareta_(Gro%C3%9Fschwabhausen)

The oldest mention of Münchenroda dates back to 1255; the village belonged to the Bürgel Monastery. The church's origins date back to this time. The typical floor plan of a hall church with a recessed, rectangular choir tower is clearly visible. The regular Romanesque limestone masonry still shows some incised joints and remains of Romanesque windows (also on the west wall) on the north wall.

That's how people helped each other in the past.

It's reassuring that no cars can get through here.

Here, on the edge of the Großschwabhäuser Haines, you'll enjoy a sweeping view of the hilly landscape between Jena and Weimar. The village of Kleinschwabhausen can be seen below. In the distance, the massive Ettersberg massif is visible.