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A beautiful church

Observation tower and rest area at the Steverauen in Olfen.

Catholic Parish Church of St. Vitus The current parish church of St. Vitus was built between 1877 and 1880. It is Olfen's fourth parish church. The First Three Churches in Olfen The first church in Olfen was built in the 9th century. When this wooden church became too small for the growing congregation, it was demolished, and the second parish church was built in the Olfen area between 1100 and 1150. The third church building was built between 1450 and 1460. By the end of the 19th century, however, this church had also become too small. Olfen now had a population of around 3,000. Fourth Church The architect Hilgar Hertel designed the current church with 800 seats and 400 standing places, and with dimensions of 46.1 meters in length and 21.5 meters in width. The tower was to be 66 meters high. Since at that time no thought was given to monument protection, it was decided to demolish the 15th-century church piece by piece for cost reasons.

Nice place for a short break with a view of the three-arch bridge

Inaugurated in 1899, it has 11 kilometers of shoreline

Water buffalo are used for landscape maintenance in the Steve floodplains. They keep the floodplain landscape open by grazing plants, thus promoting the creation of open spaces. This grazing method is not only effective but also promotes biodiversity in the floodplain, as various plant and animal species benefit from the open spaces. When you gaze over the Steve floodplains with the buffalo, you somehow get a sense of Africa ;-).

Great old bridge

It's amazing how the river meadows around Olfen are left to flood waters and the areas are populated with animals.