The best MTB trails around Jerichow

The wooden nature observation tower on the west bank of the Bölsdorfer Haken is located in the Bucher Brack-Bölsdorfer Haken nature reserve, south of Tangermünde, not far from the Elberadweg cycle path. It offers an undisturbed panoramic view of the old Elbe arm and the floodplain landscape, which serves as an important breeding and resting area for numerous, sometimes rare bird species. https://natur.app/beobachtungsturm-boelsdorf/

Jerichow Monastery is a venerable foundation of the Order of Premonstratensians, who built the monastery in the late Romanesque period from locally made bricks. During the Reformation, the monastery was secularized and subsequently used for economic purposes until it was opened to interested visitors as a museum complex in the 20th century. The uniqueness of the Jerichow monastery complex lies in its largely unchanged late Romanesque character and its simple beauty. Jerichow Monastery is located in the Elb-Havel-Winkel, in the north of the Jerichow region, in a charming environment on the edge of a nature reserve in the Elbe lowlands. In addition to the Romanesque church and cloister, there is a monastery museum with its new permanent exhibition "Traces in Brick" and the extensive monastery garden with its medicinal and spice plants. https://landurlaub-sachsen-anhalt.de/portfolio/stiftung-kloster-jerichow/

The ferry connects the towns of Ferchland and Grieben, thus creating a connection between the district of Jerichower-Land and the district of Stendal. Due to its proximity to the town, it is easily accessible and offers a comfortable way to cross the Elbe. Further information about the ferry can be found here: https://www.elberadweg.de/Faehre/motorfaehre-ferchland-grieben/

On the Zollensteig stands the Elisabethkapelle (Chapel of St. Elisabeth), founded in the 13th century and renewed around 1660/70. The church originally belonged to the hospital of the same name. Saint Elisabeth (1207-1231), Landgravine of Thuringia, enjoyed great veneration, especially in the 13th century, as a helper of the sick and the poor. The western end of the Elisabethkapelle was formed by a pillar gable with a small bell tower, projecting ribbon rods, and terracotta as decorative elements. During the great city fire of 1617, the hospital went up in flames. After another fire in 1678, the chapel served as a state salt magazine until the 19th century. That is why the church is still popularly known as Sazkirche (Salt Church). The salt stored here came from Lüneburg, later by water from Halle and Schönebeck. From 1891 to 1926, the Elisabethkapelle was used by the Catholic community, founded in 1888, and once again served its original purpose as a place of worship during this time. Source: https://www.tangermuende.info/sightseeing.html

The oriented brick church was built according to the plans of architect Kurt Matern, cathedral master builder of the Paderborn diocese. The house of worship, with its distinctive tower, was erected in the Neo-Romanesque style and offers 223 seats.

Jerichow Monastery is the oldest brick building north of the Alps and an important stop on the Way of St. James and the Elbe Cycle Route.

The rectangular tower was built around 1300. The round tower and central section were built around 1450 and flank a pointed-arch passageway. The round tower features a projecting battlement. The more elaborate design of the round tower, the central section, and the top of the rectangular structure corresponds to the construction period around 1450 and was probably initiated by Stephan Buxtehude, to whom the Uenglinger Gate in Stendal and the Elbe Gate in Werben are attributed. The round tower is decorated with glazed bricks arranged in spiral or zigzag patterns, a molded stone frieze depicting the head of Medusa, and varied blind decorations. The plaster blinds above the gate passage bear coats of arms painted in 1897: Prussian Eagle, Imperial Eagle with the applied Hohenzollern Shield, Tangermünde Eagle, Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Brandenburg Eagle. Source: Wikipedia

St. Stephen's Church in Tangermünde is a Protestant church built in the North German Brick Gothic style. This building is considered one of the most outstanding monuments of this architectural style in Europe.