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Ostrau Castle – Zörbig Castle Keep loop from Halle Messe
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Ostrau Castle – Zörbig Castle Keep loop from Halle Messe
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Ostrau Castle – Zörbig Castle Keep loop from Halle Messe
03:56
63.6km
190m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 14, 2026
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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 8.31 km for 59 m
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Start point
Train Station
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918 m
St. Stephanus Church Kanena
Highlight • Religious Site
It is a simple baroque stone church with arched rectangular windows and a rectangular hall with a wooden barrel ceiling. The constricted square western tower has an octagonal top crowned by a slated scalloped dome.
Inside, the simple, uniform furnishings of the Baroque period have been completely preserved. The pulpit altar is sparsely decorated with baroque carvings and vase tops. A wooden and colored gallery runs along the north, west and south sides.
The organ case also dates from the 18th century. The two-manual organ, installed in 1913, was made in the workshop of the Zörbig master organ builder Wilhelm Rühlmann and was restored in 1982. It has twelve registers on two manuals and pedal. The original church pews are under the north and south gallery. The brass baptismal font shows St. George and ornaments of fruit and angel heads
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephanus_(Kanena)
Inside, the simple, uniform furnishings of the Baroque period have been completely preserved. The pulpit altar is sparsely decorated with baroque carvings and vase tops. A wooden and colored gallery runs along the north, west and south sides.
The organ case also dates from the 18th century. The two-manual organ, installed in 1913, was made in the workshop of the Zörbig master organ builder Wilhelm Rühlmann and was restored in 1982. It has twelve registers on two manuals and pedal. The original church pews are under the north and south gallery. The brass baptismal font shows St. George and ornaments of fruit and angel heads
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephanus_(Kanena)
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2
4.26 km
Sandy beach at Hufeisensee
Highlight • Beach
A short swim stop during the tour can be made here.
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3
13.5 km
Radio tower on Franzosensteinweg near Seeben
Highlight • Monument
Franzosensteinweg 104, 06118 Halle (Saale)
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21.0 km
Küttener Busch
Forest
5
21.2 km
Küttner-Busch Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
great to driving single trail
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22.6 km
Bergholz
Forest
7
24.9 km
Menhir of Drehlitz
Highlight • Monument
with information board
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8
26.8 km
Ostrau Castle
Highlight • Castle
I was lucky enough to be invited to an event in the castle, wonderful.
Even though there is still a lot to do.
The castle grounds are surrounded by a moat.
Even though there is still a lot to do.
The castle grounds are surrounded by a moat.
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37.5 km
Zörbig Castle Keep
Highlight • Castle
The origins of the castle are assumed to be a Slavic rampart, for which there is also archaeological evidence.[2] This became a German fortress in the 10th century at the latest and was first mentioned as civitas Zurbici in 961. Since in the document the tithe of this castle ward was transferred to the Mauritius monastery (Magdeburg) by Otto I, on the one hand it must have already existed and on the other hand it was either an imperial castle or it was part of the royal property. Shortly afterwards, the castle itself came to the Wettins, who owned it as a fief from the German emperors in the 11th century (confirmation e.g. in 1007) and acted as burgraves. It was probably also created to secure the old trade routes from Magdeburg to Leipzig and from Halle (Saale) to the northeast, which crossed here on the southern edge of the Fuhne Aue. The castle thus played a significant role in the development of a place as a suburbium in which traders settled, which later became a city with a city wall and city gates (the Halle Tower was preserved), and the castle was part of the fortifications.[3] Even in 1156, Zörbig was still part of Wettin, because when the inheritance was divided among the sons of Conrad I, it went to Friedrich I of Brehna.[4] It was probably the Counts of Brehna who expanded the castle.[5] In 1201, towns between Plößnitz and Niemberg belonged to the Burgward.[1]
In the 13th century, the castle also became property of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg (successor to the Moritz Monastery) when Zörbig was ceded to them in 1242 by the Magdeburg burgrave Burchard von Querfurt. It is not known when it came into possession. In the middle of the 14th century, the people of Wettin acquired Zörbig back, this time it became part of the Margraviate of Meißen. With the division of Leipzig in 1485, Zörbig came to the Albertine line. From 1657 it belonged to the Saxony-Merseburg branch, in which it formed the Zörbig office. At times, this secondary geniture formed into another one called Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig, because Augustus of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig chose the castle as his residence, which he received when his father Christian's inheritance was divided. He had lived in Mecklenburg until then, moved to Zörbig in 1692 and had the castle expanded into a palace from 1694.[6] However, August died before completion, so that in 1715 Moritz Wilhelm of Saxe-Merseburg made the castle the widow's residence for August's wife Hedwig Eleonore of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and her only living daughter Caroline Auguste, as August's sons were already 20 years before him died. The long-term construction activity suggests that the castle was badly damaged in the Thirty Years' War and only existed as a ruin, because the actual expansion of the castle began in 1656 with modernizations and resulted in the creation of a castle garden in 1662 to the southeast of the complex.[ 5][7]
Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Z%C3%B6rbig
In the 13th century, the castle also became property of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg (successor to the Moritz Monastery) when Zörbig was ceded to them in 1242 by the Magdeburg burgrave Burchard von Querfurt. It is not known when it came into possession. In the middle of the 14th century, the people of Wettin acquired Zörbig back, this time it became part of the Margraviate of Meißen. With the division of Leipzig in 1485, Zörbig came to the Albertine line. From 1657 it belonged to the Saxony-Merseburg branch, in which it formed the Zörbig office. At times, this secondary geniture formed into another one called Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig, because Augustus of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig chose the castle as his residence, which he received when his father Christian's inheritance was divided. He had lived in Mecklenburg until then, moved to Zörbig in 1692 and had the castle expanded into a palace from 1694.[6] However, August died before completion, so that in 1715 Moritz Wilhelm of Saxe-Merseburg made the castle the widow's residence for August's wife Hedwig Eleonore of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and her only living daughter Caroline Auguste, as August's sons were already 20 years before him died. The long-term construction activity suggests that the castle was badly damaged in the Thirty Years' War and only existed as a ruin, because the actual expansion of the castle began in 1656 with modernizations and resulted in the creation of a castle garden in 1662 to the southeast of the complex.[ 5][7]
Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Z%C3%B6rbig
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40.9 km
St. Mary's Church Spören
Highlight • Religious Site
In the middle of the village, and yet surrounded by greenery, stands the venerable village church of Spören, with its two districts Spören and Prussendorf, dating from the Romanesque period.
The Protestant parish belongs to the parish of Zörbig.
It was built on a natural elevation around the year 1170. It is therefore visible from afar and invites people to attend church services.
As the old church is characterized by excellent acoustics, concert performances always promise a special experience.
The church has an Opus 262 organ, built in 1904 by the Wilhelm Rühlmann company.
For over 50 years, i.e. for more than half of its existence, it has been played by the local organist, Mrs. Marlene Duckstein, in church services almost every Sunday. Furthermore, inside the church there is a hand-carved altar of Mary by the Leipzig master painter Heinrich from 1489.
The parish, including Bessarabian Germans (the Bessarabian Germans are a German ethnic group within the Black Sea Germans who lived in Bessarabia (today's Moldova and Ukraine) between 1814 and 1940), has in recent years completely renovated the church inside and out with great financial resources and volunteer work.
The Romanesque Road leads directly through the town of Spören. Nevertheless, the Romanesque Spören Church is not a designated object of this cultural trail. Of course, the Spören Church cannot and does not want to be measured or compared with the church buildings in Naumburg, Landsberg, Magdeburg or on the Petersberg. But it is precisely the simple, plain beauty of this village church that can convey to the people of our time something of peace and security in a faith that has conveyed hope since time immemorial and has allowed people to face their days with confidence. can be tackled.
Source stadt-zoerbig.de/Stadtleben/B%C3%BCrgerservice/Kirchen/index.php?object=tx%7C3940.5.1&ModID=7&FID=3940.21641.1&NavID=3940.132&La=1
The Protestant parish belongs to the parish of Zörbig.
It was built on a natural elevation around the year 1170. It is therefore visible from afar and invites people to attend church services.
As the old church is characterized by excellent acoustics, concert performances always promise a special experience.
The church has an Opus 262 organ, built in 1904 by the Wilhelm Rühlmann company.
For over 50 years, i.e. for more than half of its existence, it has been played by the local organist, Mrs. Marlene Duckstein, in church services almost every Sunday. Furthermore, inside the church there is a hand-carved altar of Mary by the Leipzig master painter Heinrich from 1489.
The parish, including Bessarabian Germans (the Bessarabian Germans are a German ethnic group within the Black Sea Germans who lived in Bessarabia (today's Moldova and Ukraine) between 1814 and 1940), has in recent years completely renovated the church inside and out with great financial resources and volunteer work.
The Romanesque Road leads directly through the town of Spören. Nevertheless, the Romanesque Spören Church is not a designated object of this cultural trail. Of course, the Spören Church cannot and does not want to be measured or compared with the church buildings in Naumburg, Landsberg, Magdeburg or on the Petersberg. But it is precisely the simple, plain beauty of this village church that can convey to the people of our time something of peace and security in a faith that has conveyed hope since time immemorial and has allowed people to face their days with confidence. can be tackled.
Source stadt-zoerbig.de/Stadtleben/B%C3%BCrgerservice/Kirchen/index.php?object=tx%7C3940.5.1&ModID=7&FID=3940.21641.1&NavID=3940.132&La=1
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63.6 km
End point
Train Station
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28.7 km
13.1 km
9.48 km
6.62 km
5.80 km
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30.1 km
12.8 km
8.68 km
6.11 km
4.70 km
1.25 km
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