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Leisure at Kirchberg in Oberwinden

The leisure complex at Kirchberg in the district of Oberwinden brings together a range of activities in one place: these include a children’s playground, mini golf, table tennis, an exercise trail for all ages and a boules court. The facilities are freely accessible all year round. For a family stay, the playground is a practical place to head; mini golf and table tennis offer different options, while the exercise trail is expressly designed for all ages. This means you can tailor your time at Kirchberg to different interests, without having to plan your outing for a particular season.

Local life and Fasnet history

Oberwinden’s Fasnet celebrations of the past also tell the story of local club life. Since 1949, the men’s choir held a cap evening at the Sonne on Schmutzige Dunschdig. On Fasnet-Samschdig, the brass band organised a torchlight procession through the village, followed by an evening of entertainment at the Gasthaus Bahnhof. To find your way around the municipality, it helps to distinguish between its two districts: the leisure complex is in Oberwinden, while Niederwinden is the municipality’s other district.

Hiking and cycling routes in the wider Emmendingen destination

If you’d like to explore beyond Winden, the wider Emmendingen destination offers more ideas for planning your itinerary. The district has 900 kilometres of cycle routes, including 250 kilometres of signposted routes. There is also a network of 800 kilometres of hiking trails and routes. If you enjoy exploring actively, you can also take the Emmendingen district’s cycling and hiking network into account when planning. This helps you decide whether to focus your stay mainly on Winden’s leisure complex and local life, or to include other regional hiking and cycling tours.

Culture, wine and the seasons

A cultural outing in the wider Emmendingen destination could take you to Hochburg Castle. The first written mention of the castle complex dates back to 1161; it is one of the largest castle complexes in Baden. A museum run by the Association for the Preservation of the Hochburg Ruins and the guided tours on offer provide additional ways to discover this historic site. For winter activities, Kandel in Emmendingen district offers alpine ski slopes, cross-country trails, a snowboard fun park, toboggan runs and opportunities for snowshoeing. At 1,242 metres, it is the highest mountain in the district.

Regional wine culture is another topic in its own right: viticulture in Emmendingen district forms part of the Kaiserstuhl and Breisgau wine-growing areas and covers around 2,300 hectares. The Breisgau Wine Festival takes place every year in Emmendingen’s old town on the third weekend of August. More than 15 Breisgau winegrowers’ cooperatives and wineries present local wines, sparkling wines and new creations there. If you’re planning to attend the festival, check the current dates and participating producers in advance.

When looking for a holiday apartment, it helps to first decide what you’d like to focus on: should the landscape, districts and leisure complex at Kirchberg make Winden the main feature of your stay, or would you also like to include activities in the wider Emmendingen destination in your travel plans?

Discover more destinations

Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl, Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Herbolzheim, Wyhl am Kaiserstuhl, Simonswald, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Kenzingen, Rheinhausen

See the wider travel guide: Emmendingen.