Metjendorf: Routes and Leisure Ideas

Cycling, outdoor activities, and topics in cultural history offer different ideas for planning a holiday in Metjendorf. When choosing a holiday apartment, it helps to decide whether you would like to focus on routes, recreational areas, or historical stories. The examples range from various cycling connections and recreational areas on the grounds of the CASA multigenerational house in Wiefelstede-Metjendorf to a story about the Elisabethstein.

The Elisabethstein and its story

The Elisabethstein was erected in honour of Grand Duchess Elisabeth. A historical story associated with the stone says that the Grand Duchess would sometimes have herself driven north, well beyond the town limits, every day in the early afternoon to the “Metjengerdeshaus,” where she would spend time enjoying the beautiful countryside. The dedication and the story give the monument two distinct dimensions: the honouring of a person and the traditional account of her stay.

Cycling routes and navigation

The 37-kilometre Route around Oldenburg 1 leads from the Lappan intersection via Rauhehorst and Peerdebrok to Metjendorf, where it branches off towards Neuenkruge. The “Ole Karkpadd” connecting path, designated for pedestrians and cyclists, is part of the “Fliegerhorst Oldenburg and Wiefelstede Leisure Route” and connects the municipalities of Wiefelstede and Bad Zwischenahn through their districts of Metjendorf and Ofen, crossing the former airfield grounds. While the route’s length and course are the main points of the Route around Oldenburg 1, the Ole Karkpadd is classified as a connection within a leisure route.

In 2020, plans called for an approximately 900-metre-long and 2.50-metre-wide section of the Ole Karkpadd to be paved with asphalt from the 46th calendar week. If you plan to use this path, check the current surface and access in advance. As a separate practical option, Fahrradhof Metjendorf offers bicycle repair services.

Recreational areas at CASA

The grounds of the CASA multigenerational house in Wiefelstede-Metjendorf include a basketball court, a DFB mini football pitch, skate park elements, and open spaces. Ball games, skate features, and open areas therefore provide different ways to spend leisure time on the same grounds.

Cultural history in Wiefelstede

Wiefelstede has five listening stations about the history of the area: the trail marker at the Wemkendorf burial mound, the Wiefelstede local history museum, St. John’s Church, Bokeler Burg, and Heinrich Kunst Haus. Before using them, check whether the audio tour and telephone service are available.

St. John’s Church in Wiefelstede was consecrated in 1057 by Archbishop Adalbert of Bremen and is considered the oldest church in Ammerland. The Wiefelstede local history museum features changing exhibitions on cultural history, everyday history, and regional artistic work. In the museum garden, an open-air museum has been established, with a permanent exhibition on trade and crafts as practised using the technology of the 1920s and 1930s. The exhibition includes a shoemaker’s workshop, a hairdresser’s shop, a wheelwright’s workshop, an old smithy, a bakery, and a general store.

The trail marker at the Wemkendorf burial mound also has its own distinctive character: designed by Barbara Jaros, it marks a Bronze Age chain of burial mounds. It is a two-metre-high concrete stele with an ornamental pin cast in bronze and is part of the “Forgotten Places” project of the Ammerland Art Trail.

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