Badbergen: Farmsteads, Church and Cycling Tours
Accommodation in Badbergen
Badbergen combines park-like scenery with a rich agricultural architectural heritage. More than 340 listed farmsteads are set in Badbergen’s idyllic park-like landscape. St. George’s Church, the Artland Horse Breeding Museum and cycling tours through the town and its surrounding countryside add local history and outdoor activity to the picture. Regional produce is also part of the area: the Badbergen regional shelf is located in the Bäckerei Herkenhoff shop in the town centre. For a family holiday that lets you discover different aspects of a place, Badbergen offers several themes: historic architecture, a rural cultural landscape, cycling and regional products.
Die St.-Georgs-Kirche in Badbergen stammt aus dem 13. Jahrhundert.
Photo: RoswithaC via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Church History in Badbergen
St. George’s Church dates back to the 13th century; its oldest section still features Romanesque forms. Another distinctive feature is its former use as a simultaneous church: from 1650 to 1866, it was used by both denominations. The building’s history and this long period of shared use offer different insights into the church’s past. If you are interested in ecclesiastical architecture or local history, St. George’s Church provides a tangible starting point for learning about Badbergen.
Farmsteads and Museum
More than 340 listed farmsteads shape Badbergen’s park-like landscape. This figure gives an impression of how much historic farmsteads contribute to the townscape, without implying a particular route or path linking all of them. The Artland Horse Breeding Museum adds a distinctive feature of its own: in 2016, it found a new home at Hof Elting-Bußmeyer in Badbergen-Vehs. Anyone interested in horse breeding and rural culture can consider this historic museum site another aspect of Badbergen alongside the history of its church and farmsteads.
Explore Badbergen by Bike
The Hase-Ems Tour passes through Badbergen. Another cycling tour, the “Giebeltour,” runs through park-like scenery and past numerous farmsteads. The experiences described therefore differ: Badbergen is part of the route of the Hase-Ems Tour, while the Giebeltour connects the landscape and farmsteads with the route. If you would like to include cycling tours in your trip, you can use this information to decide which type of landscape and connection to local places interests you most. Farmsteads are a recurring theme here—both as a collection of listed buildings in Badbergen and as features along the Giebeltour.
Regional Products in the Town Centre
The Badbergen regional shelf is located inside the Bäckerei Herkenhoff shop in the town centre. It offers products from the region, and the shelf is popular beyond the village. This place adds a culinary connection to the region to the historical and scenic themes. For travellers who want to discover regional produce as well as churches, farmsteads and cycling tours, the regional shelf is one of the specific places that characterise Badbergen as a holiday destination.
If Badbergen’s rural cultural landscape fits your travel plans, you can look for a holiday apartment in the town.
Other towns: Merzen, Fürstenau, Ostercappeln, Gehrde, Alfhausen, Rieste, Bad Rothenfelde, Nortrup.
For the higher-level travel overview: Osnabrück.
