Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Dietrichingen can then continue searching for accommodation. The protected Monbijou nature reserve also includes areas within the district of Dietrichingen and covers a total of approximately 26 hectares. Its conservation purpose is to preserve dry and semi-dry grasslands, forest edges and forests that support rare plant communities and animal species.
Nature
Monbijou is a high-quality calcareous grassland known for its abundance of orchids. The dry grasslands there provide a habitat for endangered butterflies, hymenopterans and plants. Kirschbacherhof is also one of the area's notable natural features: in 2016, it was home to 24 breeding pairs of white storks.
History and Architectural Heritage
Dietrichingen was first mentioned in official records in 1295. At the cemetery south of Dietrichingen, a cemetery gate serves as a war memorial for 1914/18. To the north of the village lies the Monbijou estate, with a residential building dating from the second half of the 18th century. The ruins of a Baroque orangery, which was expanded in 1873 and burned out in 1971, have also been preserved there.
The Kirschbacherhof cultural heritage complex north of Dietrichingen comprises a Baroque stucco building as well as alterations in the Renaissance style dating from the early 20th century. Today, Kirschbacherhof is an ecological model farm with Limousin cattle breeding, and it grows einkorn and spelt.
Trails
Nearby, the Stork-Dragonfly Trail passes through the Monbijou nature reserve and continues through forests, fields and meadows towards the Hornbach floodplain. The Stork-Dragonfly Trail is a 5.9-kilometre hike of moderate difficulty.
The holiday apartment on the Way of St. James in Dietrichingen provides accommodation for up to four people. It is associated with hiking along historic pilgrimage routes amid a natural environment.
On Site
Sandhasen-Oase has two bookcases for borrowing and exchanging books, as well as a bicycle repair station. Blumenverkauf Schmitt offers seasonal flowers, shrubs, trees and seeds from the Zeller nursery.
