Lemkenhafen: Windmill, Museum and Cycling Route

Lemkenhafen combines a distinctive maritime setting with a unique piece of mill history. At its centre is the “Jachen Flünk” windmill: it makes the village interesting for anyone who wants to experience culture and landscape as an interconnected whole. There is also a 42-kilometre cycling tour connecting Lemkenhafen with other harbour villages, the Orther Reede and Burg’s old town. This allows you to shape your stay according to your interests—cultural, active or focused on the harbour activity.

“Jachen Flünk”: Mill History in Lemkenhafen

The “Jachen Flünk” barley mill, built in 1787, was not decommissioned until 1954. Today, it houses the Mill and Agricultural Museum and thus shapes Lemkenhafen’s cultural profile. The mill is the only sail windmill still in existence in Europe. At the same time, it is considered one of the oldest windmills with three grinding stages and fully functional wind sails.

This combination of a historic building and a museum gives the village an unusual character of its own. Anyone who enjoys learning about regional history through a specific building while on holiday will find a suitable focus in Lemkenhafen. For a travel group with varied interests, a visit to the museum can also be combined with a day by the water or a cycling tour, without limiting the trip exclusively to one activity.

Cycling Around the Orther Reede

The Sund Bridge Tour starts and ends at the Imbiss Lemkenhafen car park. Its 42 kilometres take you along the dyke around the Orther Reede and through the southern harbour villages of Lemkenhafen, Burgstaaken and Orth. The route also passes beneath the Fehmarn Sound Bridge and through Burg’s old town.

The length of the route is a specific factor in planning your day. You can therefore choose Lemkenhafen as a destination if you would like to include a longer cycling tour in your plans alongside cultural impressions. Those who, by contrast, want to link different villages and landscapes together will find a clearly defined route with several different settings in the course of the Sund Bridge Tour.

Harbour Setting and Historic Traces

Lemkenhafen Marina is sheltered on the northeastern shore of the Orther Reede. As a result, the harbour surroundings are one of the village’s defining features. The XXL field sofa in Lemkenhafen offers a special place to take in the activity on the Orther Reede. It provides a tranquil counterpoint to the impressions created by the museum and cycling route.

The village’s former importance is also part of its history: Lemkenhafen was once the richest village on the island. This statement refers to the past and adds a historical perspective to today’s impression. Anyone interested in the development of small harbour villages can therefore include not only landscape and water but also former economic importance in their travel considerations.

Which Accommodation Suits Your Travel Plans

When looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home in Lemkenhafen, it is worth deciding on your preferred focus first. If the trip is primarily intended to explore the history of the mill and the Mill and Agricultural Museum, a cultural itinerary takes centre stage. Anyone planning the Sund Bridge Tour should consider the 42 kilometres as a fixed part of their own plans. For other travellers, the combination of the Orther Reede, marina and local history may be the deciding factor.

Culture, harbour landscape and cycling tour provide three clearly distinguishable ways of experiencing the same destination.

More Local Pages for Your Planning

If you would like to compare local pages for places other than Lemkenhafen, you will find Bannesdorf, Meeschendorf, Bisdorf, Wulfen, Altjellingsdorf, Albertsdorf, Marienleuchte and Fehmarnsund here.

For the overarching travel overview: Fehmarn.