Altengesees: History, Church and Annual Festival
Accommodation in Altengesees
Altengesees combines an elevation of 580 metres above sea level with a long-standing local history and an annual festival featuring a range of activities. The church, organ and festival events give visitors specific points of interest to consider when planning a trip. When looking for a holiday apartment, you can weigh up whether historical attractions or a stay timed to coincide with the annual festival is more important to you. These two highlights take place at different times: the church and its organ offer a connection to the past, while the motorcycle tours are tied to the annual festival. Check the festival dates if you would like to plan your trip around them.
Church and Local History
Altengesees is considered the ancestral seat of the von Watzdorf family; a chapel is said to have stood there as early as 1300. The church and its 200-year-old organ have also been restored and listed as historic monuments. This combination of early historical accounts and a protected church building gives local history two specific points of reference. For your holiday planning, this is a different focus from a festival date: the historical context stands independently of when the annual festival takes place.
Motorcycle Tours and Festival Activities
For years, the Christian Bikers' motorcycle tours have been among the popular activities at the annual festival at Christopherushof in Altengesees. If you are planning your trip around these tours, check the dates for your chosen travel year; the rides are tied to the event. At one annual festival, visitors wove small baskets, painted slices of wood and made figures out of wire. Unlike the tours, these activities focus on making things yourself. The festival activities therefore appeal to different interests, whether you would rather be out and about or get creative yourself.
The Wider Travel Destination of Remptendorf
The wider travel destination of Remptendorf offers further landscape and cultural attractions. Remptendorf is a municipality covering about 100 km², situated in the heart of the Thuringian Slate Mountains/Upper Saale Nature Park. In this wooded area, hiking trails lead to viewpoints with sweeping views over the mountains and valleys of the Thuringian Slate Mountains. Attentive hikers may also spot historic boundary stones in Remptendorf.
The Ziemestal Bridge officially belongs to the municipality of Remptendorf and is a viaduct on the Triptis–Marxgrün railway line in Thuringia. It is 115 metres long, 32 metres high, single-track and made entirely of steel; it was built between 1893 and 1895. Climbing or entering the Ziemestal Bridge or the railway line without authorization is generally prohibited. Gahma is also home to a fortified church, which probably dates from the 12th century and is a listed historic monument.
Your choice of location therefore depends on what you are looking for: Altengesees focuses on church history and the annual festival, while the wider travel destination of Remptendorf also offers hiking trails, viewpoints, boundary stones and other historic buildings.
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