Hatten: Church, Climbing Forest and Sandyfest

If you are looking for a hotel in Hatten, the area’s attractions can help you choose your destination. St. Ansgar’s Church is in Kirchhatten, while in Sandkrug the bronze Osenzwerge sculpture group stands directly in front of the railway station; the Sandyfest is also held there. Kraxelmaxel Climbing Forest adds an outdoor activity to these attractions. This gives you a choice of different travel interests: a historic building, art, an activity and an event date.

Culture, leisure and events in Hatten

St. Ansgar’s Church in Kirchhatten dates from 1195. This historic religious building provides a distinct focus alongside the area’s other attractions. In Sandkrug, the bronze Osenzwerge sculpture group stands directly in front of the railway station. For planning your trip, these are two different cultural attractions: a church with a long history and a sculpture group at a specific location.

Kraxelmaxel Climbing Forest is right next to the swimming pool and offers six courses as well as an introductory course. These facility details come from the 2023–2024 brochure; check current operating information before your visit.

The Sandyfest takes place every year in Sandkrug on the first weekend in September. Activities for all ages are held on and around the forest stage, with music for a wide audience in the evening. Dates and programmes may vary. If the festival is the reason for your trip, check the date and programme for the relevant year before booking.

More attractions in the wider Oldenburg travel destination

In the wider Oldenburg travel destination, distinctive cultural and landscape attractions broaden the picture of the region. Hude is known for its monastic history: founded in 1232, Hude Cistercian Monastery, also called “Portus Sancte Marie” (“Harbour of Saint Mary”), quickly became the spiritual, economic and political centre of the eastern part of the County of Oldenburg. The monastery ruins preserve the remains of a three-aisled basilica with a projecting transept. The original church was more than 57 metres long and more than 24 metres wide. The museum at Hude Monastery displays models illustrating its architectural history, archaeological finds, maps and texts about Cistercian history, as well as a scriptorium for writing with a quill.

These terms describe the floor plan: a three-aisled basilica divides the church interior into a nave and side aisles; the transept crosses the longitudinal space. This helps put the architectural features mentioned above into context alongside the recorded dimensions.

South of Wildeshausen lies the Pestrup burial ground, an archaeological site of regional importance set in a heathland and pine landscape. It is also the largest continuous area of heathland in Oldenburg district, where you can enjoy short or longer walks.

The Lethe nature trail starts at the watermill in Wardenburg, by the bridge over the Lethe, and lies west of Wardenburg’s centre in the “Lethe” nature reserve. This circular trail is about 3 kilometres long and runs through the Wardenburg Lethe lowlands.

Discover more destinations: Ganderkesee, Großenkneten, Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Kirchseelte, Wildeshausen, Wardenburg, Hude.

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