In Lindern, the Sulinger Moor and Labbus Windmill represent two different sides of the area: a landscape explored along a circular trail, and a historic technical monument. There are also cycle routes and protected moorland areas. Visitors choosing Lindern as a destination can explore nature and culture separately or include both in their travel plans.
Moorland and cycle routes in Lindern
The Sulinger Moor lies on the edge of Lindern and is one of the 15 former living raised bogs in the Diepholz Moor Depression. Its protection is also described on several levels: the land consolidation area covers the eastern part of the Lindern district. Extensive areas of it are protected by the “Sulinger Moor and Maasener Moor” landscape conservation area; a section in the heart of the Sulinger Moor is protected under Section 30 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG). The moorland is therefore not only something to explore while out and about, but also a defining natural area in the surroundings.
The moor circular trail introduces visitors to features of the moor over a distance of about 8.5 kilometres. It currently includes 14 information points. Those interested in the landscape can use it as a practical guide to exploring the area: the trail combines a specified route with information about the moor, without requiring you to choose a particular theme in advance.
Cycle routes also help visitors find their way around the project area. Locally significant routes include “Around Sulingen.” The well-frequented Schafdamm, which is part of a local themed cycle route for exploring the moor, also runs through the Sulinger Moor. Alongside the moor circular trail, there are therefore cycle routes connected with the landscape to choose from; the routes mentioned are not one and the same.
Labbus Windmill: local history of technology
Labbus Windmill is a protected architectural and cultural monument and is regarded as a witness to technological and agricultural developments in the 19th and 20th centuries. The present mill was built in 1851 by millwright Fahlenkamp on behalf of farmer Heinrich Borchers. The construction date, millwright and client place the mill in a specific historical context, while its monument status identifies its significance as a building and part of the cultural heritage.
The Labbus Mill Association (MĂĽhlenverein Labbus e.V.) opens the doors of the windmill in Lindern on the fourth Sunday of every month and offers individual guided tours while the machinery is running. If a guided tour is a fixed part of your plans, check the specific date in advance.
More destinations in the wider Sulingen area
The wider Sulingen destination also includes other nature and leisure spots. Rathloser Gehege is Sulingen’s largest contiguous woodland. It features a forest adventure trail with small signs explaining activities at each station. The Generations Park in Sulingen has a water playground with slides and a BMX cycling course.
Sulingen’s architectural and cultural history offers several points of interest, too. The Old Mayor’s Office is one of the city’s oldest half-timbered houses and was built around 1730, shortly after the great fire of 1719. The upper floor houses an exhibition on the city’s history. St. Nicolai Church dates back to 1200 and took on its present neo-Gothic appearance in the 19th century; half-timbered houses around the church shape the townscape. Sulingen’s oldest half-timbered house stands on Meierdamm and regularly hosts art exhibitions.
The museum of the Sulingen Local History Association (Heimatverein Sulingen e.V.) is located by the 6.5-hectare town lake. Its permanent exhibition shows what life and work used to be like in the Sulingen region; special exhibitions on different subjects change monthly. The town lake is also a starting point for a walk through MĂĽhlenhofpark and the northern Suletal valley with its mill pond. Thus, the wider destination offers town history, exhibitions and walking routes alongside moorland and milling heritage, appealing to a range of interests.
For the overview of the wider destination: Sulingen.
