In Kassau, the Schnegaer Mühlenbachtal Nature Reserve defines the natural landscape. In the immediate area, historic village structures, a museum and trails of varying lengths add to the picture. This lets you shape your stay around the landscape while choosing which cultural or regional destinations to include.
The Schnegaer Mühlenbachtal natural landscape
The cadastral area of Kassau lies within the Schnegaer Mühlenbachtal Nature Reserve. The protected area includes the Schnegaer Mühlenbach, its tributaries and the lowland between Molden and Jiggel. Water, woodland and open-land habitats characteristic of this natural landscape define the area. For much of its length, the stream has not been channelled; there are also spring-fed lowland and hillside areas, as well as near-natural deciduous forests along the stream.
The lowland has fen and gley soils, where high groundwater levels occur naturally. The nature reserve is also part of the FFH site 75, “Landgraben- und Dummeniederung” (DE 3031-301). If you are interested in landscapes and their protection, this is a practical starting point for seeing the watercourse, woodland and open habitats as interconnected parts of one area.
Rundling village and museum nearby
Bussau is one of the best-preserved Rundling villages in the Wendland. Numerous listed hall houses, with their gables facing the street, frame the village centre. The way the houses are oriented towards this shared central space is a distinctive feature of the village. Each year, the active village community holds an Easter market. If you would like to combine your visit with the market, check the specific date.
Also nearby, the “Blaues Haus” museum uses exhibits from the 19th and 20th centuries to give an impression of the everyday lives of earlier generations. A visit to the museum offers a different perspective on the region from looking at Bussau’s village layout: here, the focus is on everyday life; there, on the village’s historic form.
Trails of varying lengths
Nearby, the signposted “Drawehn-Höhenweg” begins in Clenze and is 59 kilometres long. The 19.5-kilometre “Clenzer-Schweiz-Weg” also starts in Clenze. The difference in length gives you a specific point of comparison when choosing trails for your stay. For both routes, check current conditions before setting out so that your plans suit the trail you choose.
Getting to Kassau
A minibus runs every two hours from Schnega station to Jiggeler Straße in Kassau. Groups and anyone wishing to bring a pushchair, bicycle or wheelchair must book at least one day in advance. If you plan to use this service, check the timetable before travelling and confirm in good time whether a booking is required. The stated stop in Kassau is Jiggeler Straße.
Clenze as part of the wider destination
Clenze also offers history and landscapes as a regional destination in its own right. The hilly countryside around Clenze, with its serpentine road, is known as “Clenzer Schweiz”; it is a terminal moraine landscape that formed between 350,000 and 130,000 years ago. A Slavic castle stood on the church hill in the village centre more than a thousand years ago; its remains were identified through excavations. St. Bartholomew’s Church was rebuilt as a Neo-Gothic hall church and consecrated in 1856.
The “Blaues Haus” museum in Clenze displays a model of the village centre around 1870 and exhibits on family and local history. Its collections include original archival documents dating from the 17th century to the present. Admission to Clenzer Culturladen events is generally free; check the programme for a specific visit. These attractions in Clenze are regional additions alongside the nature and cultural experiences in Kassau and its immediate surroundings.
Discover more destinations: Zernien, Damnatz, Leisten, Höhbeck, Bredenbock, Göhrde, Bergen (Dumme), Lemgow.
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