Ausleben combines local history with a range of religious and cultural themes. At St. Petri, the history of the building meets a museum about village life; Ottleben adds a mill and a late Romanesque church, while Üplingen has an octagonal church. The surrounding area is also considered suitable for cycling, experiencing nature and relaxing in green surroundings. Cultural venues and outdoor activities thus offer different starting points for planning a trip.
St. Petri and local history
The St. Petri Church in Ausleben is a restored historic church. First mentioned in 1305, it was rebuilt in 1781. It welcomes visitors for historical presentations, concerts and exhibitions rather than regular church services. The church houses the Dorfgeschichtliche Stuben, a local history museum spread across two gallery levels. Numerous exhibits trace village life in Ausleben and its surroundings. An extensive exhibition is dedicated to the painter Heinrich Gans, who was born in Ausleben. The building’s history, insights into village life and an exhibition devoted to a single artist give visitors a range of cultural and historical themes to explore.
Churches and a mill in Ottleben and Üplingen
In Ottleben, Trautenburg Castle was built on the remains of a moated castle. The late Romanesque village church of St. Stephanus houses memorials to the nobility. On German Mill Day, you can visit the Trogsche post mill and watch demonstrations of the milling process. If you would like to experience the mill in operation, include this occasion in your plans. In Üplingen, the fully restored octagonal church is associated with the history of Georg Wilhelm Wahnschaffe; it serves as a venue for celebrations and concerts. The sites thus bring together a range of themes: the remains of a moated castle, noble memorial culture, milling technology and a church used for cultural events.
Landscape and travel connections
Ausleben lies in the Western Börde between the Harz Mountains and Magdeburg. The surrounding area is considered suitable for cycling, experiencing nature and relaxing in green surroundings. The nearby B245 provides access to Ausleben; the A2 is about 20 minutes away. From Ausleben, Oschersleben, Halberstadt, Helmstedt and Wolfsburg are considered easily accessible. These landscape and transport landmarks complement the local cultural sites when choosing a travel destination.
Regional perspective: the Börde district
In the Börde district, the landscape ranges from the fertile Börde in the south—the largest contiguous area of black earth soil in Germany—to the meadows and wetlands of the Drömling in the north. In the center, wooded ridges and the Colbitz-Letzlingen Heath, home to Europe’s largest contiguous lime forest, shape the region. The Börde’s attractions include churches, monasteries, palaces, castles, museums and historic buildings; the district has ten sites on the Romanesque Road.
Another regional attraction is the Hundisburg Brickworks Technical Monument. It brings together a brickworks and a technology museum featuring brick production using the hand-striking method, a coarse ceramics workshop for shaping and pottery, a building materials workshop and a carpenter’s shop. The historic narrow-gauge railway offers a visitor ride of about two kilometers past historic kilns, a bucket-chain excavator and the former clay pit. Such regional examples broaden the view beyond Ausleben’s local history without linking the different sites into a single visit itinerary.
Discover more destinations: Bertingen, Kroppenstedt, Angern, Colbitz, Altenhausen, Schwaneberg, Loitsche-Heinrichsberg, Hohenwarsleben
For the overview of destinations in the wider region: Börde.
