Neukirchen: Beach, Local Culture and Trails

When choosing accommodation in Neukirchen, it is worth first deciding what matters most: the coast, local culture or outdoor activities. Four named beaches and St. Anthony’s Church represent local attractions; OstseeSpitze also promotes cycling and hiking routes through the hinterland between Neukirchen, Heringsdorf and Gremersdorf. This places local beach and cultural attractions alongside a regional range of outdoor activities.

The coastal offerings include four named beaches: Seekamp, Sütel, Ostermade and Kraksdorf. They also include six kilometres of gently sloping, supervised natural beach with no beach fee. The beach names provide specific points of reference when making your choice. Supervision may vary by season; ask locally about the arrangements in effect during your visit.

One cultural attraction in the town is St. Anthony’s Church in Neukirchen, a protected cultural monument. Inside are murals and frescoes uncovered during restoration work. The combination of the historic monument and the uncovered interior paintings gives the town a historical point of interest. There are no regular opening hours; if you would like to see inside the church, ask locally about the possibility of visiting.

For cycling and hiking enthusiasts, OstseeSpitze promotes routes through the hinterland between Neukirchen, Heringsdorf and Gremersdorf. Routes and signage may change; check the latest route information before setting out.

More Destinations in the Wider Ostholstein Travel Region

In Eutin, the Eutin Festival presents various opera and operetta performances as open-air events every summer. Also in Eutin, the Ostholstein Museum features changing exhibitions and a permanent exhibition about Eutin at its height around 1800. At Cismar Abbey in the municipality of Grömitz, changing exhibitions are shown and concerts are held in the vaulted hall during the winter months. The festival and abbey concerts offer different seasonal highlights; the Ostholstein Museum brings together changing and permanent exhibitions.

On Fehmarn, the Marine Centre displays more than 1,000 marine animals in over 40 display aquariums containing a total of 700,000 litres of seawater. Also on Fehmarn, the Wallnau Waterbird Reserve has a one-kilometre nature trail through the nature reserve. In Heiligenhafen, the Natureum Steinwarder nature park gives children and adults the opportunity to experience nature with all their senses.

For archaeology and history, Oldenburg in Holstein is home to the Oldenburg Rampart, one of Schleswig-Holstein’s most significant archaeological monuments. Using archaeological finds and reconstructions, the Oldenburg Wall Museum presents the archaeologically and historically reconstructed history of the Oldenburg ring fortification and the Slavs in Ostholstein. This focus offers a different perspective from the exhibitions in Eutin: here, archaeological finds and reconstructed history take centre stage.

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