Durchhausen offers two different starting points for planning a trip: the history of the former St. Otmar village church and a bike tour that includes the town as one stop on a longer circular route. This means you can plan your stay with a focus on cultural history or on a specific cycling route. If you are looking for a holiday apartment, it helps to decide first which of these themes you want to shape your stay.
St. Otmar: a historical landmark
The former St. Otmar village church in Durchhausen was built around 1630. The Old Church of St. Otmar in Durchhausen has a history spanning around 400 years. Its construction date and long history make St. Otmar a specific cultural theme to consider when planning your trip.
The Zeugenbergrunde as a cycling route
The Donaubikeland Tour 7 “Zeugenbergrunde” is about 19 kilometres long. The circular route runs from Talheim via Durchhausen, Gunningen, Hausen ob Verena and Seitingen-Oberflacht, then back to Talheim. This puts Durchhausen along the way, while Talheim is both the starting point and the return point on the route described. For your day’s planning, consider the entire loop through all the towns mentioned, not just the section in Durchhausen. The distance gives you a concrete basis for planning; your own pace and breaks will determine how it fits into your day. Check current route conditions before setting off.
In the wider Tuttlingen travel destination
The Tuttlingen district covers 734.4 square kilometres and includes the southwestern foothills of the Swabian Jura, parts of the Baar region and the valley of the Young Danube. In the northern part are juniper heaths and the “10-Tausender” region, with ten mountains over 1,000 metres high. The district’s scenic highlights include the Danube Gorge and the Höwenegg volcanic crater; white limestone cliffs rise above the Danube Valley. These examples represent different types of landscape: juniper heaths and high mountains define the northern area, while the Danube Valley, cliffs and crater shape other parts of the landscape. At Rabenfels in the Bäratal Valley, within the wider Tuttlingen travel destination, the climbing areas between the “Mister Wendl” and “Gebrüderweg” routes are open from 1 August to 31 December; check the current regulations before your visit.
The wider Tuttlingen travel destination also offers a range of cultural attractions. The Neuhausen ob Eck Open-Air Museum features 25 historic buildings that were dismantled at their original locations, moved to Neuhausen ob Eck and restored to their original condition. The upper floors of the Künstlerhaus Scharf Eck in Fridingen house a museum about Hans Bucher, a painter of the Danube Valley; three floors explore his life and work. The Museum Oberes Donautal in Ifflinger Castle presents temporary special exhibitions as well as permanent exhibitions on the town’s history and local rule, archaeology, carnival and more recent history. This allows you to choose cultural destinations by focus: historic buildings, an artist’s life or several themes from the town’s history.
Discover more destinations: Emmingen, Kolbingen, Bärenthal, Bubsheim, Königsheim, Möhringen, Rietheim-Weilheim, Mühlheim An Der Donau
View the wider travel overview: Tuttlingen.
