Renquishausen is a destination for travellers who enjoy discovering cultural and local-history topics during their stay. The main attractions are the parish church of St. Stephen, with its interior design and harvest festival tradition, and the nature trail, which recalls the village’s former water situation. These features give your choice of destination a specific focus; Tuttlingen district offers a broader regional perspective of its own.
Parish Church of St. Stephen and Harvest Festival
The parish church of St. Stephen’s present-day, simple interior dates back to its renovation and redesign in 1992. The ceiling paintings are by Father Tutilo from Beuron Abbey. The church thus brings together a clearly documented history of its design and a specific attribution for its ceiling paintings.
In October, the church is decorated with a harvest festival carpet and a harvest altar designed around a particular theme; many people come to see the carpet. In 2024, it was dedicated to Hildegard of Bingen, the medieval polymath. The carpet and the other decorations on the altar and church walls were made from ears of grain, fruit and blossoms over many months in 2024. The October tradition and the specific design from 2024 give the church theme different time dimensions.
Local History on the Nature Trail
The Renquishausen Nature Trail draws attention to the village’s once precarious water situation. This adds another topic to the local history alongside the church features: the former water supply. Those who choose Renquishausen for its cultural and historical highlights will find both ecclesiastical design and a reminder of a past supply problem here.
Tuttlingen District: Landscape and Culture
Tuttlingen district covers 734.4 square kilometres and stretches from the southwestern foothills of the Swabian Alb across parts of the Baar region to the valley of the Young Danube. In the northern part of Tuttlingen district are juniper heaths and the “10-Tausender” region, with ten mountains over 1,000 metres high. White limestone cliffs rise in the Danube Valley in Tuttlingen district; the Danube gorge and the Höwenegg volcanic crater are also among the district’s scenic highlights. Tuttlingen district’s landscape thus offers a variety of features: mountain ranges, juniper heaths, limestone cliffs and volcanic geology.
One cultural destination in Tuttlingen district is the Neuhausen ob Eck Open-Air Museum. The museum showcases 25 historic buildings that were dismantled at their original sites, moved to Neuhausen ob Eck and restored to their original condition. The Danube Sinkhole in Tuttlingen district, between Immendingen, Möhringen, Tuttlingen and Fridingen, is changeable: the Danube may carry a large volume of water each day, run completely dry in various places, or carry only a little water.
Hikers and climbers will find further regional points of interest in Tuttlingen district. The “Donauversinkung” DonauWellen Premium Hiking Trail runs between Tuttlingen-Möhringen and Immendingen in Tuttlingen district; check trail conditions before setting out. At Rabenfels in the Bära Valley in Tuttlingen district, the climbing areas between the “Mister Wendl” and “Gebrüderweg” routes are open from 1 August to 31 December. Check the current regulations before climbing.
Discover more destinations: Rietheim-Weilheim, Trossingen, Geisingen, Fridingen An Der Donau, Gunningen, Wehingen, Schura, Irndorf
For the main travel overview: Tuttlingen.
