The small St. Anthony’s Chapel in Obringhausen was first mentioned in 1548. The village lies on the old Heidenstraße; together, the chapel and road provide tangible historical points of reference for the village’s history. The Wenne is also connected to the village’s landscape: it rises in the Grünschlade forest area of Obringhausen, about 700 metres above the Wennehütte. This places a specific building, an old road and a named river source side by side.
Hawerland and the village landscape
Obringhausen belongs to the group of Hawerland villages. The Hawerland landscape is characterised by half-timbered houses, farmsteads, village chapels, fields and meadows. These features range from built structures to open countryside. To help you get your bearings, the regional landscape combines features of village life with fields and meadows, broadening the view from individual historical points of reference to an entire group of villages.
Getting around with the BürgerBUS
The BürgerBUS serves Obringhausen and Schmallenberg. If you would like to use this connection when planning your trip, check the timetable and fares before travelling.
Further topics in the wider destination of Schmallenberg
In the wider destination of Schmallenberg, the old town offers an urban architectural perspective. It has a uniform neoclassical architectural character and many restored half-timbered houses. A historical guided tour offers insights into Schmallenberg’s history and introduces local figures such as the Floigenkasper and the Breybalg. Check the latest dates and booking arrangements for this tour. The old town thus combines a uniform neoclassical character with many restored half-timbered houses.
The Forestry Workers’ Museum in Schmallenberg-Latrop offers a different cultural focus: it displays historical tools, pictures of former forest and village life, and historical forestry records; it also provides information about the development of the chainsaw. The guided tour and the museum therefore differ in their subject matter: Schmallenberg’s history and personalities are at the heart of the tour, while the museum focuses on forestry work and forest history.
Compare trails and cycling routes
The trails can be compared by length, number of stations and theme: the approximately three-kilometre family adventure trail in Schmallenberg has 13 stations devoted to forests, animals, wood and birds; the forest workers’ and foresters’ trail in Schmallenberg-Latrop is 4.5 kilometres long and has 17 stations on topics such as forest ecology and timber use. The latter is around 1.5 kilometres longer and has four more stations. In terms of content, the family trail offers a broader mix of themes, while the Latrop trail highlights forest ecology and timber use.
The 84-kilometre SauerlandRadring is on a different scale: it connects Finnentrop, Eslohe, Schmallenberg and Lennestadt and follows former railway lines. As a long-distance cycling route, it differs considerably from the shorter themed trails. When planning your ride, be sure to take possible diversions into account.
Discover more destinations: Lenne, Rehsiepen, Bödefeld, Fleckenberg, Sellinghausen, Niederberndorf, Oberhenneborn, Werntrop.
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