The Busslingen Mill and the cultural and hiking trails around Remetschwil offer different experiences: the history of a grain mill on the one hand, and art, local history and nature along the trails on the other. If you are looking for accommodation in Busslingen, you can plan your stay around whether you would like to explore individual cultural landmarks or focus on hiking routes.
The History of Milling in Busslingen
The Busslingen Mill is a grain mill built in 1868. Parts of its historic fittings and milling equipment have been preserved; traces of the former overshot waterwheel can still be seen in the masonry. The year it was built, its preserved equipment and the visible traces of the wheel give the building several distinct historical layers: in addition to its use as a grain mill, its former milling technology is also part of its history.
Art, Nature and Local History on the Cultural Trail
The Remetschwil Cultural Trail combines art and nature along two different routes. The two circular routes include ten sculpture sites, where information can be accessed via QR codes. The trail conveys local history through sculptures and information boards or information points. Some points also offer views. This brings together the art and history with a variety of impressions along the routes.
Artist Beatrix Motsch offers private guided tours of the Cultural Trail for clubs, groups and anyone interested in culture. Nature is more than just a theme along the trail: the forest featured on the Cultural Trail is home to roe deer, foxes, badgers, squirrels and many different bird species. Art, local history and woodland are among the different aspects that may interest you when choosing a route.
The Heitersberg and the Landscape
The Heitersberg is an old glacial moraine formed by the Reuss Glacier. It was created during the Riss glaciation, between 350,000 and 120,000 years ago. From a clearing on the Cultural Trail, numerous paths lead across the Heitersberg, which you can explore on foot or by bike. The wider area also offers hiking opportunities around the Heitersberg, as well as the Lägerngrat Ridge Trail.
Nearby are the Heitersberg ridge, Lake Egelsee and the Reuss landscape around the Dominiloch footbridge. A hike to Lake Egelsee passes through Remetschwil on its first stretch and ends at a moorland lake in a nature reserve. This hike makes the lake another destination alongside the routes across the Heitersberg.
Hikes and Historical Traces
The “From the Reuss across the Heitersberg” hike passes through the hamlet of Busslingen and, after a stretch through woodland and a ravine, reaches the village of Remetschwil. The Lake Egelsee hike ends at the moorland lake in the nature reserve. The two routes described therefore differ in both their course and destination. When choosing a hike, you can consider whether you would prefer the route through the hamlet and onward to Remetschwil, or Lake Egelsee as your destination.
The Sennhof wayside cross, dating from 1860, is made of shell limestone and has trefoil-shaped beam ends. It is listed as being of regional significance in the Federal Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS). Archaeological finds in Remetschwil date from the Hallstatt period to Roman times; these include a grave discovered in the Grosshau area dating from the 1st century AD. The grave was found in 1948 with weapons and pottery grave goods and was archaeologically investigated. It appears to be the grave of a Helvetian warrior. Fragments of a clay amphora used to store wine were also found near the Grosshau area. In the past, agriculture in Remetschwil included crop farming, livestock farming and wine growing.
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