The best walks and hikes in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Where can you watch deer more beautifully than here...

At Stachelberg, between Hennef and Eitdorf, the Sieg River meanders in sweeping loops through lush floodplains. A well-maintained path leads directly along the Sieg, sometimes close to the bank, sometimes high on the steep bank clinging to the rocks. Everywhere you have wonderful views of the tranquil landscape, allowing you to breathe deeply and let your mind wander.

Here, red deer and some sika deer live in natural enclosures and can be easily observed on a walk. The park offers an idyllic setting and is a popular destination for day trips.

Many of these houses date from the 17th to 19th centuries and have been preserved or restored over generations. They are testaments to traditional building methods and rural life. A guided walk among the half-timbered houses is like a journey back in time 👍🏼

Franz Schultz was, alongside Oberberghauptmann Heinrich von Dechen, one of the great promoters of the Siebengebirge. The preservation of the Löwenburg ruin, in particular, is thanks to him. The bronze relief on a viewing terrace on the circular path around the Löwenburg commemorates Franz Schultz. A stone is set into the front wall of the terrace with a metal relief showing Schultz's head in profile. Below it, in raised letters, it reads SCHULTZ * 1831 † 1926. The inscription on a bronze plaque attached below reads: Franz Schultz - born 15.2.1831 Zerbst/Anhalt - died 4.3.1926 Cologne - Dedicated preserver of the Löwenburg ruin. Schultz was born on February 15, 1831, the only child of Ludwig Ferdinand and Wilhelmine Schultz, on the princely domain of Zerbst (Saxony/Anhalt), where his father was a tenant farmer. In addition to his schooling with a private tutor, he already worked in a locksmith's shop and then studied mechanical engineering in Berlin. As an engineer, he worked for several years at the Berlin-Hamburger Eisenbahn before moving to Cologne in 1856, where he led, among other things, the construction of the iron roof structure of Cologne Cathedral. At the time, this was a sensation because only wooden structures were known until then. In 1863, Schultz joined the "Charlier & Van der Zypen" wagon factory, of which he became a partner. In 1896, he sold his shares and, as a wealthy privateer, undertook numerous world travels. The company was absorbed in 1959 by the Cologne-based engine, commercial vehicle, and locomotive manufacturer Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG (see Wikipedia article via link 3). In 1898, Schultz founded a committee with friends of Bismarck that promoted the construction of the Bismarck Tower, which, inaugurated in 1903, still stands today at the mouth of the Cologne Bayenthalgürtel into Rheinuferstraße. Franz Schultz died on March 4, 1926, at the age of 96, in his house in Cologne, which later fell victim to bombs. Until his death, his love was dedicated to the preservation of nature in his home region of Siebengebirge near Bonn, where a square was named in his honor. Source text: Zerbster Heimatkalender 1999

<< Ruppichteroth Iron Age >> By Nicolas Ottersbach | January 3, 2020 | Magazine "When mining began in Ruppichteroth is no longer known exactly. But its significance for the town is known. A sign at the roundabout in Ruppichteroth, right next to the former Juliusstollen, now provides information about this. Photos: The Juliusstollen from the inside and the inauguration of the information board [Klaus Steglich] You really have to look for it, the Juliusstollen. And that's despite being located in the middle of town. Hidden by trees and greenery, beneath meters of thick rock, it burrows more than 450 meters into the mountain at the roundabout in Ruppichteroth. Anyone trying to enter it faces a locked gate. It has long been inaccessible to visitors; after a few meters, a wall and a water pump block the way. This is where the underground water streams arrive and are then pumped to the waterworks. How difficult must it have been back then to control the masses of water?..." MORE INFORMATION ON: - Prosperity and Decline - Mining shaped the Landscape - Promoting the Land 👉 https://www.broeltal.de/nachrichten/artikel/ruppichterother-eisenzeit.html

The Catholic parish church of St. Severin on Burgstrasse is worth seeing. Its Romanesque west tower, built of rubble masonry as early as the 12th century, is also worth a detour to the Protestant village church, dating from 1683.

for Easter the decorated fountain opposite the church