The best traffic-free bike rides around Hoort

Great highlight - not

Unfortunately, this highlight has been created far too often. The path wasn't particularly pleasant for touring bikes – it was potholed (in parts) and branches and bushes overhanging the path. But it's all doable. It just takes a long time and drags on...

The drawbridge is currently closed. It can't be opened. Therefore, the waterway is currently impassable for larger boats in both directions. The bike path along the Stör Waterway isn't affected by this, however. For the "Störkrug" restaurant, it's a good idea to read the Google reviews and get an idea. The path along the water is "natural or gravel, with coarse gravel in the lower section, like in the Lüneburg Heath or similar areas." 🙃

A wooden sofa for a nice rest

The village of Kirch-Jesar is more than 700 years old; the name Jesar is likely derived from Slavic and means "lake." As early as the 14th century, a chapel stood in Kirch-Jesar, which presumably fell into disrepair after the Thirty Years' War. In 1717, the Duke of Mecklenburg's court marshal, Johann Christoph von Halberstadt, had the new church built in a simple style. The wood-clad tower with its slate roof was not added until 1847, as was the interior. A few years later, a bell from a workshop in Wismar was added. In 1881, the church received an organ by master organ builder Johann Heinrich Runge. The gallery had to be specially lowered to accommodate the instrument. Around 1913, the painter Willi Schomann, originally from Parchim, created the mural "The Last Judgment" on the choir wall. The church is Protestant and belongs to the Kirch-Jesar parish.

Go water skiing

The church was built in 1717 as a simple rectangular building with a half-timbered frame made of oak and clinker brick panels on behalf of the Mecklenburg court marshal Johann Christoph von Halberstadt. The tower in front was built in 1847, the pulpit altar and the wall stand in the figure Wilder Mann also date from this time. A painting on the east wall from 1913 shows the Last Judgment, the Runge organ was built in 1881. The writer and freedom fighter Theodor Körner probably wrote his last letter from Kirch Jesar. https://www.stiftung-kiba.de/kirchen/dorfkirche-kirch-jesar

The striking half-timbered church is a building from the 18th century. The interior, tower, organ and bell date from the second half of the 19th century. The village of Kirch-Jesar is more than 700 years old, the part of the name Jesar is probably derived from the Slavic and means "lake". As early as the 14th century there was a chapel in Kirch-Jesar, which probably fell into disrepair after the Thirty Years' War. In 1717, the ducal-Mecklenburg court marshal Johann Christoph von Halberstadt had the new church built in a simple style. The wood-clad tower with its slate roof was not built until 1847, as was the interior. A few years later, a bell from a workshop in Wismar was added. In 1881 the church received an organ from master organ builder Johann Heinrich Runge. The gallery had to be specially lowered so that the instrument could fit in. Around 1913, the painter Willi Schomann, who came from Parchim, created the mural "The Last Judgment" on the choir wall. The young painter was known for his paintings in churches, for example in the Marienkirche in Parchim the outer facade was renewed, the tower roof and the organ could also be repaired.Further renovation measures on the building are necessary and are supported by donations and a support association. https://www.auf-nach-mv.de/travel destinations/a-dorfkirche-kirch-jesar