The best hikes from bus stations around Wannweil

Now in May, it's especially worth it. The rapeseed is in full bloom. Great yellow-green contrast. In the background, the Swabian Jura. Simply wonderful!

The Protestant Church of St. John in Wannweil is presumably one of the oldest churches in Württemberg. Two other churches, namely the chapel in Belsen, Tübingen district, and the cemetery chapel in Owingen, Hechingen district, are approximately the same age. All three are dated to the 11th or 12th century and are said to originate from the same school of architecture. The Church of St. John was originally a baptistery, dedicated to John the Baptist. It was built on the ruins of a Roman settlement. Interesting remains of it, such as the pillars of a Roman underfloor heating system, numerous pieces of glass vessels, roof tiles, and pottery shards, were excavated during the renovation in 1890/91. The pillars are exhibited in the tower chapel. In the Christian-Alemannic period, the site served as a burial ground, as evidenced by the graves found under the church floor in 1883 and 1890. The church's great age is confirmed by the remains of an old apse (semi-circular altar area) discovered under the choir, as well as by the ground floor of the tower, which originally served as a baptistery (and possibly crypt) chapel. In 1891, the originally Romanesque church was extended in Neo-Gothic style with two side aisles and given a new spire. The architect was Heinrich Dolmetsch from Stuttgart. Today, it can accommodate 563 people. The pulpit is adorned with the symbols of the three apostles Peter, John, and Paul. The stained-glass windows in the choir, also dating from this period, depict the four evangelists. In front of the church stands an old Romanesque penitential cross, whose origin is unknown. The church has been a listed monument since 1974. In the south wall of the church building is a copy of a pre-Romanesque stone (visible side: 150 × 45 cm), which in its decorations combines pagan symbols (dragons) with the Christian (cross). Originally, the stone served as a lintel. On the front, there is a rectangular field in the center containing an inscription that is no longer legible. On the left side, a circle can be seen. This is divided into eight equal parts by four lines. At their intersection was a staff acting as a pointer, turning the circle into a sundial. The crossbars on the vertical and horizontal lines also indicate such a function. .... Source: https://www.tuepedia.de/wiki/Johanneskirche_Wannweil

Historical path Wannweil 🏞 🏛 - Johanneskirche ⛪ - Station 2 - Wannweil - LKR. Reutlingen

The Protestant Johanneskirche is located in Wannweil, a municipality in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg. The parish belongs to the Evangelical Regional Church in Württemberg. The building is registered as a historical monument by the State Office for Monument Preservation Baden-Württemberg. The church was built over the remains of a Roman residential building. The west facade, structured by blind arcades, and the lower floors of the tower with a crypt chapel are preserved from the Romanesque building of the late 11th century. The present-day hall church was created by the expansion of a medieval church building in 1890/91 according to a jointly created design by Christian Friedrich von Leins and Heinrich Dolmetsch. Side aisles were added to the nave of the Romanesque hall church, which was supplemented with a Gothic choir in the 15th century. They are each provided with three-sided terminations in the east. The church tower, with a square base and turrets at the four corners, stands at the southwest corner of the nave and the southern side aisle. Its uppermost octagonal floor houses the tower clock and the bell-ringer's room. A pointed stone spire sits on top of it. The portal is located in the west facade, which is structured by three blind arches resting on thin wall columns. The organ was built in 1967 by Werner Renkewitz. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanneskirche_(Wannweil)

Need a short break? This is the place for you!

Two benches with a table offer a place for a short rest near the wetland stream meadows.

The "Bachwiesen" wetland, established by NABU in 1985, features a pond on the Heckbach stream and an information panel.

From this comfortable bench you have a great view over Wannweil.