The best traffic-free bike rides around Meßstetten

The Church of St. Peter and Paul in Nusplingen, also known as the Old Cemetery Church, is dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul. It dates back to a proprietary church of the local nobility from 650. Archaeological excavations uncovered foundations that are likely to originate from a secular building, but remains of a church space with graves also came to light. This suggests that it was a noble residence with its own church. The current church building was constructed around 1000. The western extension and the three-story choir tower date from 1250 and can thus still be attributed to the Romanesque period. Around 1300, the choir and the nave were rebuilt, incorporating Gothic style elements. The valuable lime paintings, which were uncovered in 1972–1975, date from this period. The tower was extended around 1500 with a half-timbered upper floor and received its current form with a hipped roof. The church contains valuable wooden sculptures from the Ulm School, Renaissance frescoes, and a Baroque coffered ceiling from 1711, which comes from the former Church of St. Catherine and was installed here in 1868. In the Middle Ages, the church was the parish church of Nusplingen and a large parish district. However, the church was located outside the walls of the town, which was considered a city at the time. In 1463, the chapels in Unterdigsheim and Hartheim belonged to the Nusplingen church. In 1459, the tithes in Ensisheim belonged to the church. In 1759, the parish rights were transferred to the Church of St. Catherine in the town, and the church remained only a cemetery church, where only funeral services were held. In 1829, the church was handed over to the secular community for a symbolic thaler, and its use initially remained unchanged. In 1950, the building also lost its function as a cemetery church and subsequently threatened to fall into disrepair. A support association for the preservation of this cultural monument ensured that a thorough restoration could be carried out from 1997 to 2003. The deconsecrated building was blessed again, but not consecrated. Since then, sacred and cultural events have been held here again. The church was designated "Monument of the Month March 2019" by the Monument Foundation of Baden-Württemberg. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter_und_Paul_(Nusplingen)

Schlichemtalsperre 🌊 - Fish ladder / Water ladder - Reservoir 🌊 - Schömberg - Zollernalbkreis

Church of Our Lady 💒 - Meßstetten-Tieringen - Zollernalbkreis

Chapel on the Ortenberg

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Afra stands in Obernheim, a municipality in the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg. The parish belongs to the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. The building is listed as a historical monument by the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Baden-Württemberg. The hall church, originally built between 1753 and 1755 according to plans by Johann Caspar Bagnato, was incorporated into a new building in 1924 as a transept, based on a design by Wilhelm Friedrich Laur. The former nave, spanned by a barrel vault, and the chancel are decorated with frescoes by Giuseppe Appiani. The Assumption of Mary is depicted in the nave, and the Trinity in the chancel. Four Church Fathers are depicted on the pulpit parapet, and Saint Wendelin on the sounding board. The organ on the gallery was built in 1973 as Opus 149 by Stehle Orgelbau. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Afra_(Obernheim)

Narrenbrunnen ⛲ - Hauptstraße corner Untere Kirchstraße - Schömberg-Schörzingen - Zollernalbkreis

Very nice view of the lake. Great circular path. Numerous entrances to the bathing area.

At Palmbühl on the Schömberg reservoir there is a free e-bike charging station with 3 sockets, marked but somewhat hidden.