The best dog-friendly hikes and walks around Schönitzer Lake

Hall church, medieval in its core, dating from 1720. West tower with boarded upper floor and hipped gable roof

A hike through the Oranienbaum Heath is worthwhile, as the many interesting information panels provide a wealth of information. If you're lucky, you might spot a herd of Heck cattle. This breed was bred by the Heck brothers and is descended from the aurochs.

open animal husbandry

This is a great covered place to rest at the playground in Zschiesewitz.

During the First World War, the community had to hand over all three bells to the state. They were melted down and used to produce war material. It was not until 1924 that replacement bells could be procured, but they were less valuable and sonorous. In 1928, the Fleischer & Kindermann company from Dessau carried out the major repairs that had become necessary on the organ. A stove heater was installed in the church in 1947 and the old door on the north side was bricked up for fire protection reasons. In the summer of 1983, a large celebratory service took place in the church, followed by a meeting in the rectory and courtyard. The ceremonial address was given by Provost Hans Treu from Wittenberg to the 313 participants. During the church festival, which was unique in its importance and size in GDR times, it was emphasized, among other things, that the church, which is over 650 years old, had not been damaged by fires or other disasters or wars. On January 1, 1999, the Bitterfeld church district was incorporated into the expanded Wittenberg church district. The church was only provided with a power connection in autumn 2010. Andreas Bechert Source https://www.ekmd.de/kirche/kirchenkreise/wittenberg/graefenhainichen/juedenberg/kirche/

In 1575, a church visitation report noted: "The visitation ordered that a silver chalice for communion be procured from the church's supply. In addition, a special door should be made to the tower so that one no longer has to walk through the church to hear the bells could reach." In 1658, the Jüdenberg parish began to create a baptism and marriage register; a death register has been available since 1739. In 1720 the dilapidated church was largely demolished and rebuilt. It is then described in the Handbook of German Art Monuments as follows: "Essentially a medieval rectangular building with a 3-sided, east end and a transverse west tower with a wooden top. Heavily changed in the 18th century. Open roof structure on the inside; horseshoe gallery. Pulpit altar in the middle of the 18th . Century, the polygonal pulpit flanked by columns, crowned with a crucifix, acanthus cheeks, octagonal stone baptism in the shape of a chalice from the 15th century." The gazetteer from 1816 contains the following numbers: Jüdenberg, 187 inhabitants, 22 houses, mother church; Zschiesewitz, 137 inhabitants, 21 houses, parish in Jüdenberg; Müchauer Mühle, 12 residents, 1 house, leasehold mill, parish in Jüdenberg. From around 1825 the parishes of Gräfenhainichen, Jüdenberg and Zschornewitz belong to the Bitterfeld church district. The two communities of Jüdenberg and Zschiesewitz donated an organ for the church around 1828. In 1878 three new bells were added to the tower with the following inscription: 1. Bell - d = 0.91 m I ring to help, I invite the Christian choir to worship, I mourn for the dead, I carry prayers up to God. (Page opposite) Cast by C.F.Ulrich In Apolda 1878 2nd bell - d=0.71m I wake up for the day's work, in the evening I wave to gentle rest. (Page opposite) God bless the communities of Jüdenberg and Zschiesewitz 1878 3rd bell - d=0.60 m I greet the infant, I lead love to the altar. (Page opposite) 1878 Source https://www.ekmd.de/kirche/kirchenkreise/wittenberg/graefenhainichen/juedenberg/kirche/

The original fortified church dates from the 13th century and had a Romanesque core. In the 14th century, the town of Jüdenberg belonged politically to Saxony, but the church belonged to Anhalt. Only after the Reformation and with the formation of the small dwarf superintendency of Gräfenhainichen did church and political affiliation coincide.

This herd of aurochs moves in this area. But she was very scared herself and ran away.