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St. Wendel

St. Wendel is the gateway to the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park and to Lake Bostal, the largest leisure lake in southwest Germany. The medieval old town, the sculpture trail and the Schaumberg make this area special.

St. Wendel

Attractions in St. Wendel

Bostalsee – Foto: Carsten Steger
Nature & Parks

St. Wendel

Lake Bostal

Lake Bostal is one of the best sailing areas in Germany, so in fine weather you will see plenty of sailors out on the water. It is the largest leisure lake in southwest Germany.

Hunnenring Otzenhausen – Foto: Cayambe
Culture & Stage

St. Wendel

Celtic Ringwall of Otzenhausen

Built by the Treveri, a Celtic tribe settled in this area, as a fortress and fortified hill town in Celtic drystone technique - one of the mightiest Celtic ramparts in Europe.

Benediktinerabtei Tholey – Foto: Felix König
Culture & Stage

St. Wendel

Tholey Benedictine Abbey

The origins of this Gothic abbey church go back to the 7th century - one of the oldest monasteries in Germany, now famous for its Gerhard Richter windows.

Flugausstellung Hermeskeil – Foto: Tfaub
Museums

St. Wendel

Hermeskeil Aviation Museum

Just across the Saarland's border into Rhineland-Palatinate you will find this large open-air aircraft museum.

Johann-Adams-Mühle – Foto: EPei
Museums

St. Wendel

Johann Adams Mill in Tholey

A mill dating from 1589 on the edge of Tholey - not far from the Schaumberg and close to the Hofgut Imsbach ecology center.

Liebenburg – Foto: Pascal Dihé
Castles & Palaces

St. Wendel

Liebenburg near Namborn

The castle was built around 1170. Its builders were vassals of the Diocese of Verdun.

Sternwarte Peterberg – Foto: Philippe Grand-Montagne
With Kids

St. Wendel

Peterberg Observatory near Braunshausen

In Braunshausen the stars feel within reach. Above the ski-lift station on the Peterberg stands the observatory, opened in 1997 by the Saarland's amateur astronomers.

Talsperre Nonnweiler – Foto: Meulenwald
Nature & Parks

St. Wendel

Nonnweiler Reservoir

A circular hike of 12.5 km leads around this scenic reservoir in the northern Saarland.

Schaumbergturm – Foto: Cayambe
Viewpoints

St. Wendel

Schaumberg Viewing Tower

The Saarland's 569-meter local mountain, with a viewing tower and a panorama reaching to the Vosges.

Gondwana – Das Praehistorium – Foto: Dhoefgen
Museums

St. Wendel

Gondwana - The Praehistorium

A journey through 4.6 billion years of Earth's history with life-sized dinosaur models - a favorite family attraction.

Grube Reden – Foto: Josef Stoffels
Industrial Heritage

St. Wendel

Reden Adventure Site

A former colliery in Landsweiler-Reden - now a park, the 'Zoo of the Minis', the Gondwana entrance and an adventure landscape.

Restaurants in St. Wendel

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St. Wendel

Kunz-Stube

Homely Saarland home cooking in St. Wendel.

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