The best road cycling routes around Selke-Aue

Interesting property. Please note the opening times.

Beautiful rest area with barefoot course and view of Halberstadt.

View towards Halberstadt with Brocken in the background

Bishop Burchard I of Halberstadt gave the monastery its name: he consecrated the chapel of St. Nicholas in 1036. After the cathedral burned down in 1060, he was buried in this chapel, which became part of the monastery complex much later. In 1186, the Premonstratensians moved there. They were soon replaced by Templars, who founded a commandery here. In 1206, the Templars moved to the monastery of St. Thomae at the Breiten Tor, whereupon the Cistercians took over the monastery in 1208. Due to overcrowding, several nuns went to the Adersleben monastery in the middle of the 13th century. During the Thirty Years' War, the monastery was plundered in 1631 and 1632, and in one case the abbess and nuns were abducted by the Swedes. There were also three floods in the 18th century. In the following years, flooding of the buildings and farmstead, as well as the monastery church, from the Holtemme river caused considerable disruption in some cases. There were also several fire disasters. In the course of secularization, the monastery was closed and sold on October 1, 1810 by decision of the authorities of the Kingdom of Westphalia. Source: Wikipedia

Bishop Burchard I of Halberstadt gave the monastery its name: he consecrated the chapel of St. Nicholas in 1036. After the cathedral burned down in 1060, he was buried in this chapel, which became part of the monastery complex much later. In 1186, the Premonstratensians moved there. They were soon replaced by Templars, who founded a commandery here. In 1206, the Templars moved to the monastery of St. Thomae at the Breiten Tor, whereupon the Cistercians took over the monastery in 1208. Due to overcrowding, several nuns went to the Adersleben monastery in the middle of the 13th century. During the Thirty Years' War, the monastery was plundered in 1631 and 1632, and in one case the abbess and nuns were abducted by the Swedes. There were also three floods in the 18th century. In the following years, flooding of the buildings and farmstead, as well as the monastery church, from the Holtemme river caused considerable disruption in some cases. There were also several fire disasters. In the course of secularization, the monastery was closed and sold on October 1, 1810 by decision of the authorities of the Kingdom of Westphalia. Source: Wikipedia

Relatively busy road between Ermsleben and Aschersleben. Asphalt is top-notch and depending on the wind direction, it rolls along at a decent speed.

Beautiful idyllic connection through the forest on a small, quiet road between the two towns. From Wieserode, after the climb to the K1366 junction, there is a nice, leisurely descent to Meisdorf. The asphalt is top-notch and rolls well.

The market church of St. Benedict has its origins in an early Romanesque predecessor church built in the 10th century at the intersection of old trade routes. Some parts of the crypt from that time are still preserved today. From around 1100, the market church (first mentioned in documents in 1233) was built as a town church in the center of the historic old town of Quedlinburg. The church has developed over centuries from a Romanesque basilica to its current structural form. As a result, architectural elements and furnishings from all known building periods can be found there. Two large round arches on the east wall of the tower massif and stone altars testify to the Romanesque origins of the church. The three southern arcades with pointed arches and octagonal pillars, as well as the Kalandskapelle with the Mary altar (1480) and the vespers altar in the south aisle are from the Gothic period. The Renaissance left behind flat beamed ceilings over the side aisles and a carved pulpit with high-quality high reliefs depicting the creed. Baroque traces can be seen in the wooden barrel vault over the central nave, the baptismal font made of alabaster and the wooden King David figure. In addition to this diversity, the late romantic organ with its 52 registers and 3,000 pipes, as well as the three new stained glass windows depicting Jesus' journey from birth to ascension, are particularly worth seeing. The tower roof took on its current shape after the southern helmet was destroyed by fire. The associated renovations made it possible to set up a tower keeper's apartment. The exhibition "Quedlinburg - From the Palatine City to the Roland City" shows the documented development of the city up to the 15th century. https://www.quedlinburg-info.de/de/sehenswert/kirchen/details/marktkirche-st-benedikti-quedlinburg.html