East Tour Location

On a route of approximately 27 km, you can explore the east of the city of Lage with its significant places on your bike. It starts at the marketplace, where you will find the town hall, the market church, and the Ziegler Fountain. These highlights can be discovered along the route:
Ziegler Fountain
The Ziegler Fountain in the middle of the marketplace is a symbol of the city's Ziegler tradition. From the 18th to the 20th century, the "Mäckelmakrt" took place here, where Ziegler craftsmen and masters concluded their contracts for the upcoming year from December to February.

Market Church St. Johann
The market church was built around 900 AD and consecrated by John the Baptist. It owns one of the oldest church bells in Lippe. The Baroque organ is one of the best in Lippe and dates back to 1707.

The historic town hall
The historic town hall was built between 1863 and 1865. In 1904 and 1905, it was redesigned by the well-known Lagenser city architect Gustav Meßmann, as you can see it today.

Technicum
The Technicum, built in neoclassical style in 1925, served as an engineering school until 1970, where, among other things, Ziegler engineers were trained. Since 1995, the Technicum has been a cultural center housing the music school, the VHS Lippe-West, and the Sibylle Dotti Art Foundation.

Sedanplatz
The Sedanplatz is a park as the "gateway" to the city of Lage. It is the last remaining green space in Lippe, originally designed around 1900 as a representative station forecourt. The current image is characterized by an old tree population. The opposite train station was one of the most important stations for the transport of Zieglers in Lippe, alongside Lemgo and Schieder.

Johannissteine
Three massive granite blocks from the Ice Age form the Johannissteine. They are both a ground and natural monument and exude a mystical atmosphere, especially during the winter solstice. The orientation of the stones and several carvings indicate that our ancestors used the stones as a (pre-)historic calendar system. The biotope around the stones offers a magnificent view over the meadows and fields of Lage and invites relaxation.

Botanical Fragrance Garden by TAOASIS
In the botanical fragrance garden on the TAOASIS company premises, over 200,000 plants grow. In addition to the large lavender field, you can see almost all important aromatic medicinal plants and herbs there. Also waiting for you are fascinating Mediterranean plants and fragrant exotics. Here you can discover the wonders of nature with all your senses.

The village of Heiden
The village of Heiden is first mentioned in 1151. The center of the village is formed by the Gothic hall church with its twisted church tower. Surrounded by small and charming half-timbered houses, this place offers not only a beautiful photo motif but also a good opportunity for a break.

Hardisser Moor
The Hardisser Moor is a nature reserve designated by the government in 1981. It provides a protected habitat for many different plant and animal species. The main purpose of protection is the preservation, development, and restoration of the valley of the Oetternbach and the immediately adjacent area.

LWL Brickworks Lage Industrial Museum
The Brickworks Museum keeps an important piece of industrial history alive. The core of the museum consists of the historical factory buildings of the former Beermann brickworks. Here you can learn more about the work and everyday life of the Lippe brickmakers. The production days of the machine brickworks and the firing process are the highlights in the museum's annual calendar.
City Forest Lage
The approximately 50 ha area of the city forest is of ecological interest with its variety of tree species, orchard, numerous old trees, and deliberately left standing deadwood trees.
Peace Park
The Peace Park, located on Eichenallee, was established in the 18th century as the first cemetery outside the city center. Some remaining old tombstones are witnesses from that time. Today, a war memorial and a red brick memorial dominate the scene. The memorial commemorates the fate of the Jewish residents of Lage who were deported and murdered during the Nazi era.