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The following interesting points are located on the outskirts of the tour:

Innovation Center Dörentrup
The Innovation Center in Dörentrup of the Lippe district sees itself as a place for development, communication, and coordination of measures and strategies. It acts as a think tank for specific future issues in rural areas. It engages in dialogue with the population, science, and business to develop future scenarios and solutions for key issues in rural areas.
More information about the project at: www.innovationszentrum-doerentrup.de

Pottkuhle
The Pottkuhle in the Dörentrup landscape park is just under three hectares in size and is a lake. The former clay pit is nestled in trees and is a beautiful recreational area. The water has a rich fish population and is up to nine meters deep. From tench to carp up to 20 kg, eel, pike, pike-perch, and catfish, many species can be found.

DiscGolf
Here, there are nine courses available for playing disc golf. At the Pottkuhle landscape park, the course is beautifully integrated into nature. www.tsv-hillentrup.de

Hillentrup Church
The first church was built at this location in 1260. It was completely destroyed by a fire and looting in 1424. The pyx remained intact in the ruins. This made Hillentrup a place of pilgrimage because it was seen as a miracle. The reconstruction took place in 1431 as a small, late medieval church. In 1899, the small church was demolished, and a larger neo-Gothic hall church was built. The Lippe Pilgrimage Route passes by the Hillentrup Church.

Stable barn Schwelentrup with playground and rest area
The stable barn was built in 1694 in Barntrup-Wierborn, dismantled by the Detmold Open-Air Museum in 1972, and rebuilt in Schwelentrup from 2003 to 2006. The rustic playground and rest area in the Kurpark Schwelentrup, designed with tree trunks, boulders, rocks, and hills, invites you to a cozy picnic in nature.

Sika Deer Enclosure
In the fenced area on both sides of the Donkey Stream, you can observe the rare sika deer, closely related to the local fallow deer. Especially the offspring and the rutting season in autumn are impressive experiences.

Jewish Cemetery
The Jewish cemetery is located on Sibbentruper Straße not far from the railway viaduct. It was placed under monument protection in 2009. The cemetery was established shortly before 1850 and documents the existence of Jewish fellow citizens who belonged to the Barntrup synagogue community. Five tombstones are preserved on the small lawn surrounded by a hornbeam hedge. A small tombstone shows the year 1946, a larger one made of polished granite bears the inscription Kaufmann Katz... 1894.

Hofladen Schweinerei
The farm shop run by the Ehlert family offers delicious pork products, soft-serve ice cream, coffee specialties, regional products, a children's playground, benches to relax, and petting chickens.

Wendlinghausen Castle
Wendlinghausen Castle & Estate, with its unique architecture, is one of the most magnificent buildings of the Weser Renaissance from the early 17th century. The estate enchants with its distinctive charm at castle festivals, weddings, and conferences. www.schloss-wendlinghausen.de

Begatal Estate Distillery
The Begatal Estate Distillery in Humfeld is worth a visit. Here, organically grown products are handcrafted into gin, juniper, vodka, and fruit brandies with Lippe's tenacity and pioneering spirit. The Begatal Estate Distillery carries the regional quality seal "Lippequalität". The family business grows many old fruit varieties, juniper, and herbs on the fruit farm. www.gutshof-brennerei-begatal.de

State Railway
The railway line Lage-Hameln via Lemgo and Dörentrup was completed in 1897. This brought a great location advantage for local companies, and in particular, the Dörentrup sand and clay works experienced an unprecedented upswing. With the discontinuation of passenger traffic in 1980, only freight trains ran. The Landeseisenbahn Lippe e.V. association has been maintaining the line voluntarily since 2005 and operates monthly regional trips between Extertal-Bösingfeld and Dörentrup. www.landeseisenbahn-lippe.de

Bee Experience Path
The Bee Experience Path in Schwelentrup aims to demonstrate the vital importance of bees for ecology and the environment. In the bee house, a mini colony in the experience showcase and the daily life of two bee colonies can be experienced. The path leads past various flowering points with planting variations that can be taken as inspiration for the home garden or balcony. www.natourenergie.de