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1241 – Siegfried von Mügeln founded the monastery “St. Marienthal”. Thanks to the nuns of the Cistercian order, Sornzig became the historical cradle of fruit growing in the region around Mügeln. In 1539, the monastery was dissolved as a result of the Reformation and became state property with changing owners until 1892. Fruit growing experienced a real new lease of life thanks to the Leipzig city planner Ludolf Colditz, who founded the Kloster Gärtnerei GmbH Sornzig in 1895. The Colditz family was expropriated in 1946. Fruit growing was now successfully continued in an LPG and, since 1990, in the Klosterobst GmbH. The listed ensemble of the monastery in Sornzig is now a popular place for meetings, education and recreation. It is located in the middle of a park landscape with three orchards (wild and scattered fruit). The sponsor is the Dr. Ludolf Colditz Kloster Marienthal Foundation.
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Verena Daser
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Families can be found on the partial route II of the Obstland route with the little bumblebee Poppy Pollenpelz embark on an exciting adventure. "Poppy Pollenpelz and the mysterious gold treasure" is an interactive journey of discovery via the "locandy" app, where many puzzles are solved, games are played and interesting facts about the Saxon fruit region and the history of the earth are imparted. And whoever finds out what the mysterious gold treasure is all about at the end can even look forward to a small reward.
Description of the tour and download of the app: http://www.locandy.com/qr/de-obstland-route2
