Anröchte

Admittedly, Anröchte is probably not the right tourist destination for a three-week family vacation. However, you shouldn't give the friendly community the cold shoulder when planning a trip to the Sauerland. Anröchte is definitely worth experiencing and always worth a visit. In insider circles, the municipality has long been considered "filthy rich". However, this does not refer to the treasurer's budget, but to the special occurrence of a very specific stone formation, green sandstone. It enjoys an excellent reputation, especially among sculptors. However, it is not only visual artists who rely on green stone.

This natural building material has been quarried in the Anröchte quarries since the 12th century and used for building houses, among other things. Architectural proof of this is the St. Pankratius church in the town center, which was built with green sandstone around 1180. If you want to find out more about the exciting history of the "Stone Age" in Anröchte, you should plan time for the stone museum on the main street. It's well worth it! Just a stone's throw away is the Kurköln Amtshof, another architectural highlight.

With its well-developed cycle and hiking trails, Anröchte is ideally connected to the villages of Altengeseke, Altenmellrich, Berge, Effeln, Klieve, Mellrich, Robringhausen, Uelde and Waltringhausen. Here, too, hikers and cyclists can follow in the footsteps of Anröchte's living history. There is much to discover here.