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Part of town WORBIS - "Accredited resort of recreation" - Twin towns: Annoeullin  Medebach  Mescöszat

Sights: City centre with smart framework, Saint Antonius-Church, alternative bear's and wolves park, attractive travelling scenery...

"German Framework Road": Truss interspersed with mixed forms of applied in Lower Saxony and Thuringia design of the late 18th Century predominates in the Upper German (Worbis and other places of the region Eichsfeld), no doubt due to the position of the Eichsfeld and the city at the juncture of these two states. The vast number of half-timbered buildings are in the epoch of transition from Baroque to Biedermeier, end of the 18th Century eingordnet. In addition, however, can also significantly higher age of individual buildings (District Court - 1530 or house "Gülden Creutz - 1580), based on scientific studies demonstrate exactly. 
The old administration building, the official seat of the bailiff for a dual-Harburg Worbis in Kurmainzer reign, has many interesting design elements, such as palm trees, fans rosettes including stars and geometric signs on. The many representative buildings are not only the outstanding certificates of framework buildings Worbis in themselves, but are also regarded as the most impressive half-timbered houses in the region.
 
 

Church St. Antonius: The Abbey Church of St. Anthony is one of the brightest and most beautiful baroque churches in central Germany. The monastic complex was 1668 - 1691 by Antonio Petrini in the style of baroque Würzburg - a special form of Franconian Baroque, Petrini introduced the first - on behalf of the Prince Bishop of Wurzburg, and the archbishop of Mainz, Johann Philipp von Schönborn built. The monastery church belonged to the monastery of the Franciscans came in 1667 on Worbis. On the grounds of the ruined Cistercian monastery in 1525, they initially built a small wooden chapel, and called it "Anthony's residence". On 13 June 1668, on the Feast of St. Anthony, the foundation was laid for the monastery and the monastery church. 1765 it was converted to the monastery church, which made it into a most beautiful and classiest baroque churches of the whole Eichsfeld. After the secularization of Prussia was abolished by 1824 the monastery. The abbey church is now used by the Catholic Church and is regarded as nationally important place of pilgrimage. Through the gates of the Antoniuskapelle you can enter the house of God. The huge hall of the nave is spanned by an arched ceiling without pillars. Beautiful pictures and life-size statues of saints of the magnificent high altar and the elaborate decorations of the altars may leave work on you. In the nave the pulpit captivates the eye. The organ is the first largest three-manual organ of the High Baroque to the 30 year war in the entire Central German region (except the north German Hanseatic cities). Since 1667, the monastery church at the same time nationwide pilgrimage to the region, whose importance in the regular Bishop's visit is expressed.

          

Alternative Bear Park of Worbis - a unique project in Germany welfare - welfare attitudes do not bear out here taking in a natural unspoilt open area of 4 hectares and learn to live out their lost instincts - 10 brown and 2 black bears and a wolf pack has shared the outdoor enclosure. In addition, Bear Park live Thüringer endangered breeds of domestic animals on a farm and raccoons in a 1000 m² open area. In the field, the rational attitude of pet parakeet, turtle, guinea pigs and other pets will be shown. A bear trail provides information on the various great bears whose habitat and worldwide through the abuse of bears.

   

In Worbis there are numerous leisure possibilities and sports possibilities like indoor swimming pool, tennis courts,
Slamming and Basketball places, High-capacity disco...

   

Hiking and riding around Worbis belongs to the greatest impressions...

     

The regional circumstances of the low mountain range also permit in winter a trip to Worbis