- 1: 27 pm
- 6,05 km
- 8 m
- 9 m
- 1 m
- 26 m
- Difficulty: medium
- Start: Kaamp-Hüs, Hauptstraße 12, Kampen
- Destination: Kaamp-Hüs, Hauptstraße 12, Kampen
Kampen's exceptionally diverse landscape, stretching from beach to mudflats, dunes to heathland, invites you to enjoy relaxing walks year-round, recharging your batteries for everyday life. What's more, in and around Kampen you can also walk in the footsteps of the past.
A past that includes illustrious names of well-known artists, writers, publishers, and public figures who found inspiration on Sylt in general and in Kampen in particular. Some of them stayed here temporarily, while others even found a permanent (adopted) home in this Frisian village, first documented in 1543.
Her creative work in Kampen, but also the public portrayal of her impressions of Kampen, gave our village a special magic and charisma that visitors can still feel today and that still inspires people to be creative.
To ensure that these personalities are not forgotten by our guests and our descendants, we have decided to create and continually expand the “Kampen Art Trail”.
A stroll through our idyllic village allows you to follow in the footsteps of important figures at your own pace and discover many a charming spot along the way. And you'll surely find yourself relating to one or two of the quotes on the 40 memorial steles.
The art and culture trail consists of inscribed bronze cast plaques on metal stands, which have been placed at prominent locations in the village.
The art trail is primarily financed through the auction of paintings by Siegward Sprotte from the collection of Falkenstern Fine Art & Atelier Sprotte. You can find more information at Kaamp-Hüs and at Falkenstern Fine Art & Atelier Sprotte.
Our tip
- Halfway along the route, it's a wonderful place to stop for refreshments at the famous artists' café Kupferkanne.
Directions
- We start at the Kaamp-Hüs in the center of Kampen, initially following the mudflat path towards Avenarius Park, where we encounter the first two stelae dedicated to Ferdinand Avenarius and Albert Aereboe. We then head north, taking the Park- und Heideweg (Park and Heath Path) to the hiking trail on the northern edge of town. Right at the first corner, we are greeted by the stele of Emmi Leisner. We keep to the right, heading east, where we pass further stelae dedicated to Axel Springer, Peter Suhrkamp, and Ernst Petzoldt. After a short detour to the stele of Walther Baedeker, we leave the hiking trail along the mudflats and continue along the Quellenweg (Spring Path) towards the Kupferkanne (Copper Jug). Along the way, the stele of Fritz Wichert is located. In the immediate vicinity of the Kupferkanne, there are a total of five stelae: those of Paul Weymar, Otto Eglau, Will Sohl, Günter Rieck, and Gerhart Hauptmann. With a view over the Braderup Heath, we continue past Knud Ahlborn and down to the mudflats, where the stele of Siegfried Jacobsohn is situated. Heading east, we encounter the stelae of Edwin Scharff, Hans Fallada, Kurt Lambert, Erich Heckel, and Valeska Gert along the heath's hiking trails. We follow the Wuldeweg path into the village center, where the three stelae of Siegward Sprotte, Alexej von Jawlensky, and Gret Palucca can be found. From here, it's just a short walk along the main road back to our starting point at the Kaamp-Hüs.
Arrival & Parking
- How to find usThe starting point of the tour is centrally located and impossible to miss in the town center and main street of Kampen.ParkingOpposite Kaamp-Hüs is the Strönwai parking lot.Public transportationThe Kampen-Mitte bus stop for bus line 1 is located directly at the starting point.
Tour features
signage
refreshment possibility
Family Friendly
Good connection to public transport
Culturally interesting
Nature highlight
Flatly
Tour with dog
Best Season
- suitabledepending on the weather
author
Organization
Kampen Tourism Service
License (master data)
Kampen Tourism Service
Map
- The map with all the stelae is available for download and printing:
Kampen Art and Culture Trail
