Showing posts with label Luxembourg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Luxembourg. Show all posts

Friday, March 22, 2024

The Minigolf-Atlas

Check out the Minigolf-Atlas - a map listing miniature golf courses in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg.


The Minigolf-Atlas

I recently found out about the Minigolf-Atlas, a project to map all of the minigolf courses in Germany and surrounding countries!

The project is run by the team at Miniatur-Golf-Club Wetzlar eV. They are based in central Germany and created the project to record all the minigolf facilities throughout Germany. This includes locations where clubs are based and tournaments take place, as well as the many course locations where no competitions are held.

It's brilliant to see the efforts put into the project, and it'll be an excellent resource for people to get out and play for leisure, fun, and for competition and club play.

The Minigolf-Atlas team are putting together lists of courses in other countries, and it'll be interesting to see the website develop over time.

Take a look at the Minigolf-Atlas website for more information.


It'll be a handy resource if we can find the time to visit Germany again in the future! There are still some minigolf systems, including Cobi Golf and Star Golf that we haven't yet played, and these are localised in Germany (Cobi Golf) and Germany & Austria (Star Golf).

I've played Felt Golf in Vienna, Austria at the Askoe Wien Wasserpark. That was an incredibly tough course, and the longest Swedish Felt course in Europe!

The Askoe Wien Swedish Felt Minigolf course in Vienna, Austria
The Askoe Wien Swedish Felt Minigolf course in Vienna, Austria

I didn't get a chance to play the 'Eternit' aka Miniature Golf course there as it was out of season.

The Askoe Wien Eternit Miniature Golf course in Vienna, Austria
The Askoe Wien Eternit Miniature Golf course in Vienna, Austria

It was also the first place I saw the minigolf/snooker hybrid game of Pit-Pat.

Pit-Pat in Vienna, Austria
Pit-Pat in Vienna, Austria

My brother Christopher, a charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, and his family have visited a few courses in Germany and one in Luxembourg on their branch of the tour:
Minigolf in Zeltingen-Rachtig, Germany. Photo by Christopher Gottfried
Minigolf in Zeltingen-Rachtig, Germany. Photo by Christopher Gottfried
Miniature Golf in Kobern-Gondorf, Germany. Photo by Christopher Gottfried
Miniature Golf in Kobern-Gondorf, Germany. Photo by Christopher Gottfried
Minigolf in Bernkastel-Kues, Germany. Photo by Christopher Gottfried
Minigolf in Bernkastel-Kues, Germany. Photo by Christopher Gottfried
Höfner Stübl Minigolf in Sasbachwalden, Germany. Photo by Christopher Gottfried
Höfner Stübl Miniature Golf in Sasbachwalden, Germany. Photo by Christopher Gottfried
Miniature Golf in Remich, Luxembourg. Photo by Christopher Gottfried
Miniature Golf in Remich, Luxembourg. Photo by Christopher Gottfried 

To date, we've visited 1,044 miniature golf courses. 997 of those have been in the British Isles, while 47 have been in overseas countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (& Lanzarote, Canary Islands), Sweden and the USA. When we began our travels there were around 600 courses in the UK. There are now more than 1,000, with new courses opening all the time.

Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Minigolf in the Mosel Valley, Germany

A selection of minigolf photos from a cycling trip in the Mosel Valley, Germany.


Charter Member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Christopher Gottfried has just returned from a cycling trip in the Mosel Valley, Germany. While travelling along the route he managed to spot quite a few miniature golf courses.

He began his journey in Luxembourg where he found this Eternit Miniature Golf course on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich.

Miniature Golf course on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
Minigolf in Remich

He followed that visit over the border in Germany when he went looking for the Minigolf course in Nittel.

A sign for the Minigolf course in Nittel. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
A sign for the Minigolf course in Nittel

Next up was a stop in Zeltingen-Rachtig where he found this Beton / Concrete style of Minigolf course.

The Minigolf course in Zeltingen-Rachtig. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The Minigolf course in Zeltingen-Rachtig

The Minigolf course in Zeltingen-Rachtig. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The Hammer Cage lane - you have to pitch the ball from a tee, across the grass and onto a large concrete circular 'green. We've played this tricky hole in Finland and Sweden

In Traben-Trarbach he found this Eternit Miniature Golf layout.

The approach to the minigolf course in Traben-Trarbach. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The approach to the minigolf course in Traben-Trarbach

The minigolf course in Traben-Trarbach. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The Eternit miniature golf course in Traben-Trarbach

The minigolf course in Traben-Trarbach. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The minigolf course in Traben-Trarbach

While in Kobern-Gondorf he spotted an indoor Abenteuergolf course, as well as an Eternit Miniature Golf.

Abenteuergolf course in Kobern-Gondorf. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
Christopher Gottfried outside an indoor Adventure Golf course in Kobern-Gondorf

The Miniature Golf course in Kobern-Gondorf. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The Eternit Miniature Golf course in Kobern-Gondorf

The last course he found on his mini-tour was in Bernkastel-Kues.

Minigolf course in Bernkastel-Kues. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
The minigolf course in Bernkastel-Kues

Check out the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour list for details of the 815 courses Emily and I have visited, along with the 20 Christopher has been too as well.

Knowing my interest in petanque and trains Christopher also sent over these snaps from the trip.

A Boule-Platz in Traben-Trarbach. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
A Boule-Platz in Traben-Trarbach

A freight train in Bernkastel-Kues. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, May 2018
A freight train in Bernkastel-Kues

Sunday, May 06, 2018

Minigolf in Nittel, Germany

A look for the Minigolf course in Nittel, Germany.


Cheers go to my brother, and Charter Member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, Christopher Gottfried for sending along this photo of a sign for the Minigolf course in Nittel, Germany.

There was no sign of the Minigolf course or Bürgerhaus in Nittel, Luxembourg
What a lot of signs

In typical Crazy World of Minigolf Tour fashion he went searching for the Minigolf and the Bürgerhaus, but couldn't find either.

Thursday, May 03, 2018

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg

A look at the Minigolf course on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg.


Many thanks to my brother, and Charter Member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, Christopher Gottfried for sending along these great snaps of the Miniature Golf course on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg!

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
Minigolf in Remich

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
The Miniature Golf course is of the 'Eternit' variety

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
What a view and what a venue - there's minigolf, boules and a miniature railway at Remich Minigolf!

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
What a brilliant sign

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
The net - one of the trickiest obstacles in minigolf

Minigolf on the Esplanade de la Moselle in Remich, Luxembourg
I wonder how many more minigolf courses Christopher will see on his bike ride through Europe?

Check out the Minigolf Remich course website for more info.