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Natural Monuments

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Nibelungenfelsen Relief

Natural Monuments

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Nibelungenfelsen Relief

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Nibelungenfelsen Relief

Hiking

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(7)

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Cycling

5.0

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Gravel riding

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Location: Elmstein, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Manfred 🌳🥾

June 14, 2021

Hiking

The Nibelungenfelsen is a rock massif piled up on several terraces in the Legelbachtal. Under a table rock there is a relief with larger-than-life figures from the Nibelungen saga, which gave the rock its name. The work of art was created in 1928 by the Hagen sculptor Heinrich Harwick on behalf of the Nibelungenverein Ludwigshafen. This association also built the Nibelungenheim in the forest near Schwarzsohl from 1927 to 1934 on the foundation walls of the former hunting lodge in the Palatinate region of Breitscheid.

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Euphemia Anna 🌳

April 7, 2021

Hiking

Slightly above [the Nibelungenrelief] was a covered hall, the so-called Schießhaus. It was built in 1866 and was very popular with hikers. It was used for target shooting during gatherings …

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Michael & Räubertochter

November 3, 2024

Hiking

Created in 1928 by the sculptor Heinrich Harwick

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Elevation 330 m

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Location: Elmstein, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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