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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Erfurt

Erfurt’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around Erfurt. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: October 31, 2025

Great Waldhaus Pond

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Nice corner to linger and of course a great starting point for many hiking trails through the Steiger. 😊🌞

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Fountain at Ega Park, Erfurt

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A dream place to stay. Many great colors and fragrant fragrances, Europe's largest flowered flowerbed, a butterfly house, children's farm, Japanese rock and water garden, children's / water playground, Bücherpavilion …

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Nature trail in the Steigerwald

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The Steigerwald is located on the southern outskirts of the city. The more than 1,000 hectare forest area is ideal for active pursuits far away from the city center. The …

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Minerva Fountain on Cathedral Square, Erfurt

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Since 1784, the fountain adorns the cathedral square with the Greek goddess Athena. The baroque cityscape on a massive fountain pedestal forms a delightful contrast to the Gothic ensemble of Mariendom and Severikirche.

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Water Axis at egapark

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Beautiful to look at, with a Mediterranean flair. A great photo opportunity, with the fountains as the defining elements.

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Rose Garden, egapark Erfurt

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The rose garden on the southern slope was inaugurated on May 7th, 2000. The "Queen of Flowers" can be found in around 500 species and varieties in a wide variety …

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Schwellenburg Hill

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The Schwellenburg, which is actually just a hill in the landscape, is located northwest of Erfurt directly on the B4. On the hill, which bears the name "Schwellenburg", however, has …

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Quellteich (Spring Pond) in the Steigerwald

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The toad migration takes place here at a certain time. And soon the scent of wild garlic will be there again and it will be possible to harvest it.

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Brun Stone

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It is a conical upward commemorative column to commemorate the death of the pastor Lorenz Brun. The today's in bad condition field path was in the Middle Ages a much-used …

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Kippelhorn

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Near the north-western border of the urban area of Erfurt there are some gypsum keuper hills in the Erfurt fault zone, which stand out clearly from the flat undulating landscape …

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Great Waldhaus Pond

Fountain at Ega Park, Erfurt

Nature trail in the Steigerwald

Minerva Fountain on Cathedral Square, Erfurt

Water Axis at egapark

Rose Garden, egapark Erfurt

Schwellenburg Hill

Quellteich (Spring Pond) in the Steigerwald

Brun Stone

Kippelhorn

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