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Darmstadt District

Former Geographical Center of the European Union (Meerholz)

Darmstadt District

Former Geographical Center of the European Union (Meerholz)

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Former Geographical Center of the European Union (Meerholz)

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

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Location: Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Hiking loop from Meerholz

5.80km

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110m

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2. Hiking loop from Lützelhausen

5.71km

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120m

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3. Hiking loop from Lützelhausen

4.81km

01:21

90m

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MJ 🐾

June 22, 2022

A red sandstone sculpture weighing three tons marks the former geographical center of the European Union. Seven artists from the region designed the object together. The heart of the sculpture on a cornfield on the edge of Meerholz is a hollow body made of red sandstone. Sand and earth from the 27 member states of the EU were gradually filled in there. The Hessian Europe Minister Volker Hoff (CDU) brought earth from the member state of Hungary to the opening ceremony, which lasted around an hour and was attended by 300 guests. A brass lid with an engraved dove of peace closes the sculpture. 26 lines carved into the stone show visitors in which cardinal points the other EU countries are located. The country codes of the EU member states can be read on a metal ring attached to the side of the stone.
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Michael Schenk

May 4, 2016

Interesting that this was once the geographic center of the European Union. However, the fact that new countries were constantly being admitted to the EU caused the point to shift again. If you connect these points with each other, the result is the so-called midpoint path.

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Helmut Fischer

May 24, 2021

meanwhile the place is neglected, because the center over the western ground has moved more into the Franconian. Still a nice tour, the EU center point way.

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Elevation 240 m

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Location: Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Former Geographical Center of the European Union (Meerholz)

1. Hiking loop from Meerholz

2. Hiking loop from Lützelhausen

3. Hiking loop from Lützelhausen

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