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Darmstadt District

Reichelsheim (Odenwald)

Wildweibchenstein Rock Formation

Natural Monuments

Darmstadt District

Reichelsheim (Odenwald)

Wildweibchenstein Rock Formation

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Wildweibchenstein Rock Formation

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Location: Reichelsheim (Odenwald), Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Gagernstein Rock Formation – Rodenstein Castle Ruins loop from Meßbach

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2. Fallbach Waterfall – Zwölf Apostel Rest Area loop from Laudenau

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3. Rodenstein Castle Ruins – Lichtenberg Castle loop from Neunkirchen

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Skye

April 2, 2018

Legendary place where once two wild women lived in a cave.

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Diana Perez - A .

February 6, 2023

OK, everything is probably already written, just stop by and enjoy nature

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Veronika 2020

July 30, 2020

A mystical place.
The Wildweibchenstein is a striking rock formation made of granite blocks in the forest not far from Rodenstein Castle. According to legend, two wild women once lived in a cave here. One of them is said to have been very beautiful, which is why a hunter chased her. After reaching his destination, he, in true hunter fashion, forgot about the wild female and the son she had given him. Years later he returned to Wildweibchenstein and found his son and his mother there. His love flared up again and he took them both with him.
According to another legend, the wild females are said to have left their forest from time to time to be taken by the farmers in Laudenau.
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Location: Reichelsheim (Odenwald), Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Gagernstein Rock Formation – Rodenstein Castle Ruins loop from Meßbach

2. Fallbach Waterfall – Zwölf Apostel Rest Area loop from Laudenau

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