Class sculptures of an Elwetritsch family, our local mythical creatures. They were created by Gust Espenschied and can be found in the Kurpark Dahn right next to the guest house.

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What the Bavarian has his Wolpertinger, the Palatinate has his Elwetritsche.

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Karla Chen

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"The Elwetritsch is a bird-like mythical creature that is reported in southwest Germany and especially in the Palatinate. The Elwetritsch is to be regarded as a local equivalent to mythical creatures from other regions, such as the Bavarian Wolpertinger or the Thuringian rattle buck." Wikipedia
This creature was actually completely unknown to me until today...

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Location: Dahn, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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