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Karlsruhe District

The White Cottage, Ettlingen

Karlsruhe District

The White Cottage, Ettlingen

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The White Cottage, Ettlingen

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Location: Ettlingen, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Bismarck Head Sculpture – The White Cottage, Ettlingen loop from Ettlingen Albgaubad

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2. Hedwig's Spring – The White Cottage, Ettlingen loop from Ettlingen

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3. The White Cottage, Ettlingen – Bismarck Head Sculpture loop from Ettlingen

5.77km

01:47

210m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Armin

January 31, 2019

Historic house
Neither the mayor nor any president resides in the "White House" of Ettlingen - it is more of a "Häusle" but it offers a wonderful view over the Rhine plain
In addition to the "Bismarck Tower" from 1901, the "White Häusle" is a striking eye-catcher on Robbberg. It was built in 1520 as a field guard's house when the vineyard on the Robberg was enlarged and rebuilt in 1725. From Strasbourg, where the "White House" was supposed to be seen as a distant point of view when the visibility was good, a load of lime was sent when the new building was built to ensure the white liming. When their luminosity diminished around 1770, students from Strasbourg, among them law student Johan Wolfgang von Goethe, are said to have collected 3 guilders and 43 kreuzers during a boozy feast on the platform of the cathedral to support the Ettlingen city council with a new whitewashing. After the "White House" fell into disrepair more and more in the 20th century, it was built from scratch in 1987 by the city of Ettlingen and of course given a bright white paint. Due to the air pollution, it is unfortunately no longer visible from Strasbourg ...

Source: geocaching.com/geocache/GC7G07H_das-weisse-haus-von-ettlingen

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Ayhan Sönmez

March 19, 2017

Great view of Ettlingen, the Kreuzelberg and with good views to the Vosges.

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Maren Ingrid

March 16, 2017

A small house with a bench and windows down to Ettlingen. Great viewpoint.

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Location: Ettlingen, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Bismarck Head Sculpture – The White Cottage, Ettlingen loop from Ettlingen Albgaubad

2. Hedwig's Spring – The White Cottage, Ettlingen loop from Ettlingen

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