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Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis

Blumberg

Guardian of the Wutach Cliffs

Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis

Blumberg

Guardian of the Wutach Cliffs

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Guardian of the Wutach Cliffs

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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Location: Blumberg, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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2. Wutachflühen Gorge – Wutach Riverside Rest Area loop from Fützen

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3. Wutach Riverside Rest Area – Wutachflühen Gorge loop from Stühlingen

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September 30, 2020

On the hiking trail in the Wutachflühen you surprisingly come across an almost 1 m tall animal figure carved in stone. A mythical creature with hooves, bumps on its back and originally a small horn on its forehead. Or is it a lion? It is said to have been created by a sculptor from Spain or Italy who lived as a guest worker in Blumberg and fell in love with a girl from Fützen, who often roamed the Flühen. But the girl wasn't interested in him. He then created the animal sculpture and said to the girl: "Whenever you go through the refuges, you will think of me". Today it is regarded as the "guardian of the Wutach rivers".

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Nico

May 4, 2025

Probably installed by an Italian worker

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Jochen

May 31, 2022

According to legend, the figure was once created by a guest worker who fell in love with a woman who regularly walked in the refuges.

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Location: Blumberg, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Wutach Riverside Rest Area – Wutachflühen Gorge loop from Grimmelshofen

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