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Darmstadt District

Wandersmann Obelisk

Darmstadt District

Wandersmann Obelisk

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Wandersmann Obelisk

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Location: Hofheim am Taunus, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Jockel

December 19, 2025

Mountain biking

The Recepturhof in Hofheim-Wallau (Bachgasse 1) is the cultural heart of the village. It serves as a central meeting point for events and houses important artistic institutions.

Here are more details about the Recepturhof:
Cultural Use & Art
Timber-framed Cellar: The cellar directly adjacent to the Recepturhof is used by the Wallau Timber-Framed Cultural Association (Wallauer Fachwerk Kulturkreis e.V.). It is equipped as a workspace for artists, including a kiln for pottery and etching presses.

Exhibition Venue: Art exhibitions and opening receptions featuring local and regional artists are held regularly in the vicinity of the Recepturhof.

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Stefan

July 12, 2020

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The Wandersmann is a little hidden away. Attentive drivers might know it; they can spot it if they drive over the Wiesbaden junction.

Otherwise, it is only known to the locals.

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Wandersmann is the popular name for a 20-ton, listed sandstone obelisk with a fountain basin near the Wiesbaden junction on the A66 federal highway. The eleven-meter-high monument bears the Latin inscription:

"Friedericus Augustus Dux Nassoviae hanc viam construi iussit, MDCCCXIII" ("Friedrich August, Duke of Nassau, ordered this road to be built, 1813"). The number is supposed to indicate the year of completion.

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November 2, 2020

Mountain biking

Wandersmann is the popular name for a 20-tonne, listed obelisk made of sandstone with a fountain near the Wiesbadener Kreuz on the Bundesautobahn 66.

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