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Erlking Monument

Erlking Monument

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Erlking Monument

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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2. View of Kunitz – View of Laasan loop from Kunitz

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3. View of Kunitz and Kunitzburg – Kunitz House Bridge loop from Nord

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Ein 🐟 namens Wander

September 3, 2017

Who rides so late through night and wind?
At the little pond on the Erlkönig it is easy to endure - there are a few benches to rest and it is a bit shady.

Wiki: The Jena Erlkönig is a memorial in Jena.

It stands on the way from Wenigenjena to Kunitz in the Saale floodplain in front of a rock face and is reminiscent of the ballad of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Originally executed as a wooden sculpture by Theodor Wolff, the statue was replaced by a stone figure by Otto Späte in 1891 on behalf of the owner of Thalstein Castle, Wolf von Tümpling.

It is a powerful, larger than life figure of the Erlkönig who, as an old man with a long beard and robe, extends his hand over a pond below. The statue actually carries a sword in its right hand, this was also attached again as part of the last renovation, but strangers removed or destroyed it.

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Blumie🌻

September 27, 2019

In the pond is z.Z. very little water

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...Martin...

October 20, 2019

A great stop for hikers and cyclists. The shady spot on the small pond is refreshing.

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Elevation 150 m

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Erlking Monument

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