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Erlkönig Statue

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    1. Erlkönig Statue – View of Kunitz and Kunitzburg loop from Jena Saalbahnhof

    7.56km

    01:57

    40m

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

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    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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      September 27, 2019

      In the pond is z.Z. very little water

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        October 20, 2019

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

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          Location: Thuringia, Germany

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