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Ritterstein “Prince Regent Luitpold”

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Ritterstein “Prince Regent Luitpold”

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    April 2, 2018

    Hiking

    As a souvenir of the 90th birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria stands today this knight stone of the PWV, which maintains all the knight stones and also receives posterity.
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    April 3, 2018

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    At the Ritterstein of the Prinzregent you can have a picnic, benches and tables are available.
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    July 15, 2022

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    This is one of the more than 300 knight stones of the Palatinate Forest Association (PWV). It indicates the following:
    Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (March 12, 1821 - December 12, 1912) only took over the regency of Bavaria or the Bavarian Palatinate at the age of 65. An oak tree was planted here on the occasion of his 90th birthday. He died a year later at the age of 91.
    "Until his death, he brought Bavaria years of peace through his political restraint, modesty, efficiency and popular spirit."
    Source (partly quoted verbatim) and further information:
    kuladig.de/Objektansicht/KLD-279008
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    Elevation 560 m

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    Location: Merzalben, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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