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Giant Sequoia near Löwenstein Castle

Natural Monuments

Stuttgart District

Giant Sequoia near Löwenstein Castle

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Giant Sequoia near Löwenstein Castle

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Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

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Location: Löwenstein, Landkreis Heilbronn, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Löwenstein castle ruins – View of Löwenstein Castle loop from Prevorst

11.3km

03:10

230m

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

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2. Breitenauer Lake Beach – Lake Breitenauer loop from Weiler

12.4km

03:25

210m

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

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3. View from Löwensteiner Platte – View of Breitenauer See loop from Löwenstein

10.8km

03:08

290m

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

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Peter62

July 20, 2019

I now know this one and several in Heidelberg. However, they are not as big in Europe as they are in North America.

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Natascha

May 14, 2018

The giant sequoias (Sequoioideae) are a subfamily of the cypress family (Cupressaceae). This subfamily currently only includes three monotypic genera, i.e. each consists of one living species. However, numerous other species have been preserved in fossil form.
The giant sequoias Sequoiadendron giganteum of the genus Sequoiadendron are pyrophytes; their thick, fibrous bark protects them from forest fires, which can often occur in the dry forests of the Sierra Nevada in the western USA.
Since the middle of the 19th century, these trees have also been planted as (rare) park trees in Central Europe, mostly in spacious English landscape gardens.

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Michael (Wasi)

July 20, 2024

There are sequoia trees in several places in Löwenstein, and this one near Löwenstein Castle is a particularly fascinating example.

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Elevation 450 m

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Location: Löwenstein, Landkreis Heilbronn, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Giant Sequoia near Löwenstein Castle

1. Löwenstein castle ruins – View of Löwenstein Castle loop from Prevorst

2. Breitenauer Lake Beach – Lake Breitenauer loop from Weiler

3. View from Löwensteiner Platte – View of Breitenauer See loop from Löwenstein

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