The village square in Elbersroth was redesigned in 2006 in around 2000 volunteer hours by Elbersroth citizens under the leadership of Hermann Abel and with great financial support from the city of Herrieden. In the center of the square is an octagonal fountain basin with the bronze figure of the "herb priest" Ludwig Heumann. With this, the local citizens have erected a memorial to the unforgettable clergyman. The figure was modeled by the Ansbach artist Luise Kressel-Ofxky and is designed to show the "herb priest" washing the harvested plants. The water as the elixir of life flows from a vessel over the herbs into a cauldron. In the octagonal pool, four small fountains provide interesting water features. At the fountain, seven plaques with the following text refer to Heumann's legacy:
“HE CREATED MEDICINES FROM LOCAL HERBS AND DEVELOPED NEW HEALING METHODS. HE MANUFACTURED HIS FIRST REMEDIES FOR MAN AND ANIMALS IN HIS LAUNDRY ROOM. HE IMPROVED ANIMAL HOLDINGS AGRICULTURE AND MARKETING WITH ADVICE AND ACT. HE WAS ALSO A CLERK FOR SOUL AND BODY BY FOUNDING AND WORKING IN ASSOCIATIONS. HIS WRITING ACTIVITIES DEALED WITH SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES. HE SENT REMEDIES AND HEALING BOOKS TO CHINA. HEUMANN ARZNEIMITTEL IS STILL AVAILABLE TODAY.”
On Whit Monday 2007, Bishop Gregor Maria Hanke of Eichstätt, a native of Elbersroth, consecrated the new village square with great interest from the population. The village association "Elbersroth Rundum", founded in September 2021, has set itself the task of maintaining the village square area and "filling it with life" through events. In 2022, the facility was expanded with the construction of a bread baking house.
Possible combinations: from the village square in Elbersroth (station 1) to the “Sonnengesang” meditation path in Windshofen (Gde. Aurach), distance to the starting point (Chapel Mater dolorosa in Windshofen with car park): 3.6 km, approx. 45 minutes, walking time on the meditation path: approx. 1.5 hours, 6.5 km
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