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Hercules' Column at Rakotzsee

Hercules' Column at Rakotzsee

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Hercules' Column at Rakotzsee

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Location: Gablenz, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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1. Hercules' Column at Rakotzsee – Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge) loop from Gablenz – Jabłońc

11.2km

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

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2. Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge) – Basalt Organ at Rakotz Lake loop from Kromlau - Kromola

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3. Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge) – Basalt Organ at Rakotz Lake loop from Kromlau - Kromola

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02:32

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

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Sebastian

November 17, 2022

A memorial directly at the Rakotzbrücke.

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Teufelchen New

August 21, 2021

The Hercules figure in the Kromlau Landscape Park is now on the small stairs to the Rakotzsee in the immediate vicinity of the Rakotzbrücke, the grotto and the basalt organ in the lake. The Hercules figure once stood in the grotto, which collapsed in 1956 and was found again in individual parts during the renovation in 2019. According to legend, Hercules attributes such as the fur of the Nemean lion, the invulnerable lion of Greek mythology, as well as the club, bow and quiver are assigned. Because Hercules had fallen out of favor with the goddess Hera. She sent him madness. And falling for this, Hercules threw his twelve children into the fire. In order to free himself from guilt, he was condemned to twelve tasks. One was to bring the skin of the invulnerable lion to King Eurystheus.

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Erik

October 13, 2021

Nice monument on the circular route

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Location: Gablenz, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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Hercules' Column at Rakotzsee

1. Hercules' Column at Rakotzsee – Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge) loop from Gablenz – Jabłońc

2. Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge) – Basalt Organ at Rakotz Lake loop from Kromlau - Kromola

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