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Elephant and Ploughman Statue, Enkenbach-Alsenborn

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Elephant and Ploughman Statue, Enkenbach-Alsenborn

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  • Location: Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    July 1, 2022

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    The real story behind the art on the spinning top, the plowing elephant on the spinning top, took place or is said to have taken place towards the end of …
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    December 29, 2024

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    In the middle of the traffic circle on Rosenhofstrasse at Enkenbach station stands a stone elephant pulling a plow. This extraordinary monument from 2006 is a reminder of the town's long circus tradition. When all the horses were needed at the front in World War I, the citizens of the Enkenbach-Alsenborn community had an unusual idea. Two elephants that had been left behind by a circus were harnessed for field work. The story comes from the son of master carpenter Schmitt, the man behind the plow.
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    May 13, 2026

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    great board about elephant history
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    Elevation 300 m

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    Location: Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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