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Glass Obelisk at the Elbe-Rhine Watershed in Steinbach am Wald

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Glass Obelisk at the Elbe-Rhine Watershed in Steinbach am Wald

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Glass Obelisk at the Elbe-Rhine Watershed in Steinbach am Wald

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Location: Ludwigsstadt, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Söhni 🏃

November 9, 2020

The head-high watershed obelisk on the outskirts of Steinbach am Wald was originally created in 1850 and renewed in 1956. It lies at an altitude of 624 above sea level. and testifies that the Rennsteig divides the water along its entire length, namely to the north to the Elbe and to the south to the Main and Rhine. In the middle of the island of the roundabout stands the artistic replica of this obelisk.

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Mapf

November 29, 2019

The glass obelisk of Steinbach a.Wald is a symbol - it stands for the local glass industry, which has a long tradition here, and is at the same time a commitment to the local habitat. The place for the obelisk was deliberately chosen: The sculpture stands in the middle of the first large roundabout in the district of Kronach - where the watershed between the Elbe and Rhine lies and the famous hiking trail called Rennsteig runs. steinbach-am-wald.de/freizeit-erholung-und-tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/glasobelisk

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Franzl wandert 🥾

July 28, 2024

The large obelisk on the Rhine-Elbe watershed greets the Rennsteig hiker in Steinbach am Wald.

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Location: Ludwigsstadt, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Glass Obelisk at the Elbe-Rhine Watershed in Steinbach am Wald

1. Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe – Windheimer Höhe summit loop from Steinbach am Wald

2. 🍺 Ölschnitzhütte – 🚣‍‍‍ Ölschnitzsee loop from Kehlbach

3. Poets' Forest – Taugwitz Spring loop from Spechtsbrunn

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