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Cuckoo legend on the Botnang Cuckoo Trail

Cuckoo legend on the Botnang Cuckoo Trail

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Cuckoo legend on the Botnang Cuckoo Trail

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Rotwildpark bei Stuttgart

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Günter L.S.

August 25, 2023

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On Kuckucksweg, at the corner of Botnanger and Lindpaintnerstrasse, there are benches and a trampoline set in the ground.
Fun for the whole family.

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Kristian

August 13, 2025

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According to legend, the Duke of Württemberg once demanded that the locals bring him the nest of the bird with such a beautiful call. However, because the cuckoo is known to prefer to smuggle its eggs into other birds' nests, the entire forest can be considered his own. At least the nobleman preferred this interpretation and subsequently demanded the entire forest from the people of Botnang.

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🌳 samota

May 1, 2020

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Info on how the botnangers got their 'epithet'

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