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Shoe Tree

Shoe Tree

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Shoe Tree

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Naturpark Frankenwald

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Location: Bad Steben, Landkreis Hof, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

August 4, 2025

Boots, slippers, and soccer cleats adorn this tree in the Seifengrund area. There are now over 50 pairs, and the number is growing. No one knows who came up with the idea of hanging the shoes, but spa guests know the tree and the idea behind it. At the rest area next to the tree, spa guests hold their farewell gatherings. By throwing their shoes into the tree, departing patients symbolically leave their old burdens behind.

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Rombea

September 2, 2020

A tree that is mostly hung with old pairs of shoes is called a shoe tree. The origin of shoe trees cannot be determined historically. Often times, shoe trees emerge as a result of an action in which a person hurls a pair of old shoes, tied by the laces, into the branches of a tree. Animated by this, there are usually other people who in turn add shoes in the same way. Often associated with this action is the desire to throw away individual worries along with the shoes. "Wikipedia"

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July 3, 2023

Funny idea, I have a matching pair at home. Rest area and arm bath, as well as a wellness lounger complete the ensemble.

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Elevation 640 m

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Shoe Tree

1. Upper Seifenteich – Frankenwarte Observation Tower loop from Bad Steben

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3. Upper Seifenteich – Bad Steben Spa Park loop from Bad Steben

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