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Kelkheim Roundabout Angel

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Kelkheim

Kelkheim Roundabout Angel

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Kelkheim Roundabout Angel

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  • Location: Kelkheim, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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    November 14, 2025

    Mountain biking

    Its predecessor was a garden gnome!

    When the first roundabout in Kelkheim was built at the main cemetery in 2010, there wasn't enough money left for a work of art. A large garden gnome served as a placeholder. Apparently, many people didn't understand that it was meant to be funny, and Fred, the garden gnome, was vandalized several times. The story even made television.

    So how surprised the residents of Kelkheim were when, one morning, a large female figure with raised arms and outstretched wings appeared on the traffic island!
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    October 27, 2024

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    The Kelkheim roundabout angel, also known as Blech-Else or Kreisel-Else, immediately catches the eye of every driver when driving along Frankenallee to Kelkheim town center - but it is also …
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    Schäfer Jakob's Apple Land – Schmiehbach Stream loop from Kelkheim (Taunus)

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    Location: Kelkheim, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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