Highlight • Monument
Mother Baar Monument (r)
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June 28, 2025
Hiking
- after the renaturation of the floodplain landscape, it has found its new location here at the "Danube source" near Donaueschingen, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district in Baden-Württemberg
- the 2.5-tonne limestone sculpture was created in 1875 by "Franz Xaver Reich" (Hüfingen)
- it previously stood for 150 years at the former confluence of the "Brigach and Breg" rivers
- in 2024/2025 the sculpture was elaborately restored
June 1, 2026
Hiking
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Elevation 680 m
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