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Karlsruhe District

Fürstenlager State Park (Auerbach)

Karlsruhe District

Fürstenlager State Park (Auerbach)

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Fürstenlager State Park (Auerbach)

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Please check local regulations for: Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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Location: Bensheim, Kreis Bergstraße, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. View of the Odenwald Valleys – View from Melibokus loop from Lorsch

57.5km

05:12

1,270m

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2. View from Melibokus – Auerbach Castle loop from Lautern

34.3km

03:33

1,110m

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3. Felsenmeer Felsberg – Little Sea of Rocks loop from Bensheim

29.5km

02:32

620m

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Gisela☮️💚

August 4, 2022

In the approximately 46 hectare park, which is laid out around a mineral well, there are stately homes, monuments and garden temples, as well as a number of courtyard buildings arranged in the shape of a traditional village. The park itself is one of the early English gardens in Germany. It is embedded in the hilly landscape and is home to 50 exotic trees and shrubs, including one of the oldest giant sequoias in Germany. The garden art ensemble has largely been preserved in its original form and is now used by the population of the Rhine-Main area as a local recreation area.

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Gisela☮️💚

August 4, 2022

The facility was given the name Fürstenlager by the local population. Since the park was not closed off and was also accessible during stays of the grand ducal family, locals could observe the princes and their guests "lying in the meadows".

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Gisela☮️💚

August 4, 2022

The Auerbach mountain church located above the prince's camp was used as a court church. Close family ties with the Tsar's court meant that the Romanovs and other Russian princes stayed for long periods in the region and in the princely camp.

After the death of the ducal couple in 1829/30, the heyday of the princely camp was over. The mineral content of the spring dropped and there was only a limited spa service. In 1918, the Fürstenlager became the property of the People's State of Hesse. It temporarily became a hospital. After the Second World War, refugees were housed here. In 1953, the administration of the state palaces and gardens of Hesse took over the management of the properties.

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Location: Bensheim, Kreis Bergstraße, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Fürstenlager State Park (Auerbach)

1. View of the Odenwald Valleys – View from Melibokus loop from Lorsch

2. View from Melibokus – Auerbach Castle loop from Lautern

3. Felsenmeer Felsberg – Little Sea of Rocks loop from Bensheim

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