オルティンゲンの天然記念物・トップ20

上記は上部の滝、「リューネンベルガー・ギーセン」の説明です。ここでは水がアーチ状の岩壁を18m落下し、下部に堂々とした石灰華のピラミッドを形成しており、水位に応じて水流が轟音を立てて泡立ちながら飛沫を上げています。冬には、氷点下の気温で魅惑的な氷柱の造形が現れます。滝の上には、かつて水浴びができた「Löligumpi」があります。少し下流には、小さなギーセンがあり、こちらも美しい凝灰岩の円錐があります。

Ideal if you can visit the waterfall during the week. There are very nice fire pits.

Since the Wiesenberg is in the forest, this observation tower makes sense. It takes hikers above the treetops and allows a 360-degree panorama. There are panorama boards. The climb is worth it.

The lower Giessenfall, tiny compared to the upper one.

A beautiful spot where you are welcome to linger. Right next to it there are several places to sit along the way and also barbecue facilities.

Below the dirt road on the edge of the Staufen forest, not far from the Waldegg convalescent home, is the so-called "Poland Monument" with the inscription: POLACY - SZWAJCAROM (Poland - Switzerland) After the defeat of the Polish army by the German Wehrmacht in autumn 1939, a large part of the Polish armed forces found their way to France via winding paths, where they regrouped as part of the Allies. During the German attack on France in 1940, Polish units were driven off towards the Swiss border and fled to Switzerland, where they were disarmed and interned in various camps throughout Switzerland. One of these camps was at the site of the monument. The interned Poles were used in agriculture for the Plan Wahlen (cultivation battle) or did construction work. In Rickenbach they built the stairs over the "Hüenersädel" in the direction of Rickenbacherfluh. The memorial itself was donated by former camp inmates after the Second World War and stands for Swiss-Polish friendship.

During the Second World War, this tower was used as an air observation post. The forest grew higher and higher, making it necessary to expand the tower. In 1953, it was increased by 6 meters and in 1987 by a further 9.5 meters.

The Wiesenbergturm beautiful little tower with good vision if the weather is right.