ハイデルベルクの天然記念物・トップ20

The giant sequoias are truly impressive! 🤩🌳 #GiantSequoias #Nature #Trees #Size #Wonder

Great historical insight

The giant sequoias in Heidelberg's city forest are a real insider tip! These imposing giants tower between the local beeches and oaks and almost seem like creatures from another world. Their enormous trunks and deep red bark give the forest an almost mystical atmosphere. A walk here feels like a little trip to North America - right in the middle of Heidelberg! A fascinating place for everyone who loves nature and wants to be inspired by the power of these giants.

a very nice facility

In 1550, Elector Friedrich II built a pleasure house with fountains and water features. The name of the fountain probably comes from the electoral Wolfskreiser, who drove away and caught wolves.

On the Heiligenberg near Heidelberg there are the remains of two Celtic ring walls that were built concentrically around the top of the hill. Both structures now only remain as ramparts. The oldest finds (Bandkeramik) and the earliest traces of settlement on the Heiligenberg plateau date from around 5500 - 5000 BC, from the Neolithic period. There are also traces of settlement from more recent times, such as the late Bronze Age. In the 5th century BC (Hallstatt or early La Tène period) a Celtic settlement was built on the mountain, which was subsequently fortified with a post-slot wall around five metres high (presumably to protect it against advancing Germanic tribes). This wall later collapsed and is now only recognizable in the area as a ring wall around 2050m long. It surrounded the center of the hilltop settlement, with who knows how many dozens or even hundreds of houses, huts and stables. Much lower along the mountain slope, at intervals of 110 to 180 meters, ran the outer ring wall, about 3010 meters long, which is probably younger. It enclosed other dwellings, which can still be recognized today by small terraces in the slopes, especially on the north side of the mountain. The fortifications covered a total area of 53 hectares, making it one of the largest of its kind in Celtic Central Europe. Source: https://www.hikr.org/tour/post105048.html

The inner gate was built around 400 BC together with the fortifications built by the Celts to ward off Germanic tribes. Against this background, the stone men are a thorn in my side.

An army of cairns watch out here