キフホイザーの天然記念物・トップ20

ブラウンスローダのすぐ近くには、ホーエ・シュレッケの森の端に沿って走る、古い樫の木が並ぶ印象的な並木道があります。何世紀も経た堂々とした木々は、過ぎ去った時代の静かな証人のように見え、道に神秘的な趣を与えています。太陽が密集した木の冠を突き抜け、風景を暖かい光で包み込むとき、光と影の織りなす様子は特に印象的です。 この並木道は、静かな休憩に最適です。立ち止まって特別な雰囲気を味わい、畑や森を見渡すことができます。文化的歴史的景観と素朴な自然の組み合わせを愛するすべての人にとって、ハイライトとなるでしょう。

Here you can marvel at amazing formations of gypsum and anhydrite.

In the Kyffhäuser Nature Park, you can expect steppe-like landscapes, over 1,000 plant species, and even salt steppes. Over 40,000 cranes stop in the area every year. Along the certified Kyffhäuser Trail, you can also discover highlights such as the Kyffhäuser Memorial, the Barbarossa Cave, and the Panorama Museum. At the northern edge of the nature park is the Kelbra Reservoir, also known as the Kyffhäuser Sea. The lake is a popular destination for swimming and canoeing in summer. Hiking trails into the nature park also start here. More information: https://nationale-naturlandschaften.de/gebiete/naturpark-kyffhaeuser

The cozy restaurant serves Thuringian specialties. There is a snack bar with outdoor seating. Here you can wait with a drink and a little something to eat until the tours of the cave begin.

The Barbarossa Cave covers 13,000 square meters and is one of only two existing show caves in the world, made of anhydrite rock, making it a geological rarity. The unique charm of this magical subterranean world lies in the uniquely beautiful, multi-layered play of colors of the white to gray rock.

The Barbarossa Cave was discovered purely by chance. The idea was to revive copper shale mining in the Kyffhäuser region. In 1860, the entrepreneur Wilhelm von Born therefore had a tunnel dug beneath the ruins of the Falkenburg and directly on the old salt road to Bad Frankenhausen. Meter by meter, the miners penetrated further and further into the mountain. And then: after a distance of 178 meters, on December 22, 1865, the mountain suddenly opened up in front of them - they came across natural cavities of impressive size and beauty.

The South Harz gypsum karst landscape stretches for around 100 kilometers in length but only a few kilometers in width on the southern slope of the Harz Mountains. Here you can find a wide variety of karst phenomena such as sinkholes, dolines, caves and stream sinkholes, which are unique in Europe in such large numbers in such a small area. The gypsum karst area in the South Harz is the largest and most important gypsum karst area in Central Europe. The Gipskuppe is one of the unique areas worth protecting.

The narrow path leads through old beech forests. A beautiful trail to enjoy. Most of the fallen trees have been removed and you can walk through it again.