オーネの天然記念物・トップ20

Beautiful sand quarries with rock walls

Good starting point for a nice hike.

Beautiful to see from the quarry but certainly also from the path above

In the Franzosenschlucht near Bad Bentheim you can climb over sandstone rocks and walk through a hilly landscape. Behind the open-air stage in Bad Bentheim there is a forest area that is ideal for a walk and climbing: the Franzosenschlucht. The name comes from the fact that in 1795 French troops conquered Bentheim Castle. The soldiers are said to have set up camp in the hidden gorge. Today a road (B 403) runs through the gorge, with two hills rising on either side. On one is the open-air stage, on the other the forest area, both connected by a bridge. The hills owe their rock formations to a former quarry, the origins of which date back even further than the French siege. Sandstone has been mined in quarries in Bad Bentheim since the 11th century.

Beautiful varied sections

The current use of the old quarry is interesting.

The Rüenberger Venn nature reserve is located in the town of Gronau (Westf.) in the Borken district in North Rhine-Westphalia. The area extends northeast of the core town of Gronau. It borders directly on the Gildehauser Venn to the north, which lies in the Grafschaft Bentheim district of Lower Saxony. To the west of the area lies the 28-hectare Dreiländersee and to the southeast lies the 170.44-hectare Tütenvenn nature reserve. To the west runs the L 572 state road and the state border with the Netherlands.

A beautiful path that is most beautiful in spring when everything is green.