グーテンシュテッテンの天然記念物・トップ20

A beautiful quarry with two benches inside. Very shady and quiet. Perfect for a break while hiking or cycling.

Small quarry, right on the path

Old quarry with a bench to rest

I think small but beautiful describes it best. It's disappointing at first, but the further you go into the "gorge", the more beautiful it becomes.

Part of the Münchsteinach nature trail. Great for a little break. Unfortunately, the weather was wet. The mosquitoes 🦟 wanted our blood 😖

A very beautiful gorge, natural and beautiful. The mosquitoes loved to eat me though. The stones that were specially placed there in the muddy areas are great and useful. You should definitely walk through it, it's worth it!

The Celts had a completely different understanding of their environment than we humans do today. The tree, which had a sacred meaning, was a primal symbol of the immortality of nature. They had also acquired a great deal of knowledge about nature and the environment and lived in harmony with them. The ancient people believed that man had his origins in trees and that man came to life from a tree through divine power. On the one hand, the traditional tree circle represents the gateway to universal Celtic knowledge, and on the other hand, it serves as access to the world of trees and their extraordinary powers and abilities. When it came to trees and plants, the Celts mainly spoke of healing and health-promoting properties. The Celtic tree circle, also known as the tree of life circle, plays an important role in Celtic mythology. The circle was developed 2,000 years ago by Celtic Druids who studied the energetic properties of trees. From their findings, they created a tree calendar in which, according to today's time, each month had around 28 days. In keeping with the seasons, the Celts divided the year into two half-years. The light season was initiated by the oak tree (March 21st) and the dark season by the olive tree (September 23rd). The Celtic tree calendar assigned 18 trees to the different phases of the year, which when combined formed a tree horoscope. The seasonal trees only appear once on a specific date in the Celtic tree circle, while the remaining trees appear twice in the Celtic calendar. For the Celts, each individual tree had a unique meaning and a handful of special properties. These characteristics are transferable to people who were born in the time interval of a particular tree. This goes back to the Celtic belief that humans have their origins in trees. The Celts believed that man came to life from a tree. Therefore, every person has a so-called “birth tree” that reflects their own characteristics and character traits. We are now offering every birth tree in miniature to take with you. Whether as a gift or simply for your own garden, each tree shines with its own uniqueness.

Near Münchsteinach, in the area of the Wolfsquelle, there are remains of a barrow field from the Hallstatt period (around 500 BC), first described in 1832. The so-called “Celtic area” was created at the beginning of the 21st century in the Münchsteinach community forest. A Celtic tree circle was created and a Celtic barrow was recreated. Inside the tree circle you can visit a “Nemeton” - a Celtic stone circle.