ニーデンシュタインの天然記念物・トップ20

The park around the castle is beautifully laid out with flower borders and the café invites you to linger with tables in the countryside and a good offer.

The Steinhöfer waterfall represents a disused quarry. When the water flows over the stones, nature impressively reclaims its space.

The water bubbles over the cascades, the Steinhöfer waterfall, the Devil's Bridge and falls over the aqueduct and the Peneus cascades down to the castle pond. Here the water pressure causes the "Great Fountain" to shoot up over 50 meters. This spectacle is the conclusion and highlight of the water games. Always on Wednesdays, Sundays and on public holidays at certain times.

The statue, which is considered a landmark of the city of Kassel, is located at the top of a pyramid that stands on the octagon, the giant castle. Today, the name "Hercules" not only stands for the statue, but for the entire building, which is also the starting point for the summer water games in the mountain park. The octagon and the Hercules go back to different construction phases. Since June 23, 2013, the Hercules - as part of the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe - has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List as an example of absolutist architecture.

The Höllenteich, as well as the Steinhöfer waterfalls, the Teufelsbrücke and Herkules, are among the most beautiful excursion sites that I have hiked to. Shady in summer, beautiful in autumn, EVERYONE must have been here.

Class built, the architect has immortalized himself here in a grandiose way. I was very impressed.

Behind the Höllenteich, the first view of the buildings that line the path to Hercules opens up.

Impressive even without the water features