マールスフェルトの天然記念物・トップ20

Nice stone, a rest area would not be bad here either.

Even though the oak tree is now horizontal, the place is still worth a visit. There is a double bench and a table for a nice rest.

https://www.melsunger-land.de/touren/ars-natura-runde-eine-runde-rauszeit

We almost missed it because we were in such good momentum, and then it unexpectedly appeared in a bulge on the right.

The crown oak stands directly on Sälzerweg at the three-town corner Schwarzenberg - Kirchhof - Melsungen. Unfortunately, the old crown oak was rotten and collapsed in January 2022. A new oak tree was planted in summer 2022 and a new seating area consisting of two benches and a table was set up. The old crown oak remains as dead wood in its original location. Every year on May 1st, TSV Schwarzenberg organizes a small festival at the Kroneneiche - as a destination for hikers.

Part of the art hiking trail “A round of time out” Melsungen https://www.melsunger-land.de/media/touren/ars-natura-runde-eine-runde-rauszeit

Michaela Biet, Oberasbach "Transformation" “A light gray granite boulder lies in the landscape like a resting creature. Thousands of years of geological history shaped its external shape. The supposedly rigid material stone takes on a new level of meaning through artistic processing: veins cover the surface, a spine runs across the middle of the stone. The familiar appearance of a lying boulder is changed by this artistic intervention and invites you to take a closer look in order to grasp the work haptically and from all angles” (Michaela Biet). Source: http://www.ars-natura-stiftung.de/index.php/de/kunstwerk/419?c=91&ts=38

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