エック・アン・デア・ギュンツの天然記念物・トップ7

With cloister up the adjacent mountain

Located at the entrance to Niederrieden.

The 21-hectare Hundsmoor has been a nature reserve since the 1980s. It is one of the few intermediate moors in the Swabian Alpine foothills and the most pristine of the four nature reserves in the Unterallgäu district. It is home to around 100 endangered animal and plant species, such as the yellow-bellied toad and the marsh sedge.

Former Hiltbrand castle, moat and mound still clearly visible

A second access option is from the northeast via a path. Unfortunately, the spruce died a few years ago. As long as it stands, it will remain an impressive tree.

Nice place for short hikes. Especially good in extreme sun because it is very shady

The Virgin Mary depicted and venerated here is that of Lourdes. This well-known Marian pilgrimage site is located in the French Pyrenees and is visited by a large number of people every year, including many sick people hoping for healing. The devotional image of the Mother of God has spread widely, not only in France, and believers have built Lourdes chapels and grottos everywhere. The ecclesiastical memorial day "Our Lady of Lourdes" is on February 11th, this is the anniversary of the apparition of Mary (1858), when the Mother of God appeared to the 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous in a rock grotto not far from Lourdes. Bernadette later became a nun and died at the age of only 35. On December 8 (the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary) 1933, she was canonized by Pope Pius XI. The commemoration of the Lourdes Madonna is also World Day of the Sick.

In my opinion, this "Mariengrotte" is identical to the "Lourdesgrotte" (see link): https://www.komoot.de/highlight/247218