ヘルヴァイラーの天然記念物・トップ20

Great rock formations. However, I wouldn't go too close, as rocks can still break off and fall down.

📍 Agate Trail Freisen Right on the edge of the quarry stands a simple bench – overlooking what was once an active mining site. Today, silence reigns here. The contrast between the rugged rock faces and the tranquility of the moment makes this place special. Ideal for a short rest – with a panoramic view of space and time. 💡 Tip: A beautiful spot for a second breakfast, a deep photo, or simply for reflection. Those who sit here tend to stay a little longer.

Some of the Leitersweiler beeches are over 300 years old, but unfortunately their lifespan is also limited and some of these impressive trees have fallen in recent years.

Very interesting former agate quarry.

You really have to hike.

This quarry is impressive

𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒂𝒖 Agate mining in the Freisen and Oberkirchen area was first documented in the 14th century. The banded chalcedony was initially sold to agate cutters in Freiburg and Venice, before their own loops were made in Idar and Oberstein (documented from 1520). According to a document from 1853, "the agate stone-rich Freisen and Oberkirchen were the main places where the agate loops get the raw stones". Agates were collected in fields or broken from the rock. Not only on Weiselberg, where pingen and tunnels are still in today Terrain are visible, agate mining is historically documented in Freisen. Poverty in the early 19th century drove many into emigration. Oberkirchen emigrants discovered Brazilian agates, which they had delivered to their old homeland from 1834. The Idar-Oberstein grinding industry experienced an economic one Soon the number of water loops had increased from 31 in 1827 to over 150 in 1867. Since deliveries from Brazil did not always work smoothly, farmers and craftsmen found work and bread again in local agate mining Agate diggers not rich, but helped them through times of dire need When the rough stones from overseas became more reliable around 1870, the 500-year-old mining in Oberkirchen and Freisen ended. Source: Text information board 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒈 The main mining period in the Becker am Hellerberg quarry was closely linked to the construction of the motorway (A62), which reached the Freisen area in 1972. At the end of construction in 1981, the quarry also closed. The last blast was in 1980. In the quarry, several lava flows are exposed, which are separated by almond stone zones and volcanic loose masses. In the bladder cavities of the almond stone structure, duct agates and drusen with zeolite and goethite, smoky quartz and amethyst have developed. To this day, mineral collectors from near and far are looking for the stone treasures. During the construction of the motorway in the 1970s, the entire range of great agates and druses was found in Freisen. Even after that, every major construction site lured stone seekers out. In addition to a few other localities, they found what they were looking for on Füsselberg and Freisener Höhe. Source: Text information board

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐳𝐠𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 / 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐥 / 𝐎𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧 The gnarled shapes of the old "Leitersweiler beeches" open up this nature reserve in the north on a side knoll of the Bosenberg. From the source in the forest at over 400 m, this 110 hectare nature reserve then accompanies the Tiefenbach, which runs through the forest in its natural bed, to its confluence with the Oster. This nature reserve belongs to the European nature reserve system NATURA 2000 and offers e.g. habitats for the birds in need of protection: red kite, kingfisher and black woodpecker. In the valley of the Oster, there is still something very special to see: a "human-made biotope design" planned at the beginning of the 80s, which can be considered one of the first realized facilities of this objective. The wet meadows there were in the 30s by straightening the former Meandering Easter emerged and should be drained in the 70s as part of a land consolidation. However, the resistance of the then strengthening nature conservation movement arose successfully. The meadows were not simply left to nature, but by the nature conservation authority to a pond landscape with islands, shallow water After 25 years it can be said that a considerable pioneering work on the subject of "habitat design" has been achieved, which also gained experience for other measures of water renaturation or biotope design. Source: Text information board