アルムスハイムの天然記念物・トップ20

美しい自然の風景 ;-)

The renaturalized Selz River near Schafhausen is a prime example of successful nature conservation in Rheinhessen. This section of the Selz River south of Alzey-Schafhausen has undergone extensive ecological enhancement in recent years – and you'll notice this immediately when you walk along it.

Really wonderful renaturation. There are lots of places to sit and watch waterfowl.

Sandstone quarry near Flonheim

Very beautiful heathland... you feel like you are on the Lüneburg Heath

Very nice vineyard lounger. Today, with a stiff breeze and rain, it wasn't occupied either.

The imposing monument with the stone inscription "Gott mit uns" under the feet of the one-headed imperial eagle at the top is made of coarse porphyry blocks. This memorial was built in 1914 by a replacement battalion for the fallen of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71. The eagle looks west to the "evil archenemy". On the pillar the admonition: "To honor the fallen, to teach the living". This conflict was the birth of the German Empire, which was symbolically proclaimed in 1871 in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. With the founding of the empire, the old dream of a unified nation state came true for many; it permanently changed the balance of power on the European continent.

The renaturation is really bearing fruit here! We were surprised that the water level in the area is unusually high. Now we have found the cause in the form of a 1.20 m high beaver dam. The beaver has thus created an ideal habitat for itself.