シュタインヴァイラーの天然記念物・トップ20

Rustic rest area with stone tables and (unfortunately somewhat dated wooden benches); the spring flows (March 2024)! The Martha Spring and the Johanna Spring (near the Klingenmünster Clinic) refer to one and the same person, namely the young girl Martha Maria Johanna Sophie Karrer (1874 - 1887), who died at a young age after a long ordeal. "She was the eldest of the 5 daughters of the royal director (1883 - 1916) of today's Palatinate Clinic, Dr. Ferdinand Karrer and his wife Emma. [...] In memory of their daughter, the parents had 2 springs built, which have since then borne their child's first names." Source: Tourist information on the large hiking map at Landeck Castle

The view of the Rhine plain - with delicious Palatinate specialties - is ALWAYS part of our vacation for us. We have been coming to the Palatinate for many years and our very first trip has often been to Landeck!

Nice source. There are several benches to take a break.

At this point I would like to quickly say something about the source: To quote the incomparable humorist Heinz Erhardt (1909 – 1979), who was known to a wide audience for his wordplay and “another poem,” with a short quatrain: "There's certainly a lot of beauty in it, on the element, the wet. Because you can drink the water. But you can leave it alone." (H.Erhardt)

Nice view of the hills of the Palatinate Forest - a bench invites you to take a break.

Dr. F. Karrer had two springs made in memory of his daughter, the "Johannaquelle", directly on the clinic grounds and the "Marthaquelle" in the Mühltal.

The Martha spring takes its name from Martha Maria Johanna Sophie Karrer. She was the oldest of Ferdinand Karrer's five daughters. From 1883 to 1916 he was the royal director of the psychiatric facility known today as the Pfalzklinikum. Karrer was married to Emma Schnizlein. Martha Karrer was born on September 27th, 1874 and died on April 17th, 1887. She went through a long ordeal until her untimely death. For this reason, the parents had two sources compiled that have since had their daughter's first names, namely Martha and Johanna. The Martha spring is said to have supplied the “Schlössel” castle with water.

Unfortunately, the spring slackens considerably in summer. You can still take a break here, there is seating.