エロルツハイムの天然記念物・トップ10

This centuries-old tree, protected as a natural monument, with a great view of the village center of Erolzheim is also called "St. Nicholas Linden."

With cloister up the adjacent mountain

Located at the entrance to Niederrieden.

Very idyllic little hike that can also be done in summer when the temperatures are hot

Waterways created by the monks to operate water wheels for all kinds of uses, mills, hammers, etc. Similar to the Stille Bach water system at Weingarten Monastery.

Unfortunately, the linden tree was set on fire negligently or intentionally. The fire brigade managed to extinguish the fire, but it is not yet certain that this unique natural monument will be preserved.

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