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The Temple of Mercury is carved into a rock; you can only see the portal from the front; if you walk around the rock, you get the impression it's just a rock. Fascinating.

You can stay overnight in the monastery. The garden is beautiful, with many little nooks and crannies where you can sit and simply read. In the evening, there is a wonderful starry sky. The monastery itself is surrounded by a wall, which is closed at night.

On this hiking highlight, we encounter the remains of a temple dedicated to MERCURY (Latin: MERCURIUS). Dating back to pre-Christian times, the deities of Roman and Greek mythology in particular have been preserved in the collective memory of people in Europe to this day. MERCURY is the "messenger of the gods" in Roman mythology; his counterpart in Greek mythology is Hermes. Both have the interesting combination of being gods of trade and merchants, but also of thieves.

On the site of the ruins of Wasenburg Castle, there are the remains of a much older building: a Roman sanctuary dedicated to Mercury. Parts of the temple were rebuilt in the 19th century.

The former castle of Oberbronn has housed the convent of the Sisters of the Most Holy since 1849, founded by Elisabeth Eppinger and now recognized as blessed by the Church. Located in the heart of the village, the hotel opens to visitors its gardens and its courtyard, which once served as the residence of the lords of the town.

The Jewish cemetery in Oberbronn was established in the 17th century. The Jewish cemetery is located on the Rue des Fontaines, the road to Zinswiller, about 200 meters after leaving Oberbronn. Oberbronn has had a Jewish community since the 17th century. In 1860, it had more than 200 members out of a total of 1200 inhabitants. In addition to the Jewish cemetery, in the old town you can find evidence of the Jewish community such as markings on the entrance doors and a mikveh in a private house. The old synagogue from the 17th century was replaced in 1841 by a larger one, which was bombed in World War II and then rebuilt as a school. The Jewish cemetery is located on the Oberbronn Historical Circuit.

In 1849, Elisabeth Eppinger, Mother Alphonse Maria, founded a religious order in her hometown of Bad Niederbronn in Alsace, the "Sisters of the Divine Redeemer". From the beginning, their main concern was the poor, the sick and the disadvantaged. Through their devotion to those who need their help, God's merciful love should be experienced. Today, the "Niederbronn Sisters" live and work in Europe, Africa, India and South America.

Where the Wasenburg ruins stand today, there once stood a Roman sanctuary dedicated to Mercury and a specula nearby. Parts of the temple were rebuilt in the 19th century. Parts of the Roman Temple of Mercury from the 2nd to 3rd centuries AD are still preserved on the Wachtfelsen (watch rock), not far from the Wasenburg ruins. Information board at the site: Take a look at the Wachtfelsen (watch rock), which was used by the Romans as a "specula," an observation post. Archaeological finds also testify to a temple dedicated to Mercury on this site. But make no mistake, the extension to the rock is a reconstruction from the 20th century (1913). It commemorates the remains of the temple and the Gallo-Roman settlement of this place long before the construction of the listed Wasenburg, which was finally destroyed by the troops of Louis XIV in 1677.