키프호이저‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 천연기념물

Braunsroda에서 멀지 않은 곳에는 Hohe Schrecke 숲 가장자리를 따라 곧바로 이어지는 인상적인 오래된 참나무 가로수길이 있습니다. 수백 년 된 웅장한 나무들은 과거의 조용한 증인처럼 보이며 길에 거의 신비로운 분위기를 더합니다. 특히 태양이 빽빽한 나뭇가지 사이로 비쳐 풍경을 따뜻한 빛으로 물들일 때 빛과 그림자의 조화가 인상적입니다. 이 가로수길은 조용한 휴식을 취하기에 좋습니다. 여기에서 잠시 멈춰 특별한 분위기를 만끽하고 들판과 숲을 바라볼 수 있습니다. 문화 역사적 풍경과 소박한 자연의 조화를 사랑하는 모든 사람에게 하이라이트입니다.

Here you can marvel at amazing formations of gypsum and anhydrite.

In the Kyffhäuser Nature Park, you can expect steppe-like landscapes, over 1,000 plant species, and even salt steppes. Over 40,000 cranes stop in the area every year. Along the certified Kyffhäuser Trail, you can also discover highlights such as the Kyffhäuser Memorial, the Barbarossa Cave, and the Panorama Museum. At the northern edge of the nature park is the Kelbra Reservoir, also known as the Kyffhäuser Sea. The lake is a popular destination for swimming and canoeing in summer. Hiking trails into the nature park also start here. More information: https://nationale-naturlandschaften.de/gebiete/naturpark-kyffhaeuser

The cozy restaurant serves Thuringian specialties. There is a snack bar with outdoor seating. Here you can wait with a drink and a little something to eat until the tours of the cave begin.

The Barbarossa Cave covers 13,000 square meters and is one of only two existing show caves in the world, made of anhydrite rock, making it a geological rarity. The unique charm of this magical subterranean world lies in the uniquely beautiful, multi-layered play of colors of the white to gray rock.

The Barbarossa Cave was discovered purely by chance. The idea was to revive copper shale mining in the Kyffhäuser region. In 1860, the entrepreneur Wilhelm von Born therefore had a tunnel dug beneath the ruins of the Falkenburg and directly on the old salt road to Bad Frankenhausen. Meter by meter, the miners penetrated further and further into the mountain. And then: after a distance of 178 meters, on December 22, 1865, the mountain suddenly opened up in front of them - they came across natural cavities of impressive size and beauty.

The South Harz gypsum karst landscape stretches for around 100 kilometers in length but only a few kilometers in width on the southern slope of the Harz Mountains. Here you can find a wide variety of karst phenomena such as sinkholes, dolines, caves and stream sinkholes, which are unique in Europe in such large numbers in such a small area. The gypsum karst area in the South Harz is the largest and most important gypsum karst area in Central Europe. The Gipskuppe is one of the unique areas worth protecting.

The narrow path leads through old beech forests. A beautiful trail to enjoy. Most of the fallen trees have been removed and you can walk through it again.