슈터탈‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 천연기념물

Immediately after descending from the Urenkopf, you pass the "Three Holy Fountains." First, however, you see the Rudolfus Chapel. Right next to it, water flows through the fountains. Steps lead through the sloping terrain.

The settlement of the landscape in Freiamt has probably in the 11./12. Century during the great clearing epoch of the Black Forest. Even then, people knew that there could be silver ore veins between the rocks in the federal sandstone in the Brettenbach valley. So the Zähringer dukes took favorable land and pushed out the smaller nobility who were busy with the clearing. The Zähringers appointed a able subject a knight of Keppenbach and ordered him to build a castle to protect the silver ore mines. This finally reaches a length of 200 meters and a width of 35 meters. However, the yield of silver was lower than hoped. Mining was abandoned around 1800 at the latest. The first written mention of the Knights of Keppenbach was in 1161. Hartmut von Keppenbach is listed as a witness in a purchase deed from Tennebach. Since the age of the castle is not known, it can be concluded that Keppenbach Castle already existed at this time. You can find more information about Bur Keppenbach on my homepage: https://www.breisgau-burgen.de/de/index.php/breisgau-burgen/burgen-a-h/burgen-f/freiamt-burg-keppenbach

The Stations of the Cross conclude, beginning at the Red Cross. An old hermitage, now a chapel, is located at an ancient spring believed to have healing powers. A beautiful section of the trail leading up to the Urenkopf.

Very nice that such places are preserved!

A very beautiful hiking area!

Many paths lead up here and down again 😀 good resting place to stay and to choose the further route / descent

The last time I went through that was 32 years ago on my mountain bike. Now I know again why it is called a pioneer stone. Unfortunately too sunny today to take a break.

The chapel has been renovated and is open for quiet moments. Outside there are also benches and a table and three small water mills in playground format for children.