발트그레바일러‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 천연기념물

"The sandstones found in Germany were formed over a wide period of time from the Paleozoic to the Cenozoic era. The Palatinate sandstones are limited to the Permian (Rotliegend and Zechtein, 296 - 251 million years ago) and the Bunter Sandstone (251 - 243 million years ago) periods. The North Palatinate sandstones - and thus the deposits in the area around Alsenz - come from the Rotliegend period." Source: Information board (on site): "Sandstone - what is it actually?"

Worth a visit if you are there anyway

Here, Alsenz's history as a stonemason village comes to life. There is also a stonemason museum in the village - it's worth a visit.

Always an experience

It's interesting how many different types of sandstone there are.

Nice place for a rest

The park is located directly on the Alsenz. Thanks to the many benches and shady trees, you can catch your breath and marvel at the rocks even on hot days.

A little off the path is the erect boulder, which you would quickly overlook without the sign on the path. In addition to curiosity, caution is called for, otherwise it will hit you in the overgrown ditch if you try to read the sign. Menhirs (Breton maen "stone" and hir "long") are also known as menhirs* and are used as landmarks and markers. * The original name "Riesenstein" became "Hünenstein" via "Riese=Hüne" which is often understood as "Hühnerstein" and became "Hinkelstein" via the slang term "Hinkel" for chickens.