바르텐베르크-로르바흐‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 천연기념물

Beautiful, well-restored castle ruins with a great view. There is also a place to stop for refreshments right at the castle.

Very nice vantage point over the Mehlinger Heide, one of the largest heath landscapes in southern Germany

It is wonderful what has been created on this former military training ground. Highly Recommended!

The Stump Forest Court or District Court on the Stampe, later Rügegericht Neun Stuhle, is a court of law for the Counts of Leiningen in the northern Palatinate Forest. It is one of the three imperial district courts in Wormsgau. The place is 4 km northeast of Alsenborn. Supposedly, there was already a court or thing here in the Germanic or even Celtic times. The area of the stump forest was called "Stamp" from the 8th to the 13th century, later "Stampf". In 1933, the municipality of Alsenborn erected a memorial in the form of a ring made of nine small square stones, the small chairs. One of the chairs stands for the Neunmärker, the nine communities in the area that have forest rights. In the middle of the Small Chairs is the Big Chair, a ashlar stone bearing the inscription “District Court of the Counts of Wormsgau and Dukes of Franconia 6.–15. century". Source: Wikipedia

One of the largest heathland areas in southern Germany. During the flowering period in August and September, it is advisable not to come on the weekend as it is very crowded. If you want, you can extend the heather tour a little and make a loop in the adjacent forest, where it is very calm and cool and a nice contrast to the sunny, dry heather.

Offers a great overview of the heather. Well worth a visit. There's more to see here! https://youtu.be/6wUaKf4IO5U

The “Mehlinger Heide” is one of the largest heathlands in southern Germany! The nature and bird sanctuary is 410 hectares in size – an XL football pitch is 1.08 hectares. Formerly a forest, the area became a military training area during the First World War, then French, German again, American and finally returned in 1994. Congratulations to those who managed to return this area to nature! By the way: The summer heather (Calluna vulgaris), which characterizes the landscape of the Mehlinger Heide, is not an Erica, but forms its own genus Calluna. However, it also belongs to the heather family. Unlike most Erica species, the local heather is summer green and blooms in late summer, this year's peak is August 20th. See also www.enkenbach-alsenborn.de

From here you can look out over the beautiful heather and enjoy it to the fullest