This art hiking trail from the ARS-NATURA Foundation leads along narrow paths around the Heiligenberg – also called “Hesse’s Crown”. It passes through a landscape protection area, which required a …

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The Spiral Path (Ars Natura)

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“The Spiral Path” – artwork by Reiner Schmidt-Lierse from Spangenberg: We encounter spiral vortices everywhere in the microcosm and in the macrocosm. They are a fundamental blueprint and organizing principle …

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91 m

Die Gedanken Sind Frei – Ars Natura installation by Hiltraud Peterova

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“Thoughts are free” – A work of art by Hiltraud Peterova from Schwalmstadt: hemp rope and spruce cones form the lines and notes of the first bars of the freedom …

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200 m

Bild-Schirm by Dieter Uermöhlen (Ars Natura)

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“Image screen” – work of art by Dieter Utermöhlen from Herzberg. A different way of watching television. Switch off, enjoy the view!
(Source: Ars Natura Foundation: ars-natura-stiftung.de/index.php/de/kunstwerk/4?c=32&ts=1)

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261 m

The Gathering – artwork by Jörg Götzfried (Ars Natura)

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"The Meeting" - artwork by Jörg Götzfried from Kassel: Thoughts from different points of view grow out of the chairs to form a dense network (crowns) and shape the world. …

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512 m

Faces by Ulrike Hawelka (Ars Natura)

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“Faces” – artwork by Ulrike Hawelka from Spangenberg.

Faces are landscapes in which people's lives are reflected. The faces made of different clays symbolize the different characters of the people …

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942 m

Fractal Branch Spiders by Sandrino Sandinista Sander

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“Fractal branch spiders” – artwork by Sandrino Sandinista Sander from Spangenberg.

The world of fractal shapes and self-similarities is fascinating: a branch can seemingly become a spider's leg. A look …

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1.25 km

Paul Celan Poem in Stones (Ars Natura)

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“Poem by Paul Celan in stones” – artwork by Tatjana Kurnatowski from Körle: In an environment where you wouldn’t actually expect it, the text is carved and carved into basalt …

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1.43 km

Schwärmerei sculpture by Julia Lambertz

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“Schwärmerei” – artwork by Julia Lambertz from Burghaun.

Three cylindrical bodies reminiscent of insects appear in contrast to the wild vegetation in the surrounding area. The artist uses her work …

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1.49 km

The Waiting Ones (Ars Natura)

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“The Waiting Ones” – artwork by Martin Schaub from Rotenburg.

Those waiting greet the visitor as companions and protectors. In a hectic time, they convey the value and importance of …

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1.77 km

Heiligenberg Castle Ruins

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The castle hill is already 750 BC. Settled. 1180-1186 construction of the castle by the Archbishop of Mainz. At the time there was constant war between the Landgraviate of Hesse …

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2.06 km

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1.49 km

515 m

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1.07 km

515 m

306 m

148 m

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Melsunger LandJuly 19, 2023

This art hiking trail from the ARS-NATURA Foundation leads along narrow paths around the Heiligenberg – also called “Hesse’s Crown”. It passes through a landscape protection area, which required a very sensitive choice of materials for the works of art. Only natural materials such as wood, stone and

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The Spiral Path (Ars Natura)

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