Hirschsprung, Bronze memorial statue in Höllental gorge, Germany
The bronze stag statue stands 2.5 meters high at a narrow gorge where rock walls rise 130 meters above the Rotbach stream.
The first wooden stag monument was installed in 1856 to commemorate a royal wedding, later replaced by a 350-kilogram bronze statue in 1907.
The statue represents a regional legend about a knight from Falkenstein Castle pursuing a stag that leaped across the narrow gorge to escape.
The monument underwent extensive restoration in 2010, requiring removal and transportation for repairs due to multiple bullet holes and damage.
The restored stag monument contains a time capsule and marks the boundary between Breitnau and Buchenbach municipalities at a point where the gorge measures only 9 meters wide.
Location: Breitnau
GPS coordinates: 47.93769,8.02018
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:27
Baden-Württemberg features remote nature reserves, medieval towns, and geological formations. The region presents historical castles, monasteries, waterfalls, and hiking paths. Visitors discover caves, botanical gardens, mines, and architectural elements from medieval to modern times.
Höllentalbahn
11 km
Ravenna Gorge
5.2 km
Ravenna Bridge
4.6 km
Falkenstein Castle
411 m
St. Oswald
4.3 km
Toter Mann
5.5 km
Wiesneck Castle
3.6 km
Hinterwaldkopf
2.1 km
St. Gallus
5.9 km
Talvogtei
6 km
Benediktinerpriorat Oberried
4.9 km
Vater Unser Kapelle
4.3 km
Bubenstein Castle
924 m
St. Blasius
2.7 km
St. Johannes (Breitnau)
4.3 km
Kloster Oberried
4.9 km
Burg Oberried
4.8 km
Motte bei Burg am Wald, Dreisamtal-Breisgau
4.9 km
Roßberg
4.5 km
Bisten
5.5 km
Giersbergkapelle
4.6 km
Otten
2.5 km
Freie Schule Dreisamtal
6.4 km
Burg Galgenbühl, Dreisamtal-Breisgau
5.2 km
Burg Zasteler Stein, Oberried
3.2 km
Höfener Hütte
1.9 km
Rössle
5.7 km
1 Sommerlinde
3.3 kmReviews
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