Zittenfeldener Quelle

The Zittenfeldener Quelle spring emerges from a small cave in the Buntsandstein rock formation, creating a three-meter waterfall surrounded by ferns and ivy.

The spring holds connections to German folklore as one proposed location where Siegfried from the Nibelungen saga met his fate during a hunting expedition.

The spring received recognition as Geotop of the Year in 2015 from the Geo-Nature Park Bergstrasse-Odenwald, highlighting its geological importance in the region.

Visitors can reach the spring via a marked trail from the Morretal parking area, with a walking time of approximately twenty minutes through the forest path.

Water flows from this layered spring source through a 200-meter-long stream that measures 5 meters in width at an elevation of 265 meters.

Location: Amorbach

Elevation above the sea: 265 m

Length: 200 m

Width: 5 m

Website: http://umweltatlas.bayern.de/mapapps/resources/reports/geotope/generateBericht.pdf?additionallayerfieldvalue=676Q001

GPS coordinates: 49.61868,9.23766

Latest update: March 3, 2025 13:33