Fürstlicher Park Inzigkofen, Landscape garden in Inzigkofen, Germany
Fürstlicher Park Inzigkofen is a garden covering about 25 hectares on both sides of the Danube, with natural limestone formations and several caves integrated into the terrain. The grounds feature steep walking paths and elevated viewpoints that offer different views of the river landscape.
The park was laid out between 1811 and 1829 on both banks of the Danube at the initiative of Princess Amalie Zephyrine of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, born a princess of Salm-Kyrburg. She had the grounds extended westward in 1843, when the wooden Teufelsbrücke was built over the 19.5-metre-deep gorge called the Höll. The 25-hectare site belongs to the House of Hohenzollern and is maintained by volunteers of the Inzigkofen branch of the Schwäbischer Albverein.
The park's German name, Fürstliche Anlagen, is still used locally alongside Fürstlicher Park. The Amalienfelsen carries large iron letters reading "Andenken an Amalie Zephyrine 1841" and the alliance coat of arms of the houses of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Salm-Kyrburg. A local legend claims Amalie Zephyrine rode a white horse off the rock into the Danube out of lovesickness, though she in fact died in 1841 at 81 in Sigmaringen.
Visitors can cross between both park areas using a suspension bridge built in 2019 that spans the Danube connecting the north and south sections. Good walking shoes are recommended since many paths are steep and some sections are exposed.
The Devil's Bridge crosses the 19.5-metre-deep gorge called the Höll and is 21.5 metres long. A wooden bridge built in 1843 was replaced in 1895 by a curved concrete structure with ascending and descending stairs. The photograph shows a single shallow stone arch with a low parapet, springing from the rock faces on either side.
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