Schnokebrunnen, Natural spring in Deidesheim, Germany

Schnokebrunnen is a natural spring in Deidesheim where water emerges continuously from the ground. It sits in rolling terrain near the Palatinate Forest and forms a small, unassuming water point in the landscape.

The spring rises at 283 m above sea level in the lower Benjental, on the forested land of Deidesheim, and is registered as natural monument ND-7332-510. Its outflow, the Bach vom Schnokebrunnen, runs about 600 m down to the valley mouth at roughly 244 m, where it enters the Mußbach from the left. The name comes from the local dialect word "Schnoke" for mosquitoes, whose larvae thrive in the warmer spring water.

The name comes from the local dialect: mosquitoes are called "Schnoke", and their larvae thrive in the warmer water of the spring. The south-facing Benjental, shielded from northern winds by the Vorderer Langenberg, warms faster in summer than the surrounding forest. From the spring a trail branches southeast, climbing in switchbacks about 650 m to the Hohlen Fels, a room-sized rock cave at 347 m on the northwest slope of the Stabenberg with traces of earlier inhabitants.

The spring lies in the lower Benjental, on the wooded land of Deidesheim, at 283 m above sea level. From the Schnokebrunnen a marked trail branches southeast and climbs in switchbacks about 650 m to the Hohlen Fels, a room-sized rock cave at 347 m on the northwest slope of the Stabenberg. The stream from the spring reaches the Mußbach after roughly 600 m.

The spring sits at 283 m above sea level in the lower Benjental, and its outflow, the Bach vom Schnokebrunnen, runs about 600 m before entering the Mußbach from the left at roughly 244 m. The south-facing valley, shielded from northern winds by the Vorderer Langenberg, warms faster in summer than surrounding woodland, so mosquito larvae thrive in the slightly warmer water.