Sehenswürdigkeiten
Celtic Tree Circle
In the year 2000, the celtic tree circle was planted nearby the parking lot in the forest of Grunern-Eschwald. It serves as a reminder of the ancestors of this region.
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Historic Dry Walls and Stone Staircases
The more than 200-year-old historic dry walls and stone staircases at the Castellberg represent a valuable habitat for rare animal and plant species.
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Ölbergkapelle
Visable from afar, the Ölbergkapelle is settled on a minor peak of the eponymous mountain above Ehrenstetten.
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One-time Moated Castle
Captain Lazarus von Schwendi, eternalized in various places in Südbaden, spent his remaining years at this castle.
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Streicherkapelle
Picturesquely situated in the Ehrenstetter Grund, the Streicherkapelle is an especially remarkable example of a camp chapel in Southern Baden.
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The Bee Museum
The Bee-Museum is one of the largest in the world and a jewel of the Münstertal.
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The Black Forest House 1902
The House got known due to the documentation of a time journey on TV.
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The Carbon-Pile
For Siegfried Riesterer, to keep a tradition is to continue a heritage. On this basis, new smoking carbon-piles are built from generation to generation.
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The Carver’s-Cottage with a petting zoo
The Carver’s-Cottage is a former farmhouse, which has been converted and “carved” into a real fairytale-house by his owner.
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The Castle Ruin of Staufen
The castle ruin is the landmark of the city and situated high above on the cone shaped castle hill. You can reach the castle ruin by only a 15-minutes walk. Once the residence of the barons of Staufen, it offers a stunning view over the Vosges and into the Rhine Valley.
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The Ceramic Museum
The ceramic museum in Staufen, which is part of the Baden State Museum, still features an original workshop that was built in 1898. The museum offers a permanent exhibition about the pottery handicraft, which enjoys a long tradition. There are also two special exhibitions per year as well as a studio exhibition with works of contemporary ceramicists.
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The disused mine Teufelsgrund
The township of Münstertal purchased the group of pits “Teufelsgrund” in 1968.
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The Monastery St. Trudpert
Around the year 800 AD, the first Benedictine monastery on the right side of the rhine was built in honor of the holy Trudpert, at the place of his grave.
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The Oak of Justice at the Castellberg
In the old days, criminals and wrongdoers used to dangle from its branches.
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The Old Town
Staufen’s medieval town center around the market square and the old town hall, is a landmark worth exploring.
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The Pilgrimage Church Mariae Himmelfahrt
The baroque onion dome of the pilgrimage church in Kirchhofen already captures the spectator’s attention from afar.
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The Stone Age Caves “Teufelsküche”
The oldest “objects” found at a settlement site in Southern Baden are located here at the eastern flank of the Ehrenstetter Ölberg.
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The Town Museum at City Hall
At the town museum you can take a closer look at the historically interesting building itself, which was built in 1564. Furthermore, you will find many exhibits that tell about the changeful history of the mediaeval city, the silver mining and the revolution of 1848.
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