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the Celtic village in SteinbachPhoto: Tourismusbüro, VG Winnweiler
The circular route touches on interesting points in and around Steinbach am Donnersberg that deal with past times of the Celts who once lived there; for example, the Celtic village or the Celtic garden.
Author’s recommendation
Are you interested in the history of the Celts in the area of the Donnersberg?
Take a look at the other interesting circular routes in the Verbandsgemeinde Winnweiler area (see details), created by the local groups Winnweiler, Imsbach, Steinbach, Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz in the Palatinate Forest Association and by Andi Fischer from Falkenstein in cooperation with the VG tourism office.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Hütte Pfälzerwald-Verein SteinbachTips and suggestions
The significance of the path:
The Triskel, also called Triskel or Triskele (from the Greek for "three-legged"), is a Celtic symbol in the form of three running legs or open spirals or circles arranged in an equilateral triangle. In general, this symbol, with historical examples found, for instance, at the Irish Newgrange, is assigned the pagan triad symbolism. Little is known about the original meanings of the triskel spirals. It is often assumed that they represent the path of life. In today's interpretation, the magic number "three", which is especially significant in Celtic representation, plays a major role. Various contexts and cycles can be assumed:
- Past, present, and future
- Birth, life, and death
- Body, spirit, and soul
- The triad of gods and goddesses (e.g., maiden, wife, crone)
- Earth, water, and air as elements
Information about Steinbach, surroundings, and history:
Many interesting details about Steinbach, the surroundings, and history can be found in the extensive work "Historical Facts about Land and People" by Michael März from Steinbach. The author has given permission to reference his book. Especially the turbulent history of the entire area, for example during the Thirty Years' War with changing rulers such as the Spanish and Swedes and battles between Steinbach and Imsbach or during the French period around 1800, is vividly presented.
Historical facts about land and people
Place to stop:
Stop at the Steinbach hiking hut
Other circular routes in this series in the VG Winnweiler area:
Steinbach: Cultural-historical hike around Steinbach at the foot of the southern Donnersberg
Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz: In Münchweiler over the Three-Country Corner to Windmills and Hollow Stones
Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz: From Münchweiler to the Sippersfelder Retzbergweiher and back
Imsbach: Imsbach Experience Trail with Wide Views
Imsbach: Imsbach Mining and Falkenstein Castle History
Winnweiler: Winnweiler Industrial Culture and Nature with Great Views
Winnweiler: To the Heights in the Western Part of Winnweiler
Falkenstein: Up High from Falkenstein to Königsstuhl
Falkenstein: Wild Romantic Through the Valley to Falkenstein
Roadbook
The circular route starts at the hut of the Steinbach local group in the Palatinate Forest Association
Hiking hut of the Palatinate Forest Association Steinbach
and initially leads on the field path marked "white triangle" westward to Hahnweilerhof. In the middle of the small settlement, turn right towards Steinbach until just before the pond of the Steinbach angling club, where you turn left into the forest on the path marked "Palatinate Heights Trail" and "yellow bar." There turn right following the signs to the Celtic garden, then shortly before it turn right onto the paths marked "blue-red bar" and "blue bar" and follow to the village square in Steinbach, where you turn right into Hahnweiler Street and immediately left towards the youth hostel, Celtic village, and PWV hut. Shortly behind the Celtic village, the starting point is reached.
Palatinate Heights Trail 1st stage
Keltendorf bei Steinbach am Donnersberg
Ferienwohnung Toonstra
Directions
From Mainz / Alzey direction, take the A 63 exit at Göllheim towards Dreisen / Göllheim, then shortly on the B 47 turn right onto the L 401, passing through the villages Dreisen and Standbühl. At Walzhof, turn right onto the L 394 towards Steinbach.
From Kaiserslautern, leave the A 63 at the Winnweiler / Rockenhausen exit and turn right onto the B 48 towards Winnweiler. Pass a carpool parking lot and at the next opportunity turn left twice onto the L 401. Follow this road past Theresienhof to Walzhof and then turn left.
Parking
Sufficient parking spaces for cars are available next to the PWV Steinbach am Donnersberg hut.Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
In a list "Informative Directory of Cultural Monuments," the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage has recorded the known cultural monuments for the Donnersberg district and thus also for the Verbandsgemeinde Winnweiler area in all municipalities. A look into this reveals interesting information:
Author’s map recommendations
Book recommendations for this region:
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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