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Brennholzsammlerin Brennholzsammlerin, geschnitzt von Volker Dahl. © Jörg-Thomas TitzPhoto: Jörg-Thomas Titz, Rother Bergverlag
In Schweigen, the Wine Gate marks the beginning (or the end) of the German Wine Route.
Guttenberg Castle was built in the 12th century and destroyed in the Peasants' War in 1525, after which it fell into ruin. Restoration began after 1986.
Parts of the bergfried (main tower) are preserved in the upper castle, and in the lower castle a section of the 7 m high ring wall can be seen. Excavations from the castle are displayed in the Bad Bergzabern City Museum.
The nearly 7 km² Mundat Forest surrounding the castle was annexed by France in 1949. Since 1986 the forest has been German territory again, but forestry usage is carried out by France.
A special attraction is the forest spirits hiking trail in the Otterbach valley. The woodcarver Volker Dahl carved faces into tree stumps, roots, and trunks here and brought many forest spirits to life with paint. He also shaped forest animals from wood. Along the trail, over 60 of his carvings repeatedly surprise and amuse visitors.
Red Circle (French circular trail Wine Gate-Wissembourg), the Ruine-Guttenberg tour, and the Palatinate Wine Trail lead from the Wine Gate in Schweigen along Längels and Bergstraße to the wine educational trail at Sonnenberg. At the start of the vineyards, we leave the Palatinate Wine Trail and follow for a short distance on the left the world's first wine educational trail, passing numerous sculptures and then turn at the "Grape Thief" onto the white stripe with black dot, which guides us together with the Ruine-Guttenberg tour through the sweet chestnut forest along the French border to Wegscheid, 377 m. Here our hiking trail meets the Palatinate Wine Trail again. The three markings now lead us along the western flank of the 455 m high Querenberg to a former entrenchment from 1704, from which we have a good view northwards to Stäffelsberg with the Schänzelturm, and to the Three Beeches. From there, we ascend on the Palatinate Wine Trail and the white stripe with black dot to the
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Jörg-Thomas Titz
Jörg-Thomas Titz, geboren 1956, ist promovierter Naturwissenschaftler, selbstständiger Fotojournalist und Buchautor (TIPHO Fotografie und Text). Er wohnt in der Pfalz und erkundet den Pfälzerwald und die Deutsche Weinstraße am liebsten zu Fuß und mit dem Fahrrad. Außer den Regionen Süddeutschlands und angrenzender Gebiete zählen die Länder Asiens, die Alpen und insbesondere die nordischen Länder wie Island und die Färöer zu seinen bevorzugten Reisezielen. Jörg-Thomas Titz engagiert sich für den Naturschutz und berücksichtigt solche Themen auch in seinen Büchern über Reisen und Tourismus.
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