Top 20 Huts and Cabins around Zeiskam

Since the beginning of 2020, the Hambach branch of the Palatinate Forest Association (PWV) has also included a large shelter in the Ordenswald forest. It is prominently located directly on the 28-kilometer-long Palatina Cycle Path between Neustadt and Speyer. With its numerous indoor and outdoor seating options, the shelter is the ideal rest stop for such an excursion. The shelter was built by the former Lachen-Speyerdorf branch of the PWV together with the Neustadt branch of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and other volunteers; it was inaugurated in August 2018. Because the Lachen-Speyerdorf branch of the PWV dissolved at the end of 2019 and merged with the Hambach branch, the shelter became the responsibility of the Hambach branch.

Landau Fortress was a polygonal fortification located in Landau in the Palatinate. Construction took place between 1688 and 1691. The completely outdated fortress was demolished in 1871, having been downgraded to a depot in 1867. Almost all of the structures below street level have been preserved. Today, several military buildings and many residential buildings are still visible in the city, along with the locks and walls along the rivers, and fortifications in parks. Among these, the largest remaining structure is the wall of the fort built in 1702 (with a length of 3.3 km). Following the Thirty Years' War, the Imperial City of Landau was placed under the protection of France by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Following the end of the War of the Palatine Succession in 1697, the city, along with ten other Alsatian imperial cities, was also legally ceded to France in the Peace of Rijswijk of 1697. As early as 1673/74, France had destroyed Landau's medieval city fortifications. With the Peace of Nijmegen, Landau came under French control and, with the simultaneous loss of the right-bank fortress of Philippsburg (1679), became its easternmost outpost, receiving a permanent French garrison in 1680. In September 1687, the military engineer Vauban arrived in Landau to develop a fortification plan. He submitted this plan to King Louis XIV on October 9, who gave his approval in November. Construction began later that same year on the 7-kilometer-long Albersweiler Canal, designed to facilitate the rapid transport of building materials such as timber, lime, and stone by barge. The foundation stone was laid at the end of April 1688 in the presence of the Minister of War, the Marquis de Louvois. Vauban initially oversaw the construction, but relinquished this responsibility to Jacques de Tarade in 1689. With the help of sixteen royal battalions under the command of General Montclar and approximately 14,000 construction workers (more recent studies cite a significantly lower number) from the surrounding area, the fortification was built in the second Vauban style. On the night of June 23-24, 1689, a devastating fire destroyed most of the town and provided an opportunity to modernize the garrison town's layout. This resulted in the creation of straight, wide streets and squares for troop deployments. ... Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festung_Landau#Weblinks

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There are two guest rooms. When the weather is nice, there is still space outside under the shady trees. There are Palatinate specialties, changing daily specials, various types of coffee and home-made cakes. There is also draft beer from a local brewery and delicious Palatinate wines from the Meckenheim wine region. There is a large playground for the kids. A disabled toilet, a changing table and circular paths suitable for strollers. Private parties can also be organized.

Beautiful shelter in the forest.

There are many great things to discover in the fort - like this shelter

Large refuge with lots of seating. Almost resembles a public barbecue area. Very nice for a long break.

Hut on the wall from 1700