Top 12 Lakes around Hettingen

To us passersby, such a millpond, as it presents itself here, may seem ordinary, but there is another perspective: For example, in the world of Otfried Preußler (1923–2013), who became famous for his imaginative children's books, it looks quite different: Here, such a millpond is also the incredibly exciting habitat of a family of water sprites. His still-popular book, "The Little Water Sprite," tells wonderful stories of the adventures experienced by the family's youngest members. On an audiobook CD, the water sprite mother sings her son to sleep: "Little water sprite, close your eyes and let yourself rest a little, I'll sit here for a while and watch you sleep. May your dreams guide you and touch you wonderfully, and when you wake up again, a new year will begin for you."

Pure nature, lies on the tour

Located in the Fehlatal nature reserve

Gardens Prince's Garden Bahnhofstraße 2/2, 72488 Sigmaringen The Prince's Garden was designed in the mid-19th century by Hereditary Prince Leopold as a hereditary park, primarily in the English style. The formerly larger park between Karlstraße and the banks of the Danube was reserved for the Princely Family and served as a place of recreation and representation. Since 1974, the Prince's Garden has been open to the public and is used as a local recreation area within the city. As part of a joint project between the Princely House, the city, and the State Office for Monument Preservation, the historic sightlines in the park leading to the palace and the Prince's Building were cleared in March and October 2007. Additional green spaces were created, and the trees were reforested. Source: https://www.oberschwaben-tourismus.de/attraktionen/prinzengarten-600cd3e7f9

The Prinzengarten, laid out as a landscape garden in the 1870s, was the park belonging to the Princely Hohenzollern City Palace, the Prinzenbau. It was surrounded to the west by a wall, the so-called Au Wall, and the Prinzenbau complex, to the south and east by a fence, and to the north by the Princely Riding Stables, now called the Marstall. Its use remained reserved exclusively for the Princely Family until 1974. An exception, however, were the last weeks before the end of World War II. As the front lines approached, many French people, especially French workers from the border regions of the Reich, but also Russian and Polish foreign workers, fled to Sigmaringen to seek safety or to escape from there by train. Soldiers increasingly joined the ranks of these people. However, because of the low-flying aircraft, trains only ran in the morning and evening, and staying directly at the station during the day was too dangerous, many of the refugees bridged their delay until their onward journey at Mühlberg, Josefsberg, or Buchhalde. This was possible because the spring of 1945 was very early and also exceptionally mild. ..... Source: https://www.erinnerungsort-sigmaringen.de/stationen/30-prinzengarten

A wonderful place for a rest.

Beautifully landscaped park with a small lake.

The formerly larger park between Karlstrasse and the banks of the Danube was reserved for the princely family and served as a place for recreation and representation. Since 1974, the Prinzengarten has also been open to the public and is used as a green oasis within the city.