Top 7 Natural Monuments around Frankenthal

For me, the Monte Scherbelino in Frankenthal, with its approximately 117 meters, is not only the highest point in the city, but also an exciting place because it originated from an old rubble and landfill site. The short climb is worth it. Great 360-degree view.

Thank goodness I only had to spend a few months in Frankenthal. The town stinks of sewer. Monte Scherbelino = hiking up (?) and described as moderately difficult?! Well, as a COPD patient, it's probably moderately difficult... Um, you can easily navigate it in a wheelchair blindfolded. It's a former garbage dump, and depending on the wind direction, you can smell the ugly BASF and see it clearly too – from Monte Scherbelino – lol. From up there, grin, you can also take a great panoramic picture of BASF, ugh. So idyllic, such incredible nature there. What a region. Either the people who live there don't know what nature is or have no idea about "running routes and trails." I stopped my run in the winter because it stank so much there – of chemicals. I wouldn't call it a running route, lol. But okay.

Monte Scherbelino is a small hill which, at 117m, is the highest elevation in Frankenthal.

It's hard to believe that not so long ago this body of water flowed through pipes. Now exposed and renaturalized, you can enjoy the Isenach in its original appearance.

Great landscape conservation area. Long before the area was declared a protected area, many young people worked here to redesign the area in a natural way. Over the years, a large, natural area has developed in this area.

Natural stone fountain The natural stone fountain is located in the Vockenhausen district in front of Town Hall I on the main street. It consists of three Taunus quartzite rocks of different sizes from the neighboring forest. Water bubbles through a hole on the top of the rocks and runs down the sides of the rocks into a round collecting basin. From there it is pumped back up in a cycle. The play of colors of the wetted stones changes depending on the lighting and makes the fountain an attractive eye-catcher. The surrounding area with benches has also been redesigned. The fountain and its neighborhood have become a popular meeting place. The fountain was donated to the district by the Beautification Association to celebrate its 775th anniversary. It was created based on an earlier design by local artist Walter Hertel, who also created the monument in memory of the Vockenhausen smelting works.

In 1987 the pond and its surroundings were declared a landscape protection area. Since then, the Kräppelweiher area has developed as a feeding, breeding, transit and wintering area for birds living in wet areas. According to an ornithological report, a total of 98 bird species were observed, 23 of which are endangered breeding birds in Germany. The nature reserve of Kräppelweiher is located north of Frankenthal, surrounded by areas used intensively for agriculture.

Beautiful idyllic lake that you can completely circumnavigate.