... travelling on Europe's largest volcanic field!

Sunrise at Ulrichstein
Block heaps at the Geiselstein geotope (Source: C. Marx)
Bonifatiuskanzel
Excursion visitors in the quarry Ober-Ohmen
View towards the reservoir close to Schotten
Geological Tree Hedge, Schotten-Eichelsachsen
Basalt plates in Europe's largest open pit basalt mine, Homberg/Ohm
Sonnberg, Angersbach
Peridotite in Basalt
Stopping for a little rest close to Rudingshain
Basalt wall in the open pit basalt mine near Nieder-Ofleiden
Trail at the Steiger
Rosehips in the Vogelsberg Garden geostation
A break along one of our hiking trails - Vogelsberg water is not to be missed!
View of the local mountain Hoherodskopf (Source: C. Marx)
Quarry Ober-Ohmen
A little Vogelsberger says Hello! (Source: C. Marx)
Amoeneburg East Wall Geotope
Inside the geoinformation center Vulkaneum, Schotten
Quarry Ober-Ohmen
Autumn feeling in the volcano region (Source: Hessen Tourismus)
Outcrop in the Lower Quarry Mitte, Schwalmtal
The "Black Brook" (Schwarza)
View over Hopfmannsfeld towards the Rhoen Mountains
Alteburgkopf, Schotten
Volcanic Region Water Reservoir
Upper quarry east, Schwalmtal (closed down)
Peridotite in Basalt in fron of the geoinformation center Vulkaneum in Schotten
Hohmichelstein at Lauterbach

Sunrise at Ulrichstein

Sunrise at Ulrichstein

Former centre of the FRG in Vogelsberg

Did you know where the former centre stone of the Federal Republic of Germany is located in Vogelsberg?

The centres of the old Federal Republic of Germany included the municipalities of Rennerod in the Westerwald and Herbstein (Vogelsberg district in Hesse). *

Located under a lime tree directly at the B275 between Herbstein and the district of Altenschlirf, there is a large basalt block with the plaque inscription. Until reunification on October the 3rd 1990, the centre of the Federal Republic of Germany is said to have been located here. This special feature was discovered by the WDR children's programme in 1978.

The stone is also used as a cache for geocaching. The new Andreasweg hiking tour leads past the memorial stone in the Hoppals district with a view over the sheep pond.

Sources

* Wikipedia

Photos: H. Greb (2018)