... 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

News

[Translate to Englisch:] Auf dem Photo zu sehen sind Schottens Erster Stadtrat Hans-Jürgen Jochim, Maler Rainer Koch und Musiker Bernd Baldus bei der Eröffnung der Ausstellung im Schottener Vulkaneum. Foto: Weil

06/05/2018

Pictures of well-known Vogelsberg geotopes are shown in a new exhibition at the Vulkaneum in Schotten.

[Translate to Englisch:] Quelle: https://www.wlz-online.de/waldeck/korbach/hessentag_korbach-ere744387/

05/25/2018

The Geopark will also be represented with a stall at the Hessentag event in 2018.

05/23/2018

Modern and centrally located at the Lauter in the district town - the new premises.

05/01/2018

It's time again. Spring is here (or so we hope) and that means?

04/20/2018

At first sight it is only a wooded hilltop above Freiensteinau.

04/15/2018

Visit the Wood and Technology Museum in Wettenberg-Wissmar!

04/11/2018

The whole of Central Hesse invites you to various activities in the region.

[Translate to Englisch:] Wählen Sie noch bis zum 30. Juni! (Quelle Alsfelder Allgemeine)

04/07/2018

The Schaecherbach Tour is to become the most beautiful hiking trail - it has been nominated.

03/15/2018

The Vogelsberg Volcano Region Nature Park has now received the "Quality Nature Park" award.

01/26/2018

The raised bog in the Vogelsberg - the biologist Wolfgang Wagner reports on the geotope.

01/20/2018

The Vogelsberg can now also be found on Youtube.

01/18/2018

2018 is here and for the trip planning he must not be absent:

01/01/2018

What can you experience in the Vogelsberg?

01/01/2018

An old place of worship and sacrifice, or is it Mrs. Holle?

[Translate to Englisch:] Der Geopark-Stand in Halle 3

11/10/2017

Also in 2017 the Geopark was represented at the autumn fair in the Alsfelder Hessenhalle.