... 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

08/04/2021

Guided tours and excursions in Hungen-Langd on September the 19th.

07/28/2021

Congratulations to the UNESCO Global Geopark Thuringia Inselsberg-Drei Gleichen.

07/01/2021

New circular for October!

06/25/2021

1st to 4th of July

06/24/2021

Between Lautertal-Eichelhain and Herbstein-Lanzenhain.

06/24/2021

Finally, exhibitions at the Geostation again!

06/18/2021

District Administrator Goerig: "We feel the greater demand for nature experiences in the volcanic region".

06/09/2021

Off to Gruenberg!

06/09/2021

The Geopark Harz. Braunschweig Land. Ostfalen extends an invitation.

06/02/2021

The Vulkanradweg in the Vogelsberg region of Hesse.

05/20/2021

Here we go!

05/12/2021

Start of this year's hiking and flowering season.

05/04/2021

May 2021 edition

04/29/2021

The 2021 season is on!

04/12/2021

Vogelsberg District supports insect protection projects.