An sculpture of the virgin Maria. The sculpture is 2 meters high and stands on a pedestal of 6 meters high. The sculpture is built in 1956 during a project with the citizens of Oberbettingen.
The upper forts is the older of the two Manderscheider forts. It was always owned by the Trier until the dissolution of the Electoral State and its destruction by the French (1673). Today, the well-preserved ruin is owned by the town of Manderscheid and is freely accessible.
Copyright: Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel, KP Kappest
Kohlendioxidquelle im Gelenberger Wald
Gelenberg
Many years ago it was believed that the release of carbon dioxide was a sign of extinct volcanism. But this is not the case: the molten rock inside the earth (magma) contains, in addition to mineral components, gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, sulfur dioxide, fluorine and chlorine. Depending on how warm it is and how much pressure is created, they escape through cracks in the earth's crust. The source of carbon dioxide in the Gelenberg Forest is a Mofette.
