Jungfernsprung

Jungfernsprung from southwest

The Jungfernsprung in southwestern Palatinate town of Dahn is a steep rock which overlooks the town by about 70 m and up to 280 m above sea level. NHN carries a kind of summit cross. The rock is the landmark of the city and also part of an old local legend.

Geographical location and structure

The Jungfernsprung located in the eastern area of ​​the city. With its western and northern side it occurs rugged and steep, easy step-like at the top, from the slope of the left side of the valley of the Wieslauter, while the residential development of Dahn propagates in the southwest of the rock on either side of its base.

The rock is one of the numerous red sandstone formations that are typical of the Wasgau, which includes the southern part of the Palatinate Forest and the northern part of the Vosges. Because the area of Dahn is particularly rich in such structures, it is also called Dahn. When Jungfernsprung it is - as with the other rocks of the region - to harder rock that erosion has strongly resisted than the surrounding softer material.

Legend of the Jungfernsprung

The announcement comes the most widespread version of home writer August Becker ( 1857), reports:

Non- handed is the fate of the Virgin and fiend, however, were with this narrative, the slope of the rock and the existence of the source of the former information needs adequately explained.

Chance of painters have been inspired by a visual image of the dramatic " Jungfernsprung ". It apparently was always the idea of ​​skydiving Pate, the billowing skirts of the girl enable optical interpretation of the "miracle " and at the same time represent an attractive painting object.

Hiking destination and climbing rocks

The Jungfernsprung is suitable for traffic from the mountain side, the access path is part of the premium hiking trail rocks land Sagenweg. In summer, the rock is also a regular target of sport climbers as part of the climbing area Suedpfalz. The spectacular Franz Seiler memory lane has the difficulty VII ( UIAA ). He runs through the vertical valley wall and view from the place is here.