Jungfernsprung, Dahn

Name: Jungfernsprung
Address: Dahn, Germany

#2 among attractions in Dahn

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Rock

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The Jungfernsprung, is a precipitous rock formation in the small German town of Dahn in the county of Südwestpfalz. The rocks tower above the town by around 70 metres and are crowned by a type of summit cross at a height of 280 m above NHN. The rocks is the symbol of the town and the subject of an ancient legend from which it derives its name: Jungfernsprung means "maiden's leap". ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°9'11"N, 7°46'26"E

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Jungfernsprung – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Neudahn Castle, Hochstein, Bride and Groom, Moosbach.

1 miNW
Forts and castles
Neudahn Castle, Dahn
26 min walk • The rock castle of Neudahn, in the southwestern Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is located at the northern end of an elongated ridge near the town of Dahn.
0.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Hochstein, Dahn
23 min walk • The Hochstein, near the little southwest Palatine town of Dahn in southwest Germany, is a rock formation that is very popular with sports climbers and walkers.
0.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Bride and Groom, Dahn
10 min walk • The Bride and Groom is a double rock pinnacle, about 26 metres high, near the small German town of Dahn in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and in the southern Palatine Forest, the German half of the Wasgau region.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Moosbach
31 min walk • The Moosbach is a stream, approximately 6.6 kilometres long, in the South Palatine part of the Wasgau region in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a right tributary of the Lauter, whose upper reaches are known as the Wieslauter.
1 miSE
Climbing
Hochsteinmassiv, Dahn
26 min walk • The Hochstein, near the little southwest Palatine town of Dahn in southwest Germany, is a rock formation that is very popular with sports climbers and walkers.