{"id":5213,"date":"2025-11-14T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/thuringian-legend-trail\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T01:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:57:41","slug":"thuringian-legend-trail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/en\/culture-tourism\/welcome-to-weissensee\/thuringian-legend-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Thuringian Legend Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1279.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:15px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Bringing history to life<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The first Thuringian kingdom is the subject of many sagas and legends, which have been taken up by artists in the city. Several sculptures have been created that can be experienced on the Thuringian Legend Trail through the medieval town. The old legends can be experienced anew as playable sculptures.  <\/p>\n<p>Just set off and discover the medieval town in Thuringia from a completely new perspective. Have fun!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:16px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-divider-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-divider-hover-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-icon-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-icon-box-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Lexend&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:500;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Lexend&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:500;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-5213-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-681bf329db856b102 fusion-toggle-has-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-color7);\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_681bf329db856b102\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"681bf329db856b102\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-5213-1\" data-target=\"#681bf329db856b102\" href=\"#681bf329db856b102\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Site plan<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"681bf329db856b102\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_681bf329db856b102\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-4823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lageplan-Thueringer-Sagenweg-in-Weissensee.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lageplan-Thueringer-Sagenweg-in-Weissensee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"732\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27732%27%20height%3D%27399%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20732%20399%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27732%27%20height%3D%27399%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lageplan-Thueringer-Sagenweg-in-Weissensee-200x109.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lageplan-Thueringer-Sagenweg-in-Weissensee-400x218.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lageplan-Thueringer-Sagenweg-in-Weissensee-600x327.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lageplan-Thueringer-Sagenweg-in-Weissensee.jpg 732w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tabula\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1279.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:15px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Tabula &#8211; the table parable of Amalaberga<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><em>From the brochure &#8220;Th\u00fcringer Sagenweg&#8221;. Publisher: City of Wei\u00dfensee <\/em><\/p>\n<p>MICHAL SCHMIDT<\/p>\n<p>Material: table: reinforced concrete; well findings: polyurethane foam core laminated with synthetic resin and painted black-grey<\/p>\n<p>Dimensions: table: approx. 8.0 x 2.1 m, 1.6 m high; well finds: 0.3 to 1.2 m high, \u00d8 0.5 to 0.9 m Weight: approx. 12 t<\/p>\n<p>When the kingdom of Thuringia was divided among his three sons after the death of King Bisinius in the 6th century, Amalaberga, the niece of the Ostrogoth king Theodoric, used the metaphor of the only partially laid royal table to make it clear to her husband Herminafried that he should have sole claim to the Thuringian throne and thus insisted on the warlike dispute against his brothers Baderich and Bertachar &#8211; the beginning of the end of the Thuringian kingdom. &#8220;He who calls only half the kingdom his own may only have half the table set!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"gral\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1279.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:15px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Grail &#8211; the way of Parzival<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><em>From the brochure &#8220;Th\u00fcringer Sagenweg&#8221;. Publisher: City of Wei\u00dfensee <\/em><\/p>\n<p>TORSTEN IHLENFELDT<\/p>\n<p>Material: Stainless steel, surrounding seat cups in natural stone Dimensions: \u00d8 2.5 m, length approx. 2.7 m, opening \u00d8 0.8 m, seat heights approx. 0.5 m Weight: 0.6 t\/0.4 t<\/p>\n<p>The significant reference to Wei\u00dfensee comes from the term &#8216;Grail&#8217;. The knight and minnesinger Wolfram von Eschenbach, who was present at the court of Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, gave the Thuringian region a flowering of self-confident literature with &#8216;Parzival&#8217; (from the French sense of the word: Perce \u00e0 Val; to cross the valley), which deals with human maturation and the meaning of life. His path, like Parzival&#8217;s and like all of our paths, is always concerned with the current question of life. Nothing remains to rest, it needs our lively development and attention in order to live.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"elisabethtor\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1279.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:15px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Elisabethtor &#8211; the walk-in book<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><em>From the brochure &#8220;Th\u00fcringer Sagenweg&#8221;. Publisher: City of Wei\u00dfensee <\/em><\/p>\n<p>GERNOT EGWALD EHRSAM<\/p>\n<p>Material: Seeberger sandstone, Corten steel Dimensions: Sandstone: 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.8 m, iron gate: 1.5 x 2.5 x 0.90 m Weight: Sandstone: 6 t, iron gate: 450 kg<\/p>\n<p>Klingsor and Elisabeth (aged four) and the princely couple with Ludwig and Elisabeth as children can be seen on the front of the sandstone blocks. In this way, history can be seen and experienced. The work encourages the viewer&#8217;s perception of time periods, history, reality and legend. The work consists of the &#8216;walk-in book&#8217; and the Gothic iron gate. Visitors can walk through the iron gate and the walk-in, stone book. The story of St. Elisabeth and the magician Klingsor becomes visible. Two sandstone blocks are set on two concrete foundations. The stones are dedicated to the myth and history of St. Elisabeth as a child.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"triumph\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1279.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:15px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Versus &#8211; the triumph of art<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p><em>From the brochure &#8220;Th\u00fcringer Sagenweg&#8221;. Publisher: City of Wei\u00dfensee <\/em><\/p>\n<p>ERIC-ARNE SCHIECKE<\/p>\n<p>Material: Seeberg sandstone Dimensions: approx. 3.0 x 3.0 m x 0.7 m high Weight: approx. 5 t<\/p>\n<p>In the heyday of medieval courtly culture, minne developed into an outstanding form of cultural debate. The Thuringian Landgrave Hermann I was an important patron of the arts at this time, gathering the most renowned poets, composers, writers and philosophers of his time at his court. This patronage ultimately gave rise to one of the most important sources of today&#8217;s ethical and moral values. The sculpture Versus, carved from Seeberg sandstone, shows a larger-than-life lute above a broken sword, complemented by a game of dice. The lute is a familiar object from minnesong, its vibrations still lingering in the air. The broken sword is a symbol of weariness with war, but also a call to take a stand. Versus is thus a symbol of constant conflict and the triumph of humanity over violent self-interest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5741,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5213","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5213"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5216,"href":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5213\/revisions\/5216"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weissensee.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}