Lindemannsruhe
The Lindemannsruhe is an upland pass in the town of Freinsheim (Bad Dürkheim district) in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The area was named after a former chief forester, Karl Friedrich Ludwig Lindemann (1805 - 1892), who worked in the area from 1855 - 1883. It is a popular recreation area for walkers, hikers and cyclists.
Description
The Lindenmannsruhe lies at an altitude of 468.9 metres (1538 feet) above sea level (NN),[1] below Peterskopf to the east (487 m). The area lies in the foothills of the Palatinate Forest.
On the Peterskopf summit, accessible from Lindemannsruhe via a 0.6 km footpath, stands the Bismarck Tower.
Lindemannsruhe is the base for many walkers and hikers as well as a training circuit for numerous mountain bikers and racing cyclists. On the heights is the Lindemannsruhe forester's lodge, built in 1927, as well as a car park. The woods on the Lindemannsruhe are dominated by sweet chestnut trees.
As a result of its location as an exclave the Lindemannsruhe Forester's Lodge is the only building in Freinsheim with both a different post code and dial code: 67098 instead of 67251, and 06322 instead of 06353.
Sport
- From 2001 to at least 2006, the Palatine Mountain Sprint (a cycling race; in German: Pfälzer Bergsprint) ran via Höningen to the Lindemannsruhe.[2]
- From 1997 - 2022, the Lindemannsruhe was part of the cycling route of the Maxdorf Triathlon.
References
- ^ "LANIS". geodaten.naturschutz.rlp.de. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ e.V, Laufclub Bad Dürkheim (2006-06-26). "7. Pfälzer (Rad-)Bergsprint zur Lindemannsruhe (24.06.2006)". www.laufclub.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-16.