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Germanenstaffel

Stairway with views

by ekorren     Germany > Baden-Württemberg > Tübingen, Landkreis

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N 48° 31.208' E 009° 03.500' (WGS84)

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 Size: small
Status: Temporarily not available
 Time required: 0:15 h   Route: 0.2 km
 Hidden on: 04 May 2017
 Published on: 04 May 2017
 Last update: 29 November 2023
 Listing: https://opencaching.de/OC13A60

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The Germanenstaffel is a stairway leading with 117 steps from the Neckar bridge to the Österberg hill and the shortest way for pedestrians to the Österberg. Along the way you'll have a few nice views on the old city. Tip: After visiting the cache, continue up and after house nr. 16 turn right into the the small path to the "Wielandshöhe" viewpoint.

The stairway is named after the student's fraternity Germania because it leads along their property. The lower part is a staircase built in 1958 and definitely not one of the picturesque parts of Tübingen. The Uhland house (home to local poet Ludwig Uhland) which had previously been there had been the only house fully destroyed in the old city during World War II.

Because of disrepair the stairway was closed in 2011. After years of discussions the city council finally decided to repair the staircase and build a new way for the upper part. About 900000€ were spent until the new Germanenstaffel was opened in April 2017.

Note: The cache is only available between 6:00 and 22:00 (aka 10 pm). The way is closed during nighttime.

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N 48° 31.180'
E 009° 03.491'
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Germanenstaffel
Germanenstaffel
Oben im Treppenhaus
Oben im Treppenhaus
Blick zur Stiftskirche
Blick zur Stiftskirche
So sah es vor dem Neubau aus (Juli 2013)
So sah es vor dem Neubau aus (Juli 2013)
Spoiler neu (ab 2019-09-03)
Spoiler neu (ab 2019-09-03)

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Log entries for Germanenstaffel    Found 24x Not found 5x Note 0x Maintenance 2x

OC-Team Temporarily not available The geocache needs maintenance. 29 November 2023 mic@ has disabled the cache

Den Vorlogs zufolge ist der Cache weg. Der Owner sollte hier dringend vor Ort erscheinen und die Lage überprüfen, bis dahin setze ich den Status auf "Momentan nicht verfügbar". Sobald der Cache wieder gesucht werden kann, so kann dieses Listing selbständig über ein "kann gesucht werden"-Log reaktiviert werden.
Bei Unklarheiten oder Fragen kannst du gerne mich oder das Team kontaktieren.

mic@ (OC-Support)

Not found The geocache needs maintenance. 23 September 2023, 13:40 Thorstein_Morke did not find the geoacache

Cache stolen

Not found 14 May 2023, 13:14 Schattenreiter88 did not find the geoacache

Ich glaube der Cache ist nicht mehr hier.

Not found The geocache needs maintenance. 01 April 2023, 15:20 Thorstein_Morke did not find the geoacache

Not found 02 April 2022, 18:03 Thorstein_Morke did not find the geoacache

Maybe it's not there anymore?