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Land of 1000 Ponds
4,700 ponds
Strictly speaking, there are well over 1,000 ponds in Germany, around 4,700 in total. The carp is the symbolic fish.
Teichnixe
The reigning pond nymph is Sophia Becher from Muckenthal near Wiesau. She represents the land of a thousand ponds throughout the world.
The Stone Forest without the carp: unthinkable! This fish has been bred and eaten in our region for many centuries. Carp is so important to us that we even dedicate festivals, hiking trails, and cycling trails to it. Drive attentively through our communities, as magnificent sculptures point to its unique significance.
