Frankfurt/Main.
Fruit trees in a meadow between wooded areas or fields not only look beautiful – since 2021 they have also been recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. The Main-Taunus-Kreis is starting a revitalization.
The Hessian apple wine and orchard route, founded in the Main-Taunus district in 1995, is being revitalized within three years. The project started last fall.
Since then, an employee of the RheinMain regional association has been on the route, which is around 1,000 kilometers long, to examine the condition of the route and to assess the quality of the route, but also to clear unnecessary or less attractive sections of the route network.
Five regional loops
Among other things, meadow owners, wine presses and restaurants in “loops” had joined forces on the route, said Sabine Benneter, who developed an app for recording the route, the German Press Agency. “It was designed in such a way that you could get past the inns everywhere. But that’s also how this undergrowth came about.”
The project aims to convey the ecological importance of meadow orchards to hikers, cyclists and walkers and to highlight the sustainability of this form of agriculture. Actions and information points are also planned along the route.
There are now five regional loops – in the Gießen district, Main-Kinzig, between Main and Taunus, the city and district of Offenbach and in the Wetterau. (dpa)
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