Gyrowheel Monument
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Schönau an der Brend Schönau an der Brend is a municipality with 1,378 inhabitants in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in northern Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most ...
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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, is a monument to the invention of the gym wheel by Otto Feick in 1926. It consists of an artificial stone hill with a gyrowheel on the top. Under the gyrowheel is a small fountain.


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Monuments and memorials in Germany Buildings and structures in Rhön-Grabfeld {{bavaria-struct-stub