The Jungfernsprung, is a precipitous rock formation in the small German town of Dahn in the county of Südwestpfalz.

The rocks is the symbol of the town and the subject of an ancient legend from which it derives its name: Jungfernsprung means "maiden's leap".

The legend, whose most common version comes from local author, August Becker (1857), goes like this: More about the fate of the maiden and villain is not recorded, however this story was sufficient for the time to explain the steepness of the rock and the existence of the spring.

In doing so they clearly always used the idea of someone parachuting as a model, the outspread skirts of the maiden enabling a visual interpretation of the miracle and at the same time representing an attractive artistic subject.

[2] In summer the rocks are part of the South Palatinate Climbing Area and thus a popular destination for sport climbers.