Alexanderstein (Eldagsen)

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The Alexanderstein at the Alexandrian Church in Eldagsen

The Alexander Cross , usually called Alexanderstein, is a cross stone in Eldagsen , a district of Springe in the Hanover region in Lower Saxony .

description

The Alexander stone from the 13th century has the shape of a disc cross made of sandstone with a height of 114 cm and a maximum width of 62 cm with a thickness of about 22 cm. The stone is heavily weathered, especially in the upper area, so that the disc of the disc cross has an oval shape. On the front and back, an equal-armed cross is carved out by deepening the underground. Under the cross on the front of the disc, two smaller crosses are engraved next to each other in the wedge-shaped shaft. Only three cross stones in the shape of a disc cross are known in the region.

Theft and recovery

The Alexanderstein stood on the right at the edge of the state road 461 from Eldagsen to Alferde . The local field name Gallfeld is said to be derived from the location of the former gallows of the city ​​of Eldagsen. In the early summer of 1981, the disc cross was broken off from its base and stolen.

Southwest view of the Alexandrikirche in Eldagsen with the Alexanderstein between the church tower and the nave (2018)

In 2009, allegedly at excavation work was two meters deep under the earth disk found cross as a gift of a Weimar antiques dealer on the friends Leuchtenburg in the Museum of Leuchtenburg in Seitenroda in Thuringia . The piece recognized as real was concreted in at the entrance of the so-called torture tower.

The stone cross in the Leuchtenburg was identified as the stolen Alexander stone on the basis of photos. After the Thuringian and Lower Saxony State Office for Monument Preservation got involved , the stone was brought back to Eldagsen by the Eldagsen Citizens' Association in October 2013. After being cleaned, the Alexander stone was placed on a pedestal in the southwest corner of St. Alexandri's Church in March 2014 . A small information board about the Alexander stone has also been attached to the base since 2016.

In the immediate vicinity, another disc cross from the 14th century has been inserted into the outer wall of the church.

Replica

The replica of the Alexander stone on Gallfeld on the L461 road

In 1983, the master sculptor March made a replica of the Alexander stone, which had disappeared at the time , from a sandstone slab from the Altenhagen quarry. It bears the inscription renewed 1983 on its reverse . Since June 23, 1983, it has stood on a pedestal at its original location on the state road about one kilometer east of Eldagsen.

Say

There are several legends about the Alexander stone , some of which interpret it as an atonement stone. According to some of these traditions, it was here that an angry or jealous master bell founder killed his apprentice or journeyman . According to another legend, two shepherds beat each other to death with their sticks. That is why the stone was also called Schäferstein .

Web links

Commons : Alexanderstein (Eldagsen)  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Preface. (PDF; 474 kB) in Die Gehlenbach-Blätter. Issue No. 13 - November 2014 . Eldagsen City History Working Group, November 2014, p. 3 , accessed on November 27, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Friedhelm Lüdersen: The Alexander stone is back. www.haz.de , March 10, 2016, accessed on November 27, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Eldagsen (I) / OT von Springe. www.suehnekreuz.de, accessed on November 27, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b c Markus Richter: "There he is": Alexanderstein is coming back. www.ndz.de, October 11, 2013, accessed on November 27, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Jump, OT Eldagsen, Region Hannover. www.kreuzstein.eu, 2014, accessed on November 27, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b c d e Helgard von Wedemeyer: The Alexanderstein - or: If stones could talk. (PDF; 474 kB) in Die Gehlenbach-Blätter. Issue No. 13 - November 2014 . Eldagsen City History Working Group, November 2014, pp. 10–11 , accessed on November 27, 2018 .
  7. ^ Eldagsen (III) / OT von Springe. www.suehnekreuz.de, accessed on November 27, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Jump, OT Eldagsen, Region Hannover. www.kreuzstein.eu, 2014, accessed on November 27, 2018 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 10 ′ 14.5 ″  N , 9 ° 39 ′ 35.6 ″  E