Düvelstein (Großkönigsförde)

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The Düvelstein (from the north)
The Düvelstein or Teufelsstein near Großkönigsförde (from the northeast)
Close-up of the granite of the Düvelstein - the crystals of feldspar and quartz as well as biotite are clearly visible

The Düvelstein ( ndt. ) (Sometimes also Düwelstein or Teufelsstein ) near Großkönigsförde is a boulder near the village of Großkönigsförde in the municipality of Lindau (near Kiel) in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district in Schleswig-Holstein . It is the largest boulder in Schleswig-Holstein.

The Düvelstein is located about 20 meters west of the county road 92 from Großkönigsförde to Revensdorf. It lies in a slight hollow, caused by the excavation of the stone, and is freely accessible.

The boulder weighs around 180 tons, is around 3.75 meters high, 6 meters long and 4.5 meters wide, its circumference is around 18 meters; its shape is irregular, angular, e.g. Partly furrowed, in some places broken edges of larger pieces can be seen.

geology

Its age is about 1.8 billion years. It was brought to its place of discovery by ice age glaciers from Småland in southern Sweden .

The boulder consists of coarse-grained, light brown Småland granite , which is composed of pink feldspar , light quartz and finely divided black mica , among other things .

prehistory

The Düwelstein is also a bowl stone , numerous indentations - "bowls" - on the surface of the Düwelstein testify that it was already known in the Stone Age / Bronze Age .

Legend of the Düvelstein

According to legend, the devil tried with the stone to smash the St. Jürgen Church in Gettorf, about 7 kilometers away . The devil's throw was diverted by God , but the church tower was tilted to one side due to the stone flying by , which is why it is slightly crooked to this day.

Others

The Düvelstein is part of the coat of arms of the municipality of Lindau (near Kiel).

  • The Düvelstein from the south

  • The Düvelstein from the southeast

  • The coat of arms of the municipality of Lindau (near Kiel) with the Düvelstein

  • The devil sculpture in Gettorf with the legend of the Düvelstein

  • The Low German text with the legend of the Düvelstein. The text says: "The devil wanted to throw our church tower [St. Jürgen in Gettorf] in two with a large boulder from Felmer Berg. Our Lord did not allow that. So the boulder just brushed against the church tower and flew to Königsförde Time [13th / 14th century] our church tower is crooked. "

swell

Coordinates: 54 ° 21 ′ 52.4 "  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 44.7"  E