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The Dammesten (also Hesselagersten ) north of Hesselager on the Danish island of Funen is the largest boulder ( Danish vandreblok ) in Denmark with 370 m³ and 1,229 t .
The stone made of mica gneiss was first mentioned by the Danish theologian Erik Pontoppidan (1698–1764) in the Danske Atlas of 1763. At that time only the top of it looked out of the ground. The geologist Johann Georg Forchhammer (1794–1865) examined the stone. Since he could not reliably determine its size, he suggested an excavation in 1840. In 1843, the Dammestenen was then exposed to the lower edge on one side.
A folk legend has it that a giantess once threw the Brocken over from Langeland's northern tip to hit the Svindinge church tower . Despite enormous physical strength, however, she only managed half the distance.
The largest boulders in Denmark, also known as giant stones ( Danish Kæmpesten ), are:
- Bobbesten Bornholm 130 to
- Dammesten Funen 1229 to
- Elverhøj Bornholm 430 tons
- Høvængesten Lolland 401 to
- Hvissingesten Seeland 250 to
- Lundesten (Lolland) 131 to
- Mørupsten Jutland 500 to
- Tirslundstein Jutland 147 to
- Tøveldesten Mon 135 to •
- Dybbølsten Alsen 225 tons
- Dynen Jutland 270 to
- Hundborgsten Jutland 170 to
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelson: Fortidsminder på Fyn. Fantasiens trædesten . Odense Bys Museer, Odense 2003, ISBN 87-7838-853-8 .
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Coordinates: 55 ° 10 ′ 56.5 ″ N , 10 ° 45 ′ 42.6 ″ E