Dietzel Geba stone
The Dietzel-Geba-Stein , also Hessenstein or simply Stein 16 , is a three -man stone on the Rennsteig . Stone 16 from 1734 was named after its numbering. The initials »SG« for Saxe-Gotha , »H« for Hesse and »S« for Saxony are carved on the three sides . It is a cross between hiking trails from Oberhof to Zella-Mehlis and from the Rondell (Oberhof) to the Grenzadler Oberhof.
history
It is believed that Victor von Scheffel mentioned this stone in his Rennsteig poem. Stone 16 was considered missing for a long time and was only erected after it was found on May 18, 1994. It is 900 meters away from the roundabout near Oberhof .
The name Dietzel-Geba-Stein goes back to a traditional court case from the 15th century:
- “ A memorial stone of this type and on a path that was rarely used before must have had something significant to say. Probably a truly memorable event took place at that point: the execution of Dietzel von Geba, who murdered wine carters on the Leube in or around 1498, took hold in Mehlis and then, by agreement of the three gentlemen up there at that time, at the Leube and Rennsteig to great pomp with the Schwerte was beheaded . "
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Franke (ed.): Joseph Victor von Scheffel's complete works . Third volume. Mrs. Avienture. Leipzig 1862, Der Rennsteig, p. 45-48 . as a digitized version
- ↑ Kroebel: The Handstein am Rennsteig at Oberhof . In: Thuringian monthly sheets . Issue 8. Eisenach 1902, p. 102 .
literature
- Manfred Kastner, Ulrich Rüger: The Rennsteig - historical landmarks . Rhinoverlag, Ilmenau 2008, ISBN 978-3-939399-05-6 , p. 25 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 42 ′ 2 " N , 10 ° 42 ′ 25" E