Domarring from Slaka

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Domarring by Slaka, 2011
Drawing of the cathedral ring, in the background the church of Slaka, 1864

The Slaka Domarring, southwest of Linköping in Östergötland, is one of the largest stone circles in Sweden in terms of diameter . An even larger domar ring with a diameter of 33.0 meters can be found on the Blomsholm cemetery . The term "Domarring" can be traced back to earlier times. The circles were associated with the jurisprudence and thought that a certain odd number of judges in the circles gave judgments.

The Domarring ( German  " Richterring " ) is located east of the village of Slaka. Some stone blocks in the ring, which is about 20 meters in length, are missing. Originally it consisted of nine stones; today there are six. The size of the individual stone blocks with a height of up to 1.9 meters and a width of up to 2 meters is considerable. It can be an indication of old age.

Richter rings are considered to be grave monuments that were created between the Younger Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age . They are also seen as thing places and places of judgment. It is therefore logical that they contain an odd number of stones or judges. The Slaka judges' ring was restored by the municipality in 1995.

To the north of the judges' ring there are remains of another judge's ring with three more stones and according to older records there should have been a third in the area. In addition to the rings, several graves are registered, which are marked with building stones . They are likely part of a large burial ground . In recent decades, several were excavations and studies on the archaeological findings situation made the place Slaka. There were remains from the earliest Stone Age to the Iron Age. Among them is a settlement west of Gamla Kalmarvägen across from the stone circles.

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  1. ↑ Standing denna domarring from April 6, 2008 (Swedish)
  2. ↑ Drawing from 1864 of a cathedral ring southeast of the church in Slaka, consisting of three stones
  3. ↑ Lars Lundquist: Slaka - Skeda report on archaeological investigations by the Riksantikvarieämbetet , 2003 (Swedish)

Coordinates: 58 ° 22 ′ 5.1 ″  N , 15 ° 33 ′ 36.1 ″  E