Dreibündenstein
| Dreibündenstein | ||
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 Dreibündenstein with the side of the church association |
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| height | 2158 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Dominance | 0.4 km → Furggabüel | |
| Notch height | 15 m | |
| Coordinates | 757 140 / 185366 | |
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| rock | Bündner slate | |
| particularities | Historical border point | |
The Dreibündenstein ( 2156 m above sea level ) is an elevation south of the capital Chur in the canton of Graubünden ( Switzerland ). By definition, the point is not a mountain peak, but has acquired its significance as a historical place: It was the only triple border point of the former Free State of the Three Leagues .
Historical meaning
Locally there is a the in 1915 by the Section Rhätia Swiss Alpine Club created stele . The old boundary stone from 1722 is exhibited in the Rhaetian Museum . Today's stele bears the three coats of arms of the historical leagues. This is where the Gray League met with the then judicial community of Rhäzüns , the Church of God ( Schloss Ortenstein ) and the Ten Courts Union (judicial community Churwalden ).
geography
The borders of today's municipalities of Churwalden (until 2009: Malix), Domleschg GR (until 2010 Feldis) and Domat / Ems run through the culmination point . The area is part of the local recreation area of the city of Chur thanks to the development by the Brambrüeschbahnen. In winter, the chairlift to the Furggabüel is also in operation, where the first system was built in 1970. The Furggabüel is a good 15 meters higher than the Dreibündenstein and about 400 meters north of it. The Dreibündenstein with its surroundings shaped by a plateau towards the west can be reached from every direction by hiking trails ( grade T2 except from Pargitsch and Stätzerhorn: T3).
Crash «Lady Patricia»
On November 16, 1944, the American B24 bomber "Lady Patricia" crashed north of the Dreibündenstein below the Furggabüel, in the border area between Malix and Domat / Ems. The bomber was on its way back from a bombing from Munich to southern Italy, where it was stationed. All twelve crew members were able to parachute out of the machine before the impact and landed unharmed. The men were interned in Adelboden after the rescue . The reason for the crash was damage from German guns. The name "Lady Patricia" referred to the little daughter of the pilot Daryl R. Mason, who normally flew the machine. Since he was sick that day, his backup pilot Doyle R. Smith flew the plane.
In 2004, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary, a memorial stone was unveiled at the crash site on the hiking trail to Feldis in the presence of the pilot's daughter Patricia Mason Freel.
literature
- Manfred Hunziker: Ringelspitz / Arosa / Rätikon , Alpine Tours / Bündner Alps . Verlag des SAC, 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-313-0 .