Dreistromstein
The Dreistromstein is a three-sided obelisk that has marked the watershed point of the Weser , Elbe and Rhine in the Thuringian Forest since 1906 . The cone-shaped, walled-up foot of the obelisk was made of the rock that is typical for the respective river system: Elbe: granite ; Weser: Grauwacke ; Rhine: quartz . The inscriptions on the obelisk also contain the names of the rivers that flow into the three rivers: Rambach, Schwarza , Saale , Elbe, Grümpen , Itz , Main , Rhine, Werra , Weser.
Opposite it is the Kleine Dreiherrenstein (also: Dreiherrenstein am Saarzipfel ) from 1733, which marks the border of the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen , the Duchy of Saxony-Hildburghausen and the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt . It is one of the original 13 three-man stones along the Rennsteig .
literature
- Manfred Kastner, Ulrich Rüger: The Rennsteig - historical landmarks . Rhinoverlag, Ilmenau 2008, ISBN 978-3-939399-05-6 , p. 13, 39 .
- «Siegmundsburg» . In: Horst H. Müller (Hrsg.): Travel Guide Thuringian Forest and peripheral areas . Tourist Verlag, Berlin and Leipzig 1977, ISBN 3-350-00263-3 , p. 641 .
- Wolfram Scheibe, Volker Wahl, Horst Heynert: Rennsteig hike . Tourist Verlag, Berlin / Leipzig 1988, ISBN 3-350-00238-2 , p. 56 .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 26.4 " N , 11 ° 2 ′ 23.4" E