Women stones
The Frauensteine are a small group of rocks located in the Aaper forest of Düsseldorf . About 10 of the stones are more than one meter long.
Names
The women's stones are also known as Witte Wiewerkes (white / white women), wise women or Siebenstein . The exact origin of the names is not known.
Formation / origin of the stones
The red-yellow sands that make up the heights of the Aaper Forest and the Grafenberg Forest are marine sediments that were deposited in the Oligocene - a geological stage of the Paleogene - a little less than 35 million years ago. When the sea retreated in the following period, the Miocene , this place became mainland. A subtropical climate with high temperatures and large amounts of precipitation triggered chemical processes in the upper soil layers, which resulted in the quartz bodies being cemented by silica and cementation . A solid rock was formed that is known as cement quartzite . Such larger boulders can be found several times in Düsseldorf in the Grafenberg Forest and in the Aaper Forest.
Use and function of the place
There are numerous myths and legends about the place. Among other things, it is believed that it served as a place of sacrifice, as a place of refuge or as a place of worship in earlier times. There is no concrete evidence or even evidence for such theses.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 54.5 ″ N , 6 ° 49 ′ 59 ″ E