Peace stele (Kottenforst)
The peace stele, also known as the Lüfthildis wayside shrine, advertises peace on the edge of the Kottenforst by reminding of a dispute settlement by the holy Lüfthildis .
history
According to legend, St. Lüfthildis is said to have settled a border dispute between her father and a neighbor. To determine the disputed border, she marked the border with her spindle, which was then recognized by both sides. At the border marked by it, a ditch opened up, which is still called Lüfthildisgraben today and forms the border between the districts of Röttgen and Lüftelberg .
description
The shape of the wayside shrine, interpreted as "feminine in appearance", simultaneously indicates a cross and indicates that "the revelation of God through men and women is effective". The front is dominated by the inscription "Go and bring peace". A Celtic knot pattern symbolically refers to the connectedness and interweaving of times and life. The inscription points to Lüfthildis as a peacemaker. Like all the peripheral phases of the stele, the writing is laid out in red.
The spindle at the lower end of a serpentine thread is the symbol of Lüfthildis' work; Such a spindle is kept in the Lüftelberg parish church.
The back is designed with the same Celtic knot pattern. The wayside shrine is made of Mayen basalt lava.
Lineup
The Catholic parish of St. Petrus Lüftelberg had the stele made by the stone sculptor Martin Thiebes, Königswinter. In May 2020 it was erected on the edge of the Kottenforst forest area . It is not far from the Kottenforst train station on the Flerzheimer Allee road , where the Lüfthildisgraben flows into the Königsmaar on the other side of the road .
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 39 '52.1 " N , 7 ° 1' 29.6" E