Goethestein (Wiesbaden)

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The Goethestein built in Frauenstein in 1932

The Goethestein near the Wiesbaden district of Frauenstein is a tetrahedron built in 1932 to commemorate Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's stay at this location.

On the southeast flank of the tip stone , a 254.5  m above sea level. NHN high elevation of the Rheingau Mountains southeast of the Frauenstein castle ruins , Hof Nürnberg is enthroned , a popular excursion restaurant and winery, from which one has a good view of the Rhine and the Rheingau with its vineyards. In 1815 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe stopped here during his second stay in Wiesbaden to conduct geological studies. In 1932, they sat him next to the farm up over the vineyards, 230 meters above sea level, overlooking Frauenstein, Walluf and the Mainz Rhine a monument : the so-called Goethe stone, a erected on the base of an equilateral triangle of blocks tetrahedron , whose towering tip is reminiscent of an obelisk.

Here the motto of life was implemented by Goethe, who said of himself:

"This desire to point the pyramid of my existence, the basis of which has been given up and founded by me, as high as possible in the air, outweighs everything else."

The memorial plaque on the Goethestein bears the inscription:

The Goethestein seen from Frauenstein

“When Goethe was in Wiesbaden for the second time in 1815 for a cure, he and friends also went on a trip to the“ Spitzen Stein ”and the“ Nürnberger Hof ”on July 6th. It was a stay that satisfied the esthete and scientist in him. The poet praised the beautiful view, and the geologist examined with interest the quartzite of the mountain for traces of copper and iron . Hardly less, however, should have turned his attention to the lovely Philippine Lade (1797–1879), whose artistic talent he valued. "

The Goethestein can now be reached via several hiking trails, including the Rheinsteig , from Frauenstein and Wiesbaden. From the terrace you have a view of Haus Himmelreich in Dotzheim , Grorother Hof and Grorother Mühle and the valley of the Lindenbach .

Web links

Commons : Goethestein  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ↑ Photo of the memorial plaque on the Goethestein, on commons.wikimedia.org

Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 45.1 ″  N , 8 ° 9 ′ 36.6 ″  E