Dreiherrenstein on the Great Weissenberg

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Great Weissenberg
The Dreiherrenstein

The Dreiherrenstein

height 746.7  m
location Thuringia , Germany
Mountains Thuringian Forest
Dominance 1.5 km →  Drehberg
Notch height 30 m ↓  on the Strohbörl
Coordinates 50 ° 50 '59 "  N , 10 ° 24' 42"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 50 '59 "  N , 10 ° 24' 42"  E
Dreiherrenstein on the Great Weißenberg (Thuringia)
Dreiherrenstein on the Great Weissenberg
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The Dreiherrenstein on the Great Weissenberg is a historical boundary stone at 740 m altitude on the Great Weissenberg in the Thuringian Forest . It is located about 5 km west of the Großer Inselsberg on the Rennsteig . For centuries, this tri-gentile stone marked the borders of the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen , the Duchy of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha as well as the Electorate of Hesse . Even today the Dreiherrenstein forms a border point: This is where the districts of Gotha (with the district Winterstein ), the district Schmalkalden-Meiningen (with the district Brotterode ) and the Wartburg district (with the district Steinbach ) meet.

On Dreiherrenstein starts Breitunger Rennsteig , it leads south to Breitungen . In addition to the Waldschänke excursion restaurant, there has also been a monument to Victor von Scheffel since 1913 . With his work: In the Beginning (1863) he helped the Rennsteig to gain further fame.

  • Waldschänke (around 1900)

  • View of the excursion restaurant

Web links

Commons : Dreiherrenstein am Großen Weißenberg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official topographic maps of Thuringia 1: 10,000. District of Gotha, Wartburg district, district-free city of Eisenach . In: Thuringian Land Survey Office (Hrsg.): CD-ROM series Top10 . CD 2. Erfurt 1999.