Hünstein (Bleicherode)

Chicken stone City of Bleicherode Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 44 ″  N , 10 ° 43 ′ 9 ″  E
Height :	210 m above sea level NN
Postal code :	99735
Area code :	036334
Location of Hünstein in Thuringia
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Hünstein is a hamlet of Bleicherode in the Nordhausen district in Thuringia .

geography

Hünstein is located on Landesstraße (L) 1034 between Wolkramshausen and Wipperdorf, close to the federal motorway 38 . The village is traversed by the Teichbach , which joins the Hainröder Bach at the campsite and flows into the Wipper 500 m further north .

Menhir of Nohra in Hünstein

history

In the literature known for Thuringia, no first documentary mention of this settlement could be determined. On the L 1034 in the direction of Wolkramshausen ( Lage → ) there is a menhir at the junction of the L 2080 to Wollersleben . The limestone menhir is about 1.6 m high and has the shape of a leaf. It stands upright and tapers towards the tip. The noticeable hole that goes through the stone is popularly known as the “belly button”. It is reported that the menhir used to stand at a different location. With him it continues the saga of a relationship to that on the Hainleite at Hainrode located ramparts Wöbelsburg manufactures. But it is also possible that he used to stand on the burial ground east of the outskirts of Nohra.

economy

An industrial park has settled in Hünstein. A company also generates bioenergy . The Am Hünstein campsite is well known to many guests. The Hünstein outdoor pool in Nohra (Wipper) was built in 1968 and is well known.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Description of the stone on a private website
2. ↑ Michael Köhler: Pagan sanctuaries - pre-Christian places of worship and suspected cult sites in Thuringia - Jenzig-Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-910141-85-8 , pp. 79, 174, 185
3. ↑ History of the Hünstein swimming pool  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Queryed on January 27, 2012