Klövasten from Glemminge
The broken Klövasten von Glemminge (also called Cloven sten) is a boulder (Swedish. Flyttblock ) with the RAÄ no. Glemmings 1: 2 in Glemmingebro , near Ystad in Skåne in Sweden . The Klövasten is the only boulder of its kind in the Österlen region .
It measures approximately 14.0 × 9.0 m and is 3.0 m high. The block is said to have old rock carvings .
The Klövasten is the official landmark of the village Glemmingebro. Kløv means the split hoof of an animal in Swedish. There are also other rocks in Sweden called Klövasten or Klovasten (Klövasten von Hjälm in Halland ).
The legend tells of a witch on Bornholm who believed she heard the church bells in Glemminge. Annoyed by the noise, she threw a stone with her garter in the direction of the church. But the sun was just coming and making the witch weak. The split boulder landed in the nearby field.
Web links
- Klövasten von Glemminge - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description Swedish and picture
- Description in English and picture
Coordinates: 55 ° 26 ′ 38.7 " N , 14 ° 0 ′ 40.3" E