Knee worship stone
The knee worship stone, also called Hilgenstein or Marienstein , is a rock slab on the Piesberg . It is listed as a cultural monument .
The knee worship stone is located north of the Piesberg high water reservoir , in this area the municipality of Wallenhorst has a share in the Piesberg. It is one of the stops on the Piesberg circular hiking trail between the quarry viewing platform or the stone labyrinth and the arboretum .
The rock slab has an area of 4 × 4 meters and consists of Piesberg conglomerate . Like the Johannis stones, which are also located on the Piesberg, it was associated with ritual acts of prehistoric times, but this has not been archaeologically secured. It may be a bowl stone , an astronomical calendar or an astronomical map.
Four depressions can be seen on its surface, which are reminiscent of the prints of a kneeling person, from where the stone got its name. In addition, there are two V-shaped grooves in the stone, which were interpreted as blood channels or sun position indicators. However, these channels do not necessarily have to be of human origin, but could naturally have occurred in the rock. In addition to the grooves and the bowls, there are three further notches in the stone, which could possibly represent the sun, crescent moon and Venus.
The knee worship stone was first mentioned in a treatise on ancient sites in Wallenhorst in 1839. When the stone was spilled in 1998 due to construction work on the nearby elevated water reservoir, it was temporarily removed from the list of cultural monuments because it could not be found. However, after employees of the Piesberg stone industry were able to remember the approximate location, it was exposed again in 2005.
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- ↑ Joachim Dierks: Wallenhorster Schnatgang around the Piesberg. In: noz.de. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , October 1, 2014, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Thomas Wübker: Legends come to life on the Osnabrück Piesberg. In: noz.de. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , August 13, 2015, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
- ^ Geological history and places of worship in the Piesberg. Retrieved April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Plaque on the knee worship stone
- ↑ Forgotten stone can be "kneeled" again. In: noz.de. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , August 1, 2005, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Sandra Dorn: Osnabrück Piesberg team wants to expand the circular route. In: noz.de. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , February 12, 2015, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
Coordinates: 52 ° 19 ′ 18 ″ N , 8 ° 1 ′ 33.9 ″ E