Rest of strength
| Rest of strength | ||
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| location | Hessen , Germany | |
| Mountains | Odenwald | |
| Dominance | 0.5 km → Herrgottsberg | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 51 '21 " N , 8 ° 39' 46" E | |
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| rock | Crystalline Odenwald - Frankenstein Complex - Diabase | |
| Age of the rock | about 360 million years | |
| particularities | Natural monument since 1938 | |
The rest of strength is a natural monument on the eastern edge of Darmstadt . The rest of strength is heavily forested.
Etymology and history
The Kraftsruhe was named after Friedrich Kraft (1807–1874), President of the Grand Ducal Court .
From 1870, Friedrich Kraft had the Steinberg planted with trees and bushes. From the rest of strength one had a wonderful view of the Rhine plain .
Around 1890 the construction of a lookout tower was planned, but this was never realized.
In 1893 a wooden pavilion was built. The pavilion no longer exists today.
Others
After Friedrich Kraft's death, his colleagues had an inscription placed on the largest of the boulders lying there: “Kraft's rest. In memory of the Court President Dr. Friedrich Kraft. Dedicated in 1874 "
See also
literature
- Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. ( Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hessen .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 521.
- Roland Dotzert et al .: Stadtlexikon Darmstadt , Konrad Theiss Verlag GmbH, Stuttgart, 2006, p. 516f.
Web links
- City of Darmstadt: Natural monuments in Darmstadt , rest of strength