Mader Stein
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 View from Obernburg over Maden am Mader Stein |
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| height | 265 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis , Hesse , Germany | |
| Mountains | West Hessian mountainous region | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 10 '4 " N , 9 ° 22' 53" E | |
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| rock | basalt | |
The Mader Stein , also called Maderstein , is 265 m above sea level. NHN high basalt dome in the north Hessian Schwalm-Eder district northeast of the Gudensberg district of Maden .
geography
The mountain belongs to the Gudensberg threshold in the West Hessian Depression . A little to the east of the wooded mountain in the north and east lies the Mader Heide and to the north-northeast rises the Lamsberg . To the northeast the Goldbach (Ems) flows past the Mader Stein. The basalt plate on the northeast slope is remarkable.
The hilltop is designated as an extensive natural monument and it is part of the 311 hectare, 7-part fauna-flora-habitat area Gudensberger Basaltkuppen and Wald am Falkenstein (FFH no. 4721-304).
The Maden sports field is located at the foot of the Mader Stone.
regional customs
The mountain used to be climbed on Ascension day to dance and sing or to look for medicinal herbs. During Advent , an illuminated Christmas tree is set up on its summit plateau.
Legend and literary mention
According to legend, the devil wanted to smash the first church of Boniface in Fritzlar from Mader Stein or Lamsberg, which was built from the wood of the Donar oak , with a stone. This got stuck in his sleeve when he was thrown and fell on a field on the outskirts of Maden. The stone is called the Wotan stone .
The writer Heinrich Ruppel wrote about the Mader Stein:
"The Mader Stein is only a dwarf compared to the Heil`genberg ."
See also
literature
- Eduard Brauns: Hiking and travel guide through North Hesse and Waldeck , A. Bernecker Verlag, Melsungen, 1971
- Heinrich Ruppel: Humor in the school , A. Bernecker Verlag, Melsungen, 1983, 3rd edition