St. Mark's Stone
The Markusstein , also called Markstein or Mark-Stein , is a rock formation near Bad Arolsen in the Hessian district of Waldeck-Frankenberg . The rock got its name from a hermit named Markus , who, according to stories, lived in the stone cave below the ledge.
Geographical location
The Markusstein is located 2.1 km (as the crow flies ) north-northeast of the town church of Bad Arolsen between its districts Helsen in the west-southwest and Schmillinghausen a bit away in the north and the Volkmarsen district Külte in the east-northeast. The Marksteiner ponds are located around 750 m east-southeast below the formation in a forest between the 260 and 280 m contour lines . West passes between the Mußeskopf ( 292.5 m ) to the south and the Arolser zoo in the northern forest path Large position .
history
The Markusstein became famous through Prince Karl August Friedrich von Waldeck . Tales say that the prince went hunting on horseback. In the Arolser zoo he saw a deer that he was chasing after. The animal ran up to the rock and jumped down there. The prince chased after them and did not notice that he was heading straight for a huge abyss. According to legend, his horse saved him from certain death by rearing itself up on the rock just before the abyss and stopping abruptly. Imprints of the horseshoe can still be seen today.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ MARKUS STONE. Hessian field names. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ↑ Markusstein , accessed on November 17, 2014, from geocaching.com
- ↑ a b Prince Carl von Waldeck and the heron pickle in the Edertal , accessed on November 17, 2014, on waldecker-muenzen.de
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '48.2 " N , 9 ° 1' 54.8" E