Menhir from Bohlsbach
| Menhir from Bohlsbach The thick stone | |||
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 29 '46 " N , 7 ° 58' 49.2" E | ||
| place | Offenburg , OT Bohlsbach , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | ||
The menhir of Bohlsbach (also called the thick stone ) is an incompletely preserved prehistoric menhir in Bohlsbach , a district of Offenburg in the Ortenau district in Baden-Württemberg .
Location and find history
The stone is located west of Bohlsbach in a wooded area, just below the summit of the Kirchberg , near the municipal boundary with Durbach . It can be reached via a forest path. The stone is already recorded on maps from the 19th century, but was initially not described in more detail. After the Second World War, the area in which it is located was used as a military training area by the French armed forces . In 1976 the stone was reported to the Freiburg State Monuments Office. The original standing pit was 2 m away, and several stone fragments were also found in the area. Since the stone was to be destroyed for the construction of a well, it was moved in front of the Bohlsbach town hall. After the withdrawal of the French troops in 1993, it was returned to its original location. The menhir of Rammersweier is 1.9 km to the southwest .
description
The menhir is made of red granite of local origin. It is irregularly shaped and tapers towards the top. The stone has a preserved height of 90 cm, a width of 110 cm and a thickness of 110 cm. Stone fragments and a broken edge that was still fresh when it was reported testify that it was originally higher.
It is possible that the stone originally had an astronomical function. From its location, at the winter solstice , the sun rises exactly above the summit of the Brandeckkopf , the highest mountain in the area. The view of this is, however, severely restricted by today's forest cover.
literature
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , pp. 67, 87-88.
- Josef Naudascher : Activity reports of the specialist groups. Archeology Section. In: The Ortenau. Publications of the Historical Association for Central Baden. 75th volume, 1995, pp. 54-55 ( online ).
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: The Thick Stone Bohlsbach