Menhir from Ortenberg
| Menhir from Ortenberg Pipelistein, Bibilistein, Bibilisstein, Gluckelestein, Gluckelistein | |||
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 The Ortenberg menhir |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 '40.7 " N , 7 ° 58' 30.7" E | ||
| place | Ortenberg , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | ||
The menhir of Ortenberg (also called Pipelistein , Bibelistein or Bibilisstein ) is a prehistoric menhir near Ortenberg in the Ortenau district in Baden-Württemberg .
Location and find history
The stone is located east of Ortenberg Castle in the vineyards. It originally stood on the ridge, but was moved a few meters in 1875 during road construction work. About 5 km to the north are the menhir of Rammersweier and the menhir of Bohlsbach .
description
The menhir is made of red granite . It is approximately pyramidal and tapers upwards. Processing traces are not recognizable. The stone has a height of 168 cm, a width of 78 cm and a thickness of 59 cm.
Neolithic artifacts, including an ax, have been found about 200–300 m from the menhir .
The menhir in regional sagas
In earlier times there was a custom that two to three year old boys had to hit their heads against the stone, “then Bibeli will come out”.
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. 68, 90.
- Landesvermessungsamt Baden-Württemberg (Ed.): Archaeological monuments in Baden-Württemberg. 451 selected sights from Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 978-3890215365 , p. 132.
- Josef Naudascher: The pipelist stone. A menhir in Ortenberg. In: The Ortenau. Publications of the Historical Association for Central Baden. 54th volume, 1974, pp. 148-151 ( online ).
Web links
- Thomas Witzke : Megalithic graves and menhirs in Baden-Württemberg. Menhir "Bibelistein" ("Gluckelistein"), Ortenberg near Offenburg
- The Megalithic Portal: Bibelistein (Glückelestein, Pipelistein)
- Volker Gegg: The Menhir of Ortenberg . In: Baden Online. October 8, 2011.