Menhirs from Nehlitz
The menhirs of Nehlitz (also called Teufelstein and Trompeterstein ) were two prehistoric menhirs near Nehlitz , a district of Petersberg in the Saalekreis , Saxony-Anhalt .
location
According to Siegmar von Schultze-Galléra , the "Teufelstein" was east of Nehlitz in front of the Teufelsgraben near the inn "Zum Roten Haus". The "Trumpeter Stone" stood south of it.
description
The "devil stone" was made of porphyry and was 8 feet high . Further information is not available. All that is known about the "trumpeter stone" is that it was a highly erect, erratic block . When Waldtraut Schrickel investigated in 1957, both stones had already disappeared.
Finds from around the menhirs come from the Aunjetitz culture and from the pre-Roman Iron Age .
The menhirs in regional sagas
According to a legend, the "Devil's Stone" was hurled from the Petersberg by the devil . The same legend is told of other menhirs in the vicinity of the mountain, such as the menhir from Petersberg , the devil's stone from Sennewitz , the devil's stone from Piltitz and the menhir from Seeben .
literature
- Hans-Jürgen Beier : The megalithic, submegalithic and pseudomegalithic buildings as well as the menhirs between the Baltic Sea and the Thuringian Forest. Contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe 1. Wilkau-Haßlau 1991, p. 69.
- Christian Keferstein : Views on Celtic antiquities, the Celts in general and especially in Germany. Volume I, Halle 1846, p. 15 ( online ).
- Waldtraut Schrickel : Western European elements in the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age of Central Germany. Part I. Catalog. Publications of the State Museum for Prehistory Dresden, Volume 5, VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1957, p. 50.
- Siegmar von Schultze-Galléra : Walks through the Saalkreis. Volume 3, Karras & Koennecke, Halle (Saale) 1920, p. 177.
- Siegmar von Schultze-Galléra: Walks through the Saalkreis. Volume 4, Karras & Koennecke, Halle (Saale) 1921, p. 107.