Betenbrunn monolith
| Betenbrunn monolith | |||
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 The menhir of Betenbrunn |
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 49 '6.3 " N , 9 ° 20' 50.1" E | ||
| place | Heiligenberg , OT Betenbrunn , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | ||
The monolith of Betenbrunn is a stone walled in a side chapel of the pilgrimage church Mariae Birth in Betenbrunn , a district of Heiligenberg in the Lake Constance district in Baden-Württemberg . Possibly it is a menhir or another stone that was significant in prehistoric times.
description
The monolith is reddish with white veins; There is no information about the exact type of rock. It is 60 cm high and 60 cm wide, the thickness is unknown. The stone is almost rectangular in shape, but strongly rounded at the top. It has two vertical depressions. Its surface is machined and rounded off by frequent touching. At the upper end of the right indentation is a deep notch that shows clear traces of an ointment or anointing.
The stone in regional legends
There is a pietà diagonally above the stone , which also has a notch. According to a legend , both notches come from a Swedish mercenary who tried to smash the Pietà with his saber and slipped it in the process.
literature
- Doris Benz, Ben Schreger: Celts, Cults, Other Worlds. Linz 2002, p. 261.
- Kurt Derungs: Magical Lake Constance. Journeys to mythical places Grenchen 2011, p. 98.
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , pp. 84, 87.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Johannes Groht: Menhirs in Germany. P. 87.