Monolith of Breitenau
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 22 ′ 56.6 " N , 7 ° 42 ′ 7" E | ||
| place | Krickenbach , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany | ||
The monolith of Stelzenberg-Breitenau (also known as Hinkelstein ) is a possible menhir near Breitenau , a hamlet belonging to Stelzenberg in the Kaiserslautern district in Rhineland-Palatinate .
location
The stone is located in the Palatinate Forest , about 400 m south of Breitenau, but the location is in the municipality of Krickenbach . State road 502 runs about 150 m to the west.
description
The monolith is made of red sandstone . It has a height of 180 cm and a width of 65 cm; the depth is 60 cm at the foot and 30 cm at the top. The lower part of the stone is irregularly shaped, tapers towards the top, then becomes plate-shaped and ends in a sloping point. There are numerous other stones of various sizes around it. It is unclear whether it is a real menhir.
literature
- Otto Gödel: Menhirs - a scientific and folkloric contribution to our stone monuments. In: Communications of the Historical Association of the Palatinate. Volume 96, 1998, pp. 68-71.
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , pp. 346–347.
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: Menhir Breitenau
Individual evidence
- ^ Johannes Groht: Menhirs in Germany. P. 346.