Council quota (Petersdorf)
The Ratssoll is an almost round pond in the west of the island of Fehmarn in the Ostholstein district in Schleswig-Holstein ( Germany ). It is located about 500 m northeast of Petersdorf on the road to Dänschendorf .
In contrast to the numerous village ponds on Fehmarn, the council quota was not created artificially, but was created during the Ice Age in the Pleistocene through an accumulation of dead ice . A lake or pond that was created in this way during the period mentioned is generally called Söll or Soll in glaciology (glacier science) . On Fehmarn, however, every pond is called a target , regardless of its origin or size.
Since there are no larger rivers and lakes on Fehmarn's inland waters, but only isolated small brooks and ponds, the council bill has always been of outstanding importance as a water point for the people living in the west of the island. Already the Germanic peoples established a thing site next to it , and the Slavs , who settled on Fehmarn until around 1100, established a place of sacrifice and cult here.
In the Middle Ages, the still-preserved gallows hill was artificially piled up on the council, which served as a place of execution for the entire island. It is surrounded by two rows of stones made of small boulders and a wreath of trees. The condemned were not hanged here, but beheaded. The Danish ruler Erik VII (1382-1459), who was also called Erich der Pommer , had many residents of Fehmarn killed at this point in the 15th century. The last execution took place here in 1854 and 3,000 people watched.
The 4 to 5 square kilometer nature reserve Wallnau, which is also worth seeing, is located near the council .
Another quota on Fehmarn is the war quota at Landkirchen .