Wotanstein in maggots
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 9 '48.2 " N , 9 ° 22' 13.4" E | ||
| place | Maden, Hessen , Germany | ||
| Emergence | 3rd millennium BC Chr. | ||
| height | 177 m | ||
The Wotanstein even Wodanstein and earlier Malstein called, is a megalithic monument in maggots , a district of Gudensberg in North Hesse Schwalm-Eder-Kreis .
Geographical location
The Wotanstein stands on the southwestern edge of the village of Maden on a hill between the Ems tributary Goldbach in the east and its tributary Bach vom Henkelborn in the west, which flow into the Eder . It is located at around 177 m above sea level. NN in a grove on the edge of the field a few meters southeast of Obervorschützer Straße , which leads as Kreisstraße 9 in a westward direction to Obervorschütz .
Description and history
The quartzite stone is almost 2 m high, 1.2 m wide and 0.55 m thick. Since there is no natural quartzite at this point, it is assumed that the boulder was brought here and erected, possibly in the 3rd millennium BC. No evidence of prehistoric ritual or religious use was found. However, use as a place of worship, assembly or court is obvious.
The stone was mentioned in documents as early as 1407 as deme long steyne zu Madin . It is said to have been excavated during the Seven Years' War , as treasures were suspected to be under it. However, only the remains of human bones were found.
The surrounding three oaks are registered as natural monuments.
legend
According to legend, the devil from Lamsberg or Mader Stein near Gudensberg wanted to smash the first church of Boniface in Fritzlar, which was built from the wood of the Donar oak , with the Wotan stone. But it got stuck in his sleeve while throwing and fell on the field with maggots. The impressions and holes on the stone come from the devil's claws.
literature
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , p. 152.
- Irene Kappel: Stone chamber graves and menhirs in Northern Hesse. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Kassel 1978, ( Guide to North Hessian Prehistory and Early History 5), pp. 61–63.
Web links
- grosssteingraeber.de: The Wotanstein
- The Megalithic Portal: Wodan Stone in Maggots