Twelve Apostles (Langenbach)
| Twelve Apostles (Langenbach) Apostle stones | |||
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 The twelve apostles |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 22 '10.2 " N , 11 ° 35' 24.9" E | ||
| place | Geroldsgrün , OT Langenbach , Bavaria , Germany | ||
The twelve apostles (also called apostle stones ) are a row of stones near Langenbach , a district of Geroldsgrün in the district of Hof in Bavaria . Your time position is not certain; it could come from prehistoric times, but also from the Middle Ages .
location
The row of stones is located west of Langenbach and can be reached via the Zwölf-Apostel-Weg, which branches off the Dürrenwalder Straße in the south of the village. 300 m south there is another row of stones , the prehistoric character of which is questionable.
description
The stones consist of diabase , a basalt rock. They form a 15 m long, approximately north-south running row with a deviation from the north of about 10 ° to the east. From north to south the twelve stones have the following dimensions:
| No. | height | width | thickness |
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| 1 | 70 cm | 50 cm | 43 cm |
| 2 | 105 cm | 66 cm | 38 cm |
| 3 | 90 cm | 50 cm | 40 cm |
| 4th | 47 cm | 57 cm | 23 cm |
| 5 | 76 cm | 50 cm | 26 cm |
| 6th | 76 cm | 52 cm | 27 cm |
| 7th | 70 cm | 45 cm | 22 cm |
| 8th | 71 cm | 35 cm | 24 cm |
| 9 | 67 cm | 45 cm | 20 cm |
| 10 | 65 cm | 48 cm | 25 cm |
| 11 | 67 cm | 44 cm | 27 cm |
| 12 | 60 cm | 29 cm | 21 cm |
A chipped piece leans against the fourth stone. The two northern ones have drill holes. It is possible that they are not part of the original inventory, but are relatively recent additions. This would also fit the fact that only ten stones are mentioned in the list of monuments. However, the row could originally have consisted of more than ten stones (see also under sagas).
Some local researchers see the stone row as a Stone Age solar observatory . But it could also just be a medieval or even modern pasture delimitation . An archaeological investigation that could clarify this question has not yet taken place.
Say
According to a legend, two farmers had a quarrel, whereupon one set up the row of stones to prevent the other from passing through. Also in recent times stones are said to have been moved and one (the " Judas stone ") removed.
literature
- Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation: Monuments in Geroldsgrün. 2016, pp. 1, 3 ( PDF; 126 KB ).
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , pp. 95–98, 106–107.
Web links
- Bavarian Monument Atlas: Stone setting of prehistoric and early historical times or the Middle Ages
- The Megalithic Portal: Twelve Apostles