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Ritterstein No. 262: Memorial for the Wilhelm Merkel Hut

Ritterstein No. 262: Memorial for the Wilhelm Merkel Hut

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Ritterstein No. 262: Memorial for the Wilhelm Merkel Hut

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Location: Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1Fritz-Marc 🚴🥾🏊🌲

November 6, 2019

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The Ritterstein, erected by the Pfälzerwald-Verein, is meant to commemorate a shelter that once stood here and burned down. It was actually supposed to be rebuilt. Wilhelm Merkel was an enthusiastic hiker and for many years the 1st chairman of the Kaiserslautern local group. In his honor, the Ritterstein is meant to remind people of him. I have hiked to all 306 Rittersteine and created a Ritterstein collection on komoot.

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Euphemia Anna 🌳

July 13, 2022

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One of the Palatinate Forest Association's more than 300 knight's stones is located here.
For Ritterstein fans: Under the “PWV” abbreviation you can also find the date of its construction (here: “1949”).

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Manfred 🌳🥾

July 8, 2021

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Wilhelm Merkel was an avid hiker. From 1934 he was first chairman of PWV Kaiserslautern for many years until he died on August 3, 1947. During the Nazi era, he tried to keep politics away from the Palatinate Forest Association, as far as that was possible. Today it is understandable that this only succeeded with personal sacrifice. To thank Wilhelm Merkel for this, PWV Kaiserslautern erected this memorial stone in 1949 and named the refuge "Wilhelm Merkel Hütte", which was built in 1907 on the Kleiner Humberg, in his honor. This hut burned down in the 1970s.

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Elevation 390 m

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