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Ritterstein No. 27: Signal

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Ritterstein No. 27: Signal

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  • Location: Oberotterbach, Südliche Weinstraße, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    January 27, 2020

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    The two opposite knight stones signal no. 27 is reminiscent of an optical telegraph that stood on a tower and was telegraphed with the help of signs. The Ritterstein No. 301 Hohe Derst, 561 m, naturally points to the dramatic acts of war in 1945. Those who hike here should also remember the events and do not pass by carelessly.
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    January 27, 2020

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    The knight stones are cared for and kept in order by the Palatinate Forest Association PWV.
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    August 14, 2023

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    This knight's stone within sight of a radio tower "is located on the summit of the Hohe Derst, at the end of the access road. The stone stands opposite the fenced-in area, a good 20 meters from Ritterstein No. 301 [‘Hohe Derst’]. It lies within an island of greenery, whose undergrowth pretty much hides it (especially in summer).
    “On the Hohen Derst there was a wooden frame for trigonometric recording.” One could therefore speak of an “earlier wooden tower for state surveying (Ritter 1916, p. 39) [...]”.
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    kuladig.de/Objectansicht/KLD-322013
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