Natural Monuments
GermanyRhineland-PalatinatePalatinateDevil's Stone (Bad Dürkheim)
Natural Monuments
GermanyRhineland-PalatinatePalatinateDevil's Stone (Bad Dürkheim)
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Devil's Stone (Bad Dürkheim)
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by 1044 explorers out of 1077
This Highlight is in a protected area
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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord
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Location: Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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June 4, 2018
Hiking
"A silent witness still rests on the same spot and alone,
where it fell from the Lord of Hell,
on a high mountain - the Devil's Stone."
Last verse of the poem from "The Picturesque and Romantic Palatinate" by Franz Weiss.
•March 12, 2022
Hiking
•August 6, 2021
Hiking
"On the 3 - 4 m high boulder you can see kettle-like hollow forms, which are to be interpreted as natural weathering forms and NOT as cultic sacrificial bowls."
Source: p. 144 in "Discovering the landscapes of the Palatinate - Geo tours for families", Verlag Pfälzische Landeskunde
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Elevation 310 m
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Location: Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany