The geotope is an outcrop of gypsum stone from the Middle Keuper (Heldburg plaster). The rock is 225 million old and stored like a lens in the surrounding sandstone. From …

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Furthermore, it is explained here, why landmarks with one wheel can be found everywhere on the Schlossleite. These were set up in 1777 on the occasion of the visit of the Elector of Mainz and Archbishop, who then resided in Erfurt and also owned the town Mühlenberg. The wheel is not a mill wheel but the Mainz wheel.

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Location: Drei Gleichen, Landkreis Gotha, Thuringia, Germany

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