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Gießen District

The Old Swede Boulder

Natural Monuments

Gießen District

The Old Swede Boulder

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The Old Swede Boulder

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Location: Schotten, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. The bridge in the forest – View of Lißberg Castle loop from Stockheim

98.5km

06:05

970m

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2. The bridge in the forest – View of Hoherodskopf loop from Lindheim

94.3km

05:54

900m

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3. Lauterbach Old Town – View of Eisenbach Castle loop from Bad Salzschlirf

66.1km

04:10

680m

670m

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Rainer

August 18, 2020

The old Swede is a foundling. This boulder is a migmatic gneiss that was formed under the earth's surface more than 1.5 billion years ago under high pressure and heat. It came to the surface in Sweden through the uplifting of the continents and the weathering of the upper rock massifs and was transported southwards through at least two ice ages. Source: information board by the seating area.

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Siegfried Kühn

August 13, 2025

It is quite an impressive chunk of rock.

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Gimli

May 3, 2025

The boulder has completed a long journey from Scandinavia to the Vogelsberg over several years.

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Elevation 670 m

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Location: Schotten, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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The Old Swede Boulder

1. The bridge in the forest – View of Lißberg Castle loop from Stockheim

2. The bridge in the forest – View of Hoherodskopf loop from Lindheim

3. Lauterbach Old Town – View of Eisenbach Castle loop from Bad Salzschlirf

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