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Dicke Stein of Heimerzheim

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Dicke Stein of Heimerzheim

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  • Location: Swisttal, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    December 20, 2020

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    The meltwater from the last Ice Age washed this 3000 kg quartzite to Heimerzheim. At this point, below the Kottengrover Maar, it has served as a landmark and inspiration for fairy tales and city planners since the 1940s: there is even a street named after it not far.
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    July 23, 2022

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    The Kottengrover Maar and commemorative, the white stone
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    Location: Swisttal, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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