To get to this stone, you first have to go through a beautiful forest, with a small stream winding its way through it as a constant companion. Then, on a narrow path, it unexpectedly appears before you and "tells" you about the execution of a court sentence in which a murderer paid for his crime with his life. A little scary, but also exciting!

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December 29, 2020

JOANN HEINRICH BORNKAMP / FROM STEIERBERG KILLED / PREDECIDEDLY ON XXV NOVEMBER / MDCCCXXX NEAR THIS PLACE HIS WIFE SOPHIA NEE BERNING / BURIED HIM HERE SHE WAS / LEGALLY SENTENCED TO DEATH / DIED ON XXIX FEBRUARY / MDCCCXXXII BEFORE THE ALREADY / SCHEDULED EXECUTION / AND IS BURIED HERE.

the named person killed his wife on 15 November 1880, died before his execution and was buried under the memorial stone; although the event was not long ago, the stone already has a legend: ‘it will not let go of anyone who sits on it on a full moon night’

Sources: Lit.: 1. W. Müller-E. H. Baumann, Cross stones and stone crosses in Lower Saxony, Bremen and Hamburg, 1988, pp. 48-49, from: 2. Fritsch, Steyerberg - a beautiful spot in the Auetal, in: Beautiful Lower Saxony, No. 2, p.

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Elevation 40 m

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