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St. Wendel

Tholey

Keltenstein (Sacrificial Stone, Stork Stone)

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Saarland

St. Wendel

Tholey

Keltenstein (Sacrificial Stone, Stork Stone)

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Location: Tholey, St. Wendel, Saarland, Germany

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𝒯𝒶𝓃𝒿𝒶

January 2, 2022

"𝑲𝒆𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏" (𝑶𝒑𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏, "𝑲𝒍𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏")

The conquest and settlement of our area by the Celts who immigrated from the east in the seventh century BC is attested, among other things, by the so-called "Celtic stone" (sacrificial stone, "rattle stork stone"). The name "Klapperstorch-Stein" goes back to a local legend: the originally Celtic sacrificial stone later served as a place of pilgrimage for parents who would have liked to have more than their first child: if they already had a girl, they had to walk around the stone twice and be there sing: "Rattle stork you good, bring me a brother." The boys even had to walk three times around the stone and shout "Rattle stork you best bring me a sister". Source: Text information board

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January 18, 2021

According to legend, the gender of the child was attested to depending on how often you walk around the stone

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🐲 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐘 🐲

January 22, 2023

The Celtic stone is a relic from bygone times.

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Location: Tholey, St. Wendel, Saarland, Germany

Keltenstein (Sacrificial Stone, Stork Stone)

1. Schaumberg Tower – Viewpoint at Schaumberg Tower loop from Bergweiler

2. Schaumberg Tower – Viewpoint at Schaumberg Tower loop from Theley

3. Africa Chapel – Schaumberg Tower loop from Theley

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