According to legend, Crown Princess Olga of Württemberg and her entourage hid at this spot during the revolutionary turmoil of 1848. This legend, however, has been disproven. What is true is that in 1868, the then district forester, Belzer, had an inscription carved into the rock face on the occasion of the queen's birthday: "God save Olga!" This festival was celebrated with music, performances by the Mainhardt Liederkranz (Mainhardt Choir), a celebratory poem by the teacher von Lachweiler, and with "crowds of visitors from the surrounding area."

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Rika123

April 16, 2021

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... near Mönchsberg (a district of Mainhardt) in the Schwäbisch Hall district, Baden-Württemberg.
- Located, among other places, on the Fuxi Nature Trail (hohenlohe-schwaebischhall.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Bilder/Wandern/Erlebnispfade/Karte-Fuxi_2013-Naturerlebnispfad.pdf)

According to legend, Crown Princess Olga of Württemberg and her entourage hid at this spot during the German Revolution in 1848. However, this legend has been refuted. It is true that the then district forester, Belzer, had an inscription carved into the rock face in 1868 on the occasion of the queen's birthday: "God save Olga!"

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Klaus Becker 🍌🍦🍧

March 27, 2021

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Bizzarre rock formation, of which there are numerous more in the Swabian-Franconian Forest.

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Elevation 470 m

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Location: Mainhardt, Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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