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Ritterstein 48: Wolf Pit

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Ritterstein 48: Wolf Pit

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Ritterstein 48: Wolf Pit

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Location: Wilgartswiesen, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1Fritz-Marc 🚴🥾🏊🌲

February 12, 2018

The Ritterstein 48 'Wolfsgrub 105 Schr.' PWV in a rock points to the opposite wolf pit, where in former times the wolves were caught by bait, to prevent the wolves from tearing the cattle of the farmers.

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Manfred 🌳🥾

September 4, 2018

In pits wolves were caught earlier. This pit reminds of it. 105 steps southwest is the Ritterstein 48, which points out. The Wolfsgrub is about two feet in diameter and 70 inches deep

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Euphemia Anna 🌳

November 15, 2023

This is one of over 300 knight stones of the Palatinate Forest Association. He "points to a former wolf pit 105 m from the Ritterstein, which served as a trap for wolves. The animals caught in it were brought home by the so-called wolf carriers. Since this service was highly respected, a wolf carrier received payment, the so-called wolf money.
The wolf pit, which is about 1.50 meters wide and only 0.50 meters deep and made of sandstone, can still be seen today. The pit was probably much deeper originally. The pit looks like a well shaft that was covered with brushwood and a living animal, usually a sheep, was used as bait. This attracted the wolf, jumped into the pit and could not get out. It was easy to kill a wolf in such a pit.
In 1904, the last wolf living in the wild in Germany was shot. It was only in 1998 that the wolf settled again in some German areas." Source (quoted verbatim): kuladig.de/Objektansicht/KLD-277964

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Ritterstein 48: Wolf Pit

1. Falkenburg Castle Ruins – Deichenwand Viewpoint loop from Wilgartswiesen

2. Former Meadow Irrigation Weir – Wolf Pit (Wolfsgrube) loop from Wilgartswiesen

3. Wolf Pit (Wolfsgrube) – Freischbach Valley loop from Wilgartswiesen

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