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Tetzelstein

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Tetzelstein

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Tetzelstein

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Location: Am Großen Rhode, Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Langeleben Castle Ruins – Hagen Monument at the Tetzelstein loop from Kneitlingen

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2. Hagen Monument at the Tetzelstein – Tetzelstein loop from Ampleben

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3. Tetzelstein – Hagen Monument at the Tetzelstein loop from Kneitlingen

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Thore

November 1, 2021

At this point is the actual Tetzelstein, according to legend, a preacher of indulgences was buried under this stone in 1518.

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MiGo 62

November 1, 2021

When visiting the Tetzelstein, one always thinks of the large Tetzelstein monument in the park. It is not, it is a bit hidden at the beginning of the meadow!

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Bücherfee mit 👑chen

November 2, 2021

Station 13 Tetzelstein of the hiking project "Experience Elm-Lappwald Nature Park" is hidden behind a hedge. A few steps further you will meet the actual Tetzelstein.
Also in the immediate vicinity is the forest restaurant, the mountain gymnastics festival memorial stone, the neo-Gothic monument and the 31st history of Till Eulenspiegel ... so quite a highlight!

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Anna

November 2, 2021

Always a nice destination to start a hike from there 🥾 or to be served in the restaurant. Both are fun 😃.

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Elmbiker

January 28, 2023

There is a lot to discover here.

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Elmbiker

January 28, 2023

Beautiful tours can be started from here.

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Arne

November 4, 2022

A nice place to stay. But the Tetzelstein itself has to be found first and, to be honest, it is less attractive.

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𝚁𝚢𝚋𝚔𝚒

January 27, 2024

The Tetzelstein/Monument🎬Say:
1. The knight Hagen is said to have initially bought an indulgence from the indulgence preacher Tetzel for a deed that had yet to be committed. Later, relying on the indulgence granted, he killed Tetzel on the Elm and robbed him of his treasures. The Tetzelstein was built in memory of this act.
2. A nobleman from Küblingen shot and robbed a preacher of indulgences here, but had previously bought indulgences from him for a murderous act. The indulgence preacher was buried under the stone.🤗

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June 3, 2023

For the Tetzelstein including legend and mythology see e.g. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetzelstein; For the indulgence preacher Johann Tetzel see e.g. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Tetzel

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Moonbeam🌜

February 2, 2024

With a total length of 1.36 m, the square Tetzelstein only protrudes 88 cm from the ground. It was first mentioned in a document in 1676 as the stone on the Großer Rode (the great clearing). In 1935 the stone was excavated and examined by the state archaeologist Hermann Hofmeister. It is made of Elm limestone quarried nearby. The location found was not the original one, and the stone was moved to its current, presumably original location in 1935. In 1839, when the “Hagenweg” to Warberg (now the Tetzelweg, which runs in an easterly direction) was made mobile, the stone was moved to the middle of the roundabout in front of the monument and surrounded with an iron grille in 1856.

Today the inconspicuous stone, surrounded by a hornbeam hedge, stands in a forest clearing on the Elm near the forest restaurant of the same name, which is a popular excursion destination.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetzelstein

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Jörg Voigt

January 8, 2024

Prägestelle 13 Scientific

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Thorsten🥾🚴🏻‍♂️

January 8, 2024

Always worth a hike 💯👍🏻😉

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Puffin

March 3, 2025

somewhat inconspicuously located between the parking lot and the restaurant, but with a detailed explanatory board

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Oliver XXIII

June 13, 2023

Nice round hiked through the Elm. Very relaxed trails and mostly walked in the woods.

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