Karlsruhe District

Bad Herrenalb

Mauzenstein Sandstone Rock

Karlsruhe District

Mauzenstein Sandstone Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Mauzenstein Sandstone Rock

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

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Location: Bad Herrenalb, Calw, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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January 7, 2023

Hiking

The sign with the explanation is on the forest path. About 30 meters along the path and there it is. Very impressive.

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

July 5, 2022

Hiking

The Mauzenstein is an impressive red sandstone rock northwest of Bad Herrenalb on the ridge between the Alb and Murg valleys.
witness to early settlement

The boulder is designated as a natural monument and geotope. Adaptations made by humans are particularly striking. The information sign put up reads: "It is assumed that the stone served the astral cult (worship of the stars) in the early days of settlement".
Source: schwarzwaldnatur.blogspot.com/2014/04/naturdenkmal-bernsteinfelsen-bei.html

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Yvonne

June 7, 2022

Hiking

"The Mauzenstein is a red sandstone rock, designated as a natural monument, on the border between the Baden-Württemberg towns of Gaggenau (Rastatt district) and Bad Herrenalb (Calw district) in the northern Black Forest. It is not far from the Bernstein, at 704.8 m above sea level on the Mauzenberg south of the saddle to the northern Tannschachberg.[1] Stratigraphically it belongs to the upper scree horizon (smc 2) of the Middle Buntsandstein. The layered structure of the sedimentary rock can be seen on the sides."
Source: Wikipedia

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