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Frauenstein Rock Formation

Frauenstein Rock Formation

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Frauenstein Rock Formation

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Location: Riedenburg, Kelheim, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Rombea

October 15, 2023

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"You have forgotten me, but I am still here" - this is how the old legend begins about the lonely rock standing by the side of the road, the natural monument Frauenstein. With a little imagination, the Frauenstein looks like a petrified farmer's wife. According to the legend, the Virgin Mary stood here for years in the form of a beggar to beg the women passing by for gifts for the poor. A woman who was too stingy swore that she had nothing on her. "If she lied, she would turn to stone." And now she stands here.

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Lex

August 6, 2021

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The natural monument "Frauenstein" is a weathered dolomite rock that houses a statue of the Virgin Mary in a niche.

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Börnie

May 18, 2021

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Romantic rock faces form a trellis. Almost a small rock gate.

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Elevation 470 m

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