“This stone is said to have been a location for a guard post for the Prussian army from the time of the Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802). On the stone you can still find the inscription 'Preusen' [only with a single 's'] and a cross. Supposedly it was engraved by a Prussian guard. According to legend, there is a treasure hidden underneath, but it was never found.”
Source (quoted verbatim): kuladig.de Objektansicht/KLD-290391

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Euphemia Anna 🌳

April 20, 2022

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This is one of over 300 knight's stones of the Palatinate Forest Association.
With an inscription and arrow it points to the flat "Preussenstein" a little further up on this small hill. Further information: kuladig.de Objektansicht/KLD-290391
The Preussenstein has its own KOMOOT highlight: komoot.de/highlight/4486646

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April 11, 2020

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The knight's stone, cared for by the Palatinate Forest Association (PWV), stands on the former site of a guard post of the Prussian army from the time of the Revolutionary Wars 1793-1797. A few meters up there is a boulder on which the letters PREUSSEN were carved with a cross.

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