Here rests in God the faithful support of his mother and siblings Carl Theodor Werner Meinders, born August 18, 1820, died March 6, 1850 - this is what is written on the gravestone in the middle of the Schweichl forest.

There are three theories about the grave that can only be weakly proven:

Accordingly, Meinders was a tramp who was buried here in the forest after his death.

According to a second theory, Meinders was a forester who died here in an accident and was buried on the spot. The forest grave is also popularly known as the "forester's grave".

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Olli Unterwegs

June 7, 2018

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Can you look again. Especially where now the plate is completely exposed. Coat of arms and inscriptions are also rudimentary to recognize.

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Axel

June 7, 2018

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There is not a single grave in the forest so often. Unfortunately not well maintained.

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