The so-called Devil's Stone, also known as the Stone of the Holy Trinity, is a stone shrouded in history that dates back to the terminal moraine period of the Ice Age. In ancient times, this stone is said to have served the function of an altar of the Lithuanian religion. In the 18th century, this stone is mentioned in the documents of the Witten church as the "Stone of the Holy Trinity". Since the 18th century, processions from Witten to this stone have been known. After World War I, the Germans tried to blow it up in order to use its material, but this was unsuccessful. The drill holes can still be seen today, however. Of course, there are many legends surrounding this stone. One of them is that the devil sat on this stone and wept with sadness. The water that collects in the depressions on top of the stone are "devil's tears". These, in turn, were said to have healing powers, especially for eye diseases. Another story tells that the devil wanted to use this stone to destroy the Witten church. When he wanted to do it at midnight, a rooster crowed and announced the new day far too early. So the devil could not carry out his deed. Since there are many stones of this kind here, he marked it by stamping his foot into the stone. This footprint can still be seen on the stone today in a reddish color. That is why a ladder has been placed next to this stone so that you can look at it on top of the stone. But the devil probably had more urgent things to do at the time and forgot about the stone.
Source: Information board next to the stone
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