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Marburg-Biedenkopf
Wohratal

Wolfstein Memorial in Wohratal

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Wolfstein Memorial in Wohratal

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    April 5, 2025

    The listed sandstone has almost completely lost its inscription due to weathering.

    The complete inscription has been reconstructed on a separate plaque next to the stone.

    It reads:
    "Moll's housewife from Gemünden, while she was going to Wohra to attend to business there, was attacked by a wolf and terribly mauled. By the miraculous intervention of God, a traveler rescued her from the wolf's jaws and brought her home to her husband and children. There, with a good mind and true, faithful invocation of God, she passed away peacefully and blessedly in Christ, amidst much pain and prayer, at the age of 54."


    According to legend, Mrs. Moll wanted to sell bread in Wohra and was attacked by a wolf on the way. The wolf tore the good woman to pieces. A passing traveler🧳snatched her from the wolf and brought the severely injured🤕woman home, where she died✝️ around noon that day. This is said to have happened on March 6, 1654.
    In my opinion, this is a fabrication. There are no known attacks by wolves on humans in history📖, and I assume that a crime🗡️was committed here. This could not be solved🕵🏼‍♂️, and they simply came up with another fairy tale🧚🏼‍♀️with the Big Bad Wolf🐺. Little Red Riding Hood sends her regards🙋‍♀️.

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      September 8, 2024

      A gruesome story is revealed by the transliteration on a bronze plaque next to the memorial stone. Karl-Heinz Töpfer from Marburg describes the fact that man was more likely a wolf to man here at myheimat.de/marburg/c-kultur/raetsel-um-den-wolf-stein-im-wohratal-was-ist-wirklich-passiert_a89655

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        September 1, 2025

        Stop for a moment and read the text, interesting.

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          Location: Wohratal, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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