Germany
Saxony-Anhalt
Burgenlandkreis
Laucha an der Unstrut
Glockenseck Sandstone Cliff on the Unstrut
Germany
Saxony-Anhalt
Burgenlandkreis
Laucha an der Unstrut
Glockenseck Sandstone Cliff on the Unstrut
Cycling Highlight (Segment)
Recommended by 390 out of 411 cyclists
Location: Laucha an der Unstrut, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Felsen bears its name according to legend because of a miserly Gleina farmer who was cursed and fell down the rock with his team of horses out of greed
June 26, 2022
The "Glockenseck" is a special sandstone rock around which the legend goes: In Gleina once lived a rich, but hard-hearted farmer named Bells. When an old sick beggar begged him for a piece of bread, the farmer rushed his dogs at him. In the agony of death, the beggar cursed the peasant "... your stinginess is to ruin you, and neither by day nor by night shall you find peace". This curse never left the peasant's mind, and he was always worried that thieves might steal something from the farm or fields. One night, when he set out with his horses to look in the fields for the right, there was a heavy thunderstorm. He raced faster and faster through the darkness and finally fell down in a lightning this Unstrutang. Source: blaues-band.de/unstrut/dorndorf.php
May 19, 2019
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