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Ungeheuerstein Memorial

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    June 23, 2019

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    In 1880 Gottfried Ungeheuer came to Baumholder as a district forester.
    On December 18, 1898, he apparently shot a particularly impressive boar here, as evidenced by a stone pillar.
    A rest bench and a picnic bench are available.
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    February 5, 2022

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    𝗨𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗵𝗲𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻

    The royal warden Gottfried Ungeheuer (April 7, 1844 - September 26, 1930) came to Baumholder in 1880 as district forester. His father and grandfather were foresters. A small memorial commemorates an episode in the eventful life of Gottfried Ungeheuer. In the forest "Killeres", there is a natural stone column with the inscription: "𝑯𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝑭𝑭𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑼𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒖𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝑲𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒎. 𝑿𝑰𝑰 𝟏𝟖𝟗𝟖 𝑺". Now, shooting a boar is not uncommon for a ranger. It can therefore be assumed that it was a specimen of considerable, perhaps even monstrous size. Source: text information board
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    In the middle of the forest stands the Ungeheuerstein (Ungour Stone) – a striking natural stone pillar that impresses not only with its shape but …
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    1. Ungeheuerstein Memorial – Ungeheuerstein Forest Trail loop from Baumholder

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    Elevation 510 m

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    Location: Baumholder, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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