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Ungeheuerstein Memorial
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Location: Baumholder, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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June 23, 2019
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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.
โขFebruary 5, 2022
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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: "๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐. ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ". 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
โขMay 7, 2025
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In the middle of the forest stands the Ungeheuerstein (Ungour Stone) โ a striking natural stone pillar that impresses not only with its shape but โฆ
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Location: Baumholder, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany