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Ungeheuerstein Memorial
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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.
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February 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: "π―πππ ππππππ πππππππ πΌππππππππ πππππ πππππππ π²πππππ ππ. πΏπ°π° ππππ πΊ". 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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May 7, 2025
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In the middle of the forest stands the Ungeheuerstein (Ungour Stone) β a striking natural stone pillar that impresses not only with its shape but β¦
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Location: Baumholder, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany