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Oltersteine

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Oltersteine

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Location: Saxony, Germany

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1. Olterteich Nature Reserve – Waldmax excursion restaurant loop from Waldhof

3.59km

00:58

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Dresdner Heath Landscape – Dresdner Heller loop from Trachenberge

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02:56

130m

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3. Waldmax excursion restaurant – Gut Wilder Mann loop from Trachenberge

10.9km

02:55

130m

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Peter W. Janakiew

November 16, 2020

As early as 1937, the mystical Oltersteine were placed under nature protection as Ice Age boulders. Various researchers assume an altar where offerings to the old Saxon god Krodo were made. The Sassenchronik shows and describes Krodo as a man who stands on a pillar on a large fish and holds a vessel with flowers in his right hand and a raised wheel in his left.

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Holger

January 1, 2021

Two erratic boulders from the Lausitz area, which probably served as an altar in pre-Christian times, possibly also for astronomical purposes.

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Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG

May 6, 2025

The two boulders are lignite quartzites that came from Lusatia as glacial debris during the Elster Glaciation. The word "olter" could translate as "altar," which is why the stones are shrouded in mystery. Man-made depressions and holes suggest that they were a pagan sacrificial site. The stones have been protected since 1937.

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Location: Saxony, Germany

Oltersteine

1. Olterteich Nature Reserve – Waldmax excursion restaurant loop from Waldhof

2. Dresdner Heath Landscape – Dresdner Heller loop from Trachenberge

3. Waldmax excursion restaurant – Gut Wilder Mann loop from Trachenberge

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