Ferdinandstein

The Ferdinandstein is a prominent rock in the Harz National Park in central Germany

Geography

Location

The Ferdinandstein lies at an elevation of 648 metres above sea level near Plessenburg in the borough of Wernigerode in the Harz Mountains.^[1]

Geology

The rock is a granite boulder that is a typical product of spheroidal weathering.^[1]

History

The rock is inscribed with the words "Ferdinands Stein". Behind it on a smaller rock embedded in the ground is the inscription "Hier schoss Ferdinand Graf zu Stolberg Wernigerode am 23ten Merz 1798 einen Wolf" ("Here Ferdinand, Count of Stolberg- Wernigerode shot a wolf on 23 March 1798").^[1] This was the last wolf living in the wild that was shot by the Count.^[2]

Views and hiking

The rock is checkpoint no. 16 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Hahnemann (2011), p. 29.
1 2 Die 222 regulären Stempelstellen at www.harzer-wandernadel.de. Accessed on 29 Dec 2012.

Literature

Hahnemann, Marlies (2011). Die Harzer Wandernadel, 2nd ed., Projeckte-Verlag Cornelius, Halle, p. 29. ISBN 978-3-95486-100-2.

Coordinates: 51°49′25″N 10°39′08″E / 51.82350°N 10.65210°E / 51.82350; 10.65210

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