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Ferdinandstein

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

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

Geography

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Location

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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

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

History

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hahnemann (2011), p. 29.
  2. ^ a b Die 222 regulären Stempelstellen Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine at www.harzer-wandernadel.de. Accessed on 29 Dec 2012.

Literature

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

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