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<< Text Pages >> Altarstein Sächsische Schweiz - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Germany in Saxony

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Monday, 13 February 2017  Page Views: 897

Natural PlacesSite Name: Altarstein Sächsische Schweiz
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 8.384 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Saxony Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Bad Schandau  Nearest Village: Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
Latitude: 50.892057N  Longitude: 14.329480E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Saxony

Natural limestone block with human traces called Altarstein (altar stone). Legends told the stone was used as an christian altar. The real age of the stone is uncertain.
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