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Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge

Höchstädter granite sphere

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Höchstädter granite sphere

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  • Location: Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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    August 30, 2022

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    In the autumn of 2000, during the expansion of the A 93 motorway near the Höchstädt / Thierstein exit, an imposing stone sphere came to light at a depth of 3 to 4 meters. With a diameter of around 2.4 meters, it is surprisingly round and should weigh around 16 tons. Here she has now found her place.
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    February 9, 2024

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    That's a huge thing - the stone probably weighs a few tons.
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    July 17, 2022

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    The name Thierstein was first documented on March 20, 1340 in a document issued by Albrecht der Nothaft von Tirstein in the district archive of Eger (Cheb). Three years later, on July 16, 1343, Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian enfeoffed Albrecht Nothaft with Thierstein Castle, which he built "on the Reichß Perg and Poden". At the end of the 14th century, the Notthafft family sold the Thierstein estate, which also included the Thiersheim and Marktleuthen markets and a number of surrounding villages, to the Margrave Wilhelm I of Meissen.

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    Location: Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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