Hunger stone
A hunger stone is a type of hydrological landmark common in Central Europe. Hunger stones serve as famine memorials and warnings and were erected in Germany and in ethnic German settlements throughout Europe in the 15th through 19th centuries.
Sastognuti, Public domain.- Stone
- …is inscribed with “1952, 2003, 2015”
- Description: stone that is normally covered by a body of water but exposed during periods of drought
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Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Königstein
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260 metres south of Hunger stone
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Hunger stone
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Latitude
50.91991° or 50° 55′ 12″ north
Longitude
14.07223° or 14° 4′ 20″ east
Open location code
9F2PW39C+XV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = memorial
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = stone
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Hunger stone” goes by many names.
أحجار الجوعArabic
حجارة الجوعArabic
Սովի քարերArmenian
Gosearen harriaBasque
Pedra de la famCatalan
饥饿之石Chinese
hladové kamenyCzech
hladový kámenCzech
HongersteenDutch
malsatŝtonoEsperanto
סלע רעבHebrew
Pietra della fameItalian
ハンガーストーンJapanese
헝거 스톤Korean
Bada akmensLatvian
hungerstenNorwegian Bokmål
سنگهای گرسنگیPersian
هانگر استونPersian
Kamień głodowyPolish
Камни голодаRussian
Камен гладиSerbian
Kamen lakoteSlovenian
HungerstenSwedish
หินแห่งความหิวโหยThai
Açlık taşıTurkish
«голодний камінь»Ukrainian
Камінь голодуUkrainian
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