Stamp point 184 / Bear monument

The bear memorial is located on the wooded Ramberg massif between Mägdesprung and Friedrichsbrunn above the Krebsbach valley.

The bear monu­ment marks the spot whe­re the last bear was kil­led in the Anhalt Forests in 1696. The monu­ment is an erra­tic bould­er to which a cast-iron plaque with the fol­lo­wing inscrip­ti­on has been atta­ched:
„The last bear in the Anhalt Forests was shot here at the end of the seven­te­enth century.“ 

Bet­ween 1786 and 1788, the wag­go­ner Buch­te­kirch brought down the last bear in the enti­re Harz Moun­ta­ins near Wer­ni­ge­ro­de. He recei­ved a reward of a good two Reichs­ta­lers from the Count of Stol­berg-Wer­ni­ge­ro­de for his efforts. 

From Bre­mer Teich HWN 196, you can reach the site via the sign­pos­ted forest path and con­ti­nue the hike to Teu­fels­müh­le HWN 189 or Berg­rat-Mül­ler-Teich HWN 190.

 

Silhouette of trees and hills at night
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