Weiße Frau Schwarzenberg, Cultural heritage monument in Schwarzenberg, Germany.
The Weiße Frau Schwarzenberg is a boundary stone made of marble, standing east of Hohe Henne along the road to Jägerhaus. This monument was constructed from marble sourced from Crottendorf rather than the typical granite used for such markers.
The monument marks the final boundary stone of the Electoral Woods surveying project in the Schwarzenberg region, completed on January 17, 1794. It represented the conclusion of a major forest mapping initiative.
The stone displays inscriptions on all sides that record the names of officials involved in its creation, including Chief Forester Gottlob Heinrich von Lindenau. These names provide a window into the administrative structure of that era.
The monument sits in a remote location and is accessible by way of Schwarzenberg's main roads. Visitors should wear sturdy footwear, as the path to the stone crosses rural terrain.
According to local legend, a white woman waited at this spot during the night for her husband's return, which inspired the distinctive name of the marble monument. This story gave the practical boundary stone a human dimension.
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