Hunger stone
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hunger-stone-268-14042984
title:
Hunger stone
text:
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. These stones were embedded into a river during droughts to mark the water level as a warning to future generations that they will have to endure famine-related hardships if the water sinks to this level again. One famous example in the Elbe river in Děčín,
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description:
Stone that is normally covered by a body of water but exposed during periods of drought
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_stone
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2023-07-16T16:57:15Z
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