Dreistromstein

The three-river stone is a three-sided obelisk that marks the watershed point of the Weser, Elbe and Rhine in the Thuringian Forest since 1906. The tapered been substantiated foot of the obelisk was made ​​from the stone, which is typical for the respective river system: Elbe: Granite; Weser: greywacke; Rhine: quartz.

Opposite him is the little Dreiherrenstein (also: Dreiherrenstein at Saar lobe) of 1733, which marks the boundary of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, the duchy of Saxe -Hildburghausen and the Principality of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt.