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Monumentum

Mithräum von Schwarzerden

The Mithraeum of Schwarzerden, also know as Mithräum von Reichweiler, was carved on the rock.
  • Tauroctonia del Mitreo de Schwarzerden

    Tauroctonia del Mitreo de Schwarzerden
    Eigene Arbeit 

  • Vista exterior del edificio que protege al Mitreo de Reichweiler.

    Vista exterior del edificio que protege al Mitreo de Reichweiler.
    EDV - Training Ralf Weyand 

 
The New Mithraeum
10 Jun 2009
Updated on Jul 2024

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A Mithraeum situated in a rock (H. 6.00) the so-called Schäfershütte near St. Wendel near Schwarzerden. It has been restored since 1840.

In the description I follow Krencker’s acceptable reconstruction: on the rock wall is a relief. Holes on either side of it (not all of which are antique, however) point to a construction before the wall. The middle-upper holes may have served for the consolidation of a gable-roof.

The depth of the sanctuary is unknown. In front of the construction lies a meadow and a little further there is a brook. The sanctuary itself is constructed four meters

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