- Kinheim-Kindel
Roman wine press stone made of red sandstone Installed in 2010 at Harelbekeplatz
This pressing stone comes from a Roman press facility that stood at the foot of the Rosenberg near the church in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, as evidenced by late Roman small finds and body graves.
In Roman pressing facilities, the processing of the harvested goods took place in two steps: First, the grapes were crushed with feet or stomping devices and then pressed in the actual pressing basin. For this, tree presses were used, which employed large pressing stones as counterweights. By turning a wooden spindle to which the stone was attached, pressure was generated over the pressing beam to squeeze out the mash.
The pressing stone, made of reddish sandstone, was discovered in 1975 during the renovation of a barn in Kinheim Pützgasse. Today, only half of the approximately 36 quintal heavy stone, which was erected here in 2010, is preserved.
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Harelbekeplatz 1
54538 Kinheim-Kindel
DE
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