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Bollinger Sandstein

Bollinger Sandstein
Buechberg quarry as seen from Bollingen
Unit ofBuechberg
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates47°12′N 8°53′E / 47.200°N 8.883°E / 47.200; 8.883
RegionObersee (Zürichsee), cantons of St. Gallen and Schwyz
CountrySwitzerland
Type section
Named forBollingen

Bollinger Sandstein or Bollingen Sandstone is a sandstone found on Obersee lake shore, namely between Bollingen and Uznach and Buechberg area, in the cantons of St. Gallen and Schwyz in Switzerland.

Detail view of the facade of the Einsiedeln Abbey
Ledger stone made of Bollingen sandstone: "Hie est sepultus frater Heinricus de Ruchenstein", a member of the ministerially of the House of Rapperswil, buried in the Predigerkirche Zürich around 1300.[1][2]
Zunfthaus zur Meisen at the Münsterhof plaza, as seen from Limmatquai Zürich, Münsterbrücke Zürich in the foreground.
  1. ^ Anton Largiadèr. "Die Grabplatte des Zürcher Dominikaners Heinrich von Ruchenstein (-von Galgenen) um 1270" (in German). Zeitschrift für schweizerische Archäologie und Kunstgeschichte = Revue suisse d'art et d'archéologie = Rivista svizzera d'arte e d'archeologia = Journal of Swiss archeology and art history 3/1941 on retro.seals.ch, p. 245-247. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ Dölf Wild; Urs Jäggin; Felix Wyss (31 December 2006). "Die Zürcher Predigerkirche – Wichtige Etappen der Baugeschichte. Auf dem Murerplan beschönigt? – Untersuchungen an der Westfassade der Predigerkirche" (in German). Amt für Städtebau der Stadt Zürich. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

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