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Lithopunkturweg

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Lithopuncture is a method of ecological healing and balancing developed by Marko Pogacnik. It is related to acupuncture of the human body. "Lithopuncture" means placement and precise alignment of stone pillars on the power paths or power points of the landscape.
easy
Distance 4.4 km
1:30 h
10 m
15 m
220 m
207 m
In the columns are carved signs called cosmograms. On a large scale, Bad Radkersburg is connected to a powerful axis of force that connects the Austrian part of Styria with the Gulf of Trieste via the Ljubiljana lowlands. Its function is to keep the European space anchored in its center, balancing it between heaven and earth.

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In August 2001, Slovenian artists Marko and Marika Pogacnik chiseled out a group of lithopuncture stones and placed them on specific acupuncture points in the village.
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Lisa Schuster
Update: February 23, 2023
Difficulty
easy
Technique
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Landscape
Highest point
220 m
Lowest point
Bad Radkersburg, 207 m
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Safety information

Please make sure to wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather!

Tips and hints

Tourismusverband Thermen- & Vulkanland

Gästeinfo Bad Radkersburg
Hauptplatz 14
8490 Bad Radkersburg
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-90
badradkersburg@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Start

Thermal spring building (211 m)
Coordinates:
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46.685082, 15.985853
DMS
46°41'06.3"N 15°59'09.1"E
UTM
33T 575389 5170641
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Destination

Thermal spring building

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Discover the lithopuncture path
  1. Balance between heaven and earth The cosmogram shows the two poles of the force axis in the form of two spirals dancing with each other.
  2. Inclusion in the force field of the placeThe role of the stone is to include the spiral in the force field of Bad Radkersburg.   
  3. Dynamization and groundingThe stone has the function to ground and dynamize the power spiral. 
  4. Centered in the middleThe stone has the function to connect the power of the spiral with the archetype of Bad Radkersburg, to stimulate the interaction between the spiral and the urban structure.  
  5. Identity of the urban landscapeThe bronze plate is located exactly at the actual source point between the medieval staking point of the city and the Marian column.
  6. The threshold of eternityStone on the hill behind the parish church in Gornja Radgona (Slovenia). Two power lines cross here.
  7. Relationship with Gornja RadgonaConnection between Bad Radkersburg and Gornja Radgona.
  8. Reconnection with the element of waterThis stone supports the watery quality of Bad Radkersburg's geomancy stelae.

Public transport

Timetables and travel information can be found directly at: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Steiermärkische Landesbahnen (STLB), www.busbahnbim.at.

 

With the BusBahnBim app from Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all bus, train and streetcar connections in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.

The Thermenlandbus also takes you directly to Bad Radkersburg on the fastest way.

By road

Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.

Parking

Public parking is available at the Stadtpark - Hasenheide. The maximum parking time is 180 minutes.

Coordinates

DD
46.685082, 15.985853
DMS
46°41'06.3"N 15°59'09.1"E
UTM
33T 575389 5170641
w3w 
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Maps are available at the guest information Bad Radkersburg - "Gesund bewegt".

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Difficulty
easy
Distance
4.4 km
Duration
1:30 h
Ascent
10 m
Descent
15 m
Highest point
220 m
Lowest point
207 m
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