Römerstein in Staudach-Egerndach

The region around Lake Chiemsee was already a popular settlement area in the times of the Celts and Romans. At the entrance to Staudach-Egerndach, just east of the Tiroler Ache, the elaborate reconstruction of a Roman inscription stone bears witness to the time of the Roman region of Lake Chiemsee.

The original memorial stone was created around 100 AD and was discovered in 1808 during renovation work in the Catholic parish church in Egerndach. However, during World War II an aerial bomb destroyed the stone in the State Archaeological Collection. Based on measurements and photographs, master stonemason Fritz Seibold Jr. and sculptor Linda Blüml reconstructed the Roman stone using historical tools.

It is not known exactly where the historic stone originally stood. It depicts a Celtic couple: Acutus and Amanda. The man, Acutus, is depicted like a Roman in terms of his hairstyle and beardlessness, while his wife Amanda wears traditional Celtic costume. Both were freed slaves who must have become wealthy, as they were able to afford to have a memorial stone made during their lifetime. The stele, which weighs around 600 kilograms, was made, like the replica, of limestone from the Untersberg quarry.