Murder or curse? The puzzle about the undisturbed mummy of Kahlbutz!

Murder or curse? The puzzle about the undisturbed mummy of Kahlbutz!

In the small municipality of Kampehl in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, there is a tourist attraction that captivates people: the mummy of the Märkische Edelman Friedrich von Kahlbutz. The knight, who blessed the time on November 3, 1702 at the proud age of 51, has not yet been able to decay - an inexplicable phenomenon that arouses the curiosity of the scientists and the public. As the Nordkurier reports , including well-known doctors such as Rudolf Virchow and Ferdinand Sauerbr. Sample.

The tedious way of repeated examinations and the secrets around Kahlbutz ’earth rest not only heated up the scientific debate. Legends are also circulating about his death. One claims that Kahlbutz cannot decay due to murder and mine. The nobleman is said to have mastled a maid and killed the groom of the woman out of revenge. This led to a cleaning oath that is said to have saved his life - so the Wikipedia . Strangely enough, his body was discovered in 1794 during church renovation work, and only he was not decayed.

Kahlbutz ’last rest

The body of Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz is kept in an oak double coffin in the patronage crypt. His family conditions are also exciting: the nobleman had been married to Margarete von Rohr since 1682, and the couple had twelve children. The last descendant that was in the line of Kahlbutz died in 1784, then that changed the owner several times.

What a tragedy: a man whose history is characterized by murder and education of myths is now marveled at partly by visitors in the summer month between June and August from Thursday to Sunday between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. The encounter of the blood graves with the everyday life of current life attracts numerous interested parties.

The mystery of mummification

Mumification itself remains a large mystery, not only in the case of Kahlbutz, but also in a wider context. As the Tagesschau is currently being researched at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, around the details around the details Mumification experiences that come from ancient Egypt better. This includes factors such as the soil texture and hermetically completed coffins that are crucial for how and why Mummia does not decay.

The ongoing research should clarify which materials and methods have been used. These scientific aspirations provide a fascinating insight into the possibilities of how the natural decay process can be stopped and at the same time bring the mystery around baldbutz into a larger framework. Who is already able to combine yourself with the death of a knight who may be involved with a dark story?