As early as 1388, the citizens of Brilon held parades to secure and confirm the borders of the Brilon Mark. This involved walking the borders at regular intervals together with the citizens of the neighboring Marches to settle and avoid border disputes.
...so that the location of the boundary stone would never be forgotten again!
The tradition of the Schnadegang has survived to this day. Every two years at the end of June, a fifth of the Brilon border is walked. The first time a man joins the Schnadezug, he is lifted up and pushed with his buttocks against a stone like this one, "Stutzäsen" say the people of Brilon, so that he never forgets the correct place of the stone again.
The stone is a reminder of an old boundary stone. The Brilon coat of arms is depicted on the stone with the Kurköln cross and the key of the patron saint St. Peter.
