Alaunwerk (Bad Düben)
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Alum work
City of Bad Düben
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| Height : | 98 m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 1.7 km² |
| Postal code : | 04849 |
| Area code : | 034243 |
Alaunwerk is part of the municipality of Bad Düben , district of northern Saxony in Saxony .
location
Alaunwerk is located northwest of the city of Bad Düben and is an approx. 2 km long and up to 1 km wide forest area on the state border with Saxony-Anhalt, in which there is an approx. 600 m long and 400 m wide residential area consisting of private homes. The housing estate is also called "vineyard houses" . To the south the Mulde flows past the place. However, Alaunwerk is not run as an independent local or district.
Origin of name
The place was named "Alaunwerk" from the alum mine first mentioned in 1557 , which was located on the Mulde, today's Red Shore .
Townscape
The Dübener Heide region is characterized by forest, as is the place and the property surrounded by trees. Alum used to be mined in the area . A heap of alum left over from mining is the Rote Ufer on the Mulde. At that time there was also a ship's mill on the Mulde , which can now be viewed at Düben Castle . The district gained fame in 2004 through the shooting of the movie "NVA" in the Heide barracks .
Alum mine
The alum mine "zu Dieben" was first mentioned in 1557 in the directory of the Marienberg mining districts. It was the third largest plant in Germany and the sixth largest in the world, and provided work for 200 people. However, finds show that alum was extracted here centuries before. A lending letter by Elector August was issued on March 15, 1560 after a loan application had been submitted. This was a privilege for the use of the deposit northwest of Düben on Schwemsaler Flur and the construction of a mine began immediately. The plant also included a larger area of forest, as a lot of wood was required for roasting the ores and boiling the lye. In 1827 it was decided to build a new alum hut, together with a leaching plant and a graduation house , which were completed ten years later. The hut complex with workshops and houses was built in the middle of an alum field, which was estimated to be 60 to 70 years old. The graduation house was 30 meters long, 10 meters wide and 13 meters high. The entire work rested on 5 foundations in width and 33 in length and was built without a nail or other iron part. In its 300-year history, the plant has changed owners and users several times through sales and leases. Documentary evidence shows that alum ore was extracted and processed in the alum factory from 1580 to 1883. In 1886 the company was shut down because it was unprofitable, and in 1901 a large part of the plant, including the graduation house, burned down as a result of arson. The house known as the "Hüttenhof" is still preserved , which used to be a Steigerhaus . Local researcher Lutz Fritzsche and mineralogist Raik Zenger found the foundations of the then existing graduation tower through excavations in 2014.
Bergschiffmühle
The mill was first mentioned in 1686 as a ship mill on the Muldestrohm near Schwemsal and originally belonged to the alum mine , which is why it also bears the name Bergschiffmühle , an abbreviated form of mine ship mill. It was located southwest of the alum works on the Mulde, near the future location of the Heide barracks, served as a grain mill until 1905 , was renewed in 1922/1923 and, after being damaged by the Mulde floods on July 10, 1954, was provided with an electric drive. By heavy ice conditions on the depression in 1956 led to further destruction, followed by the mill set to the trough. From 1964 to 1967 the mountain ship mill was secured and rebuilt in the former moat of Düben Castle, and on October 6, 1967 it was ceremoniously put into operation as a technical monument . Due to the flood of the century on August 13, 2002, the Bergschiffmühle was completely in the water, was then rebuilt and since 2003 it can be visited again in its construction state from 1905.
→ see also: Bergschiffmühle Bad Düben
Heide barracks
The barracks are located to the west in the Alaunwerk district, which is surrounded by forest. In the period from 1956 to 1990 the area was used by the National People's Army (NVA) as the location of the 3rd Chemical Defense Battalion and the 3rd Detonometry and Reconnaissance Battalion . From October 3, 1990, it was used by the Bundeswehr's NBC Defense Battalion 705 and abandoned in 1997. The NVA halls are used as storage facilities and for generating electricity using photovoltaic systems. The barracks became famous through the shooting of the movie "NVA" in 2004 and the television film "Der Turm" in 2011. A 20 million expensive fun sports park is planned for the future .
→ see also: Heide barracks
Red Shore
The red bank is located south of Alaunwerk an der Mulde and is a leftover dump from the mining of alum between 1557 and 1886. The bank, which is up to 15 m high, was created by filling up depleted and roasted alum soil. Thanks to the good view from the Red Shore over the Mulde, the Muldenaue to the neighboring village of Schnaditz , the Red Shore is a popular destination for hikers and cyclists. Due to environmental influences, however, the bank edge has become ailing and had to be partially cordoned off in 2017.
→ see also: Rotes Ufer
Ostrich farm
A local company has been breeding African ostriches since 2007 . The approx. 60,000 m² large ostrich farm is located approx. 1 km outside, northeast of Alaunwerk. In addition to visiting the farm shop, visitors have the opportunity to take part in guided tours of the ostrich farm.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information board at the hut courtyard
- ↑ On the history of the alum factory until 1815. In: www.unbekannter-bergbau.de. Retrieved September 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Small sensational find on the Düben alum factory. In: Leipziger Volkszeitung. December 5, 2014, accessed October 8, 2017 .
- ^ Heimatverein Bad Düben eV: Description of the Bergschiffmühle. Retrieved September 4, 2017 .
- ^ Association Mühlenregion Nordsachsen eV: Description of the Bergschiffmühle. Retrieved September 4, 2017 .
- ^ Uwe Büttner: The largest floods in the Mulden area. (PDF) Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology, 2003, accessed on September 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Estimation of the detonation strength with field-based tools (physiologus.de)
- ↑ Bad Düben Tourist: Discover and experience the history of Bad Düben. Retrieved September 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Ex-Heide-Kaserne: Owners want to develop usage concept. In: Leipziger Volkszeitung. July 23, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2017 .
- ↑ 20 million project: A fun sports center is to be built in Bad Düben. In: Leipziger Volkszeitung. April 15, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Investor search for fun sports park in Bad Düben is ongoing. In: Leipziger Volkszeitung. October 25, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2017 .
- ↑ On the way on the Red Bank in Bad Düben. In: Torgauer Zeitung. May 4, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ The red bank in Bad Düben. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ↑ Heidestrauß: About us. Retrieved September 30, 2017 .