Zabelstein
| Zabelstein | ||
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 Zabelstein |
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| height | 480 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | in northern Bavaria , Germany | |
| Mountains | Steigerwald | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 56 '39 " N , 10 ° 27' 9" E | |
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| rock | Keuper | |
| particularities | Transmission system , observation tower | |
The Zabelstein is a 480 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the Steigerwald . It is located in the southern part of the Schweinfurt district in Lower Franconia .
Geographical location
The mountain forms the striking north-western tip and the border between the Steigerwald and the Main Valley . It is located 20 km southeast of Schweinfurt city center within sight, in the non- parish Hundelshausen area of the Schweinfurt district . The villages of Donnersdorf , Traustadt, Wohnau (municipality of Knetzgau ), Hundelshausen and Altmannsdorf (municipality of Michelau im Steigerwald ) are located at its foot .
Attractions
Transmitter
At the highest point of the Zabelstein there is a transmission system with a 61 meter high antenna carrier, which was formerly used by the American armed forces. It is currently used by civil protection .
Zabelstein Castle
At the northern end of the ridge are the ruins of the former Zabelstein Castle and some remains of a settlement. Zabelstein Castle was once considered the safest and most powerful fortress in the Würzburg diocese , next to the bishopric on the Marienburg fortress in Würzburg . Today only remains of the once so mighty fortress still bear witness. From the former outer bailey one entered the main castle via a neck ditch, which was secured by two round towers.
The oldest parts of the castle date back to the early 12th century. It was mentioned for the first time in 1136 as a complex of the von Zabelstein family, which died out in the male line in 1298.
An exposed curtain wall from the twelfth century proves that a stone castle already stood on the Zabelstein back then, something extraordinary for that time. This early castle complex was gradually enlarged outwards. The abutment of a drawbridge can now be clearly seen on the south side as part of a wooden bridge that once connected the outer and main castle.
In any case, in 1303 the entire area came into the possession of the Duchy of Würzburg . This subsequently expanded the castle into one of the strongest fortifications in the diocese and used it temporarily as a safe place for its archives and church treasures, and later as a place of imprisonment.
As one of the first castles in Bavaria, it was converted for artillery defense on the 489 meter high Zabelstein. According to calculations, eleven hook rifles, four crossbows and gunpowder were delivered in 1410.
The large round tower on the neck ditch in the southwest was certainly part of this artillery fortification. Around 1430 the castle was reinforced again for fear of Hussite invasions. During this time, the castle took on its current concept and size.
In its entire history, the castle was never captured and completely destroyed after hostile fighting, not even in the Peasants' War of 1525 . At that time they handed over the gentlemen without a fight. Nevertheless, the castle was badly damaged during that time. The Würzburg bishops did not let it fall into disrepair because of its paramount importance in jurisdiction and because of its important strategic location.
Observation tower
The first observation tower stood on the Zabelstein from 1956 to 1976. It was built by the Steigerwaldklub Gerolzhofen and is 15 meters high. This was replaced in 1978 by the district of Schweinfurt with a successor building, which stood until 1999 and was replaced in the same year by a larch wood observation tower for 200,000 DM . This stood at 475 m above sea level. NN and had a height of 18.84 m. Due to its exposed location, it offered a clear view over the Steigerwald foreland into the Schweinfurt basin . When the weather was nice, you could see 60 kilometers into the Rhön . Labeled panorama photographs informed the visitors about the visible terrain points. After an examination in 2017 came to the conclusion that the tower is no longer roadworthy, it was closed for security reasons. Since renovation was not considered sensible, options for a new building were considered. In August 2019, the previous tower was dismantled by THW as part of an exercise. A new building is to be built by the end of 2020.
Lingmann House
The Lingmann House has been located next to the observation tower since 2008. It was built by the Steigerwaldklub Gerolzhofen in cooperation with the state forest and is managed by the Steigerwaldklub. The house is a popular accommodation hut for hikers. The old house, which previously stood in the same place, was removed. The name Lingmann-Haus goes back to the head of the forestry office in Hundelshausen, August Lingmann, who initiated the construction of a refuge on the Zabelstein in the early 1930s.
In order to counteract the bad habit of carving names and other texts on the wooden hut and on the observation tower, it was already on the old and can be read on the new hut: “It doesn't matter if you can read here that you are already with your doll have been here ".
Zabelstein Biotope Trail
On a circular route of 2 km in length, you can learn interesting facts at 12 stations about the importance of dead wood for biodiversity in the forest and the nature conservation concept of the Ebrach forestry company .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bavaria Atlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )
- ↑ Zabelstein castle ruins - www.burgen.blaue-tgenz.de. Retrieved February 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Burg Zabelstein: Abandoned after a conflagration. October 12, 2015, accessed May 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Burg Zabelstein: Abandoned after a conflagration. October 12, 2015, accessed May 2, 2019 .
- ↑ A windy lookout tower ( memento from November 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) retrieved from Schweinfurt on the Internet on May 21, 2009
- ↑ Zabelstein will remain closed until further notice on in-und-um-schweinfurt.de, accessed on February 1, 2018
- ↑ The observation tower disappears bit by bit. September 1, 2019, accessed June 10, 2020 .
- ↑ The new observation tower on the Zabelstein should be in place at the end of the year. February 21, 2020, accessed June 10, 2020 .
- ↑ https://www.steigerwaldklub-gerolzhofen.de/lingmann-haus-am-zabelstein
- ↑ Zabelstein Biotope Trail. In: weinpanorama-steigerwald.de. Retrieved February 9, 2018 .