Mountain battle day
July 22nd ( St. Magdalenen ) in Schneeberg is known as the mountain battle day .
history
In 1496 the trades tried to cut the miners a groschen from their weekly wages because the operating costs of the Schneeberg mines had risen sharply. This attempt was fought off by the miners ' union, but as early as 1498 the trades tried again to reduce the miners' wages. This time the miners went on strike and moved from Schneeberg to Wolfsberg with the miners' union flag. The strike had an effect and the trades had to withdraw the cut in wages. The miners withdrew to the city and celebrated a thanksgiving service.
The day of the dispute was declared a day off for the miners of the Schneeberger Revier and was celebrated with a ceremony.
In an edict in 1665, Elector Johann Georg II of Saxony set July 22nd as the day of the dispute.
The day of the contest remained unemployed until the 20th century, when the Nazis finally banned the miners' associations.
Today the day of the dispute is celebrated every year with a large mountain parade and subsequent mountain service.
Web links
- 523rd Schneeberger Bergstreittag on July 22nd, 2019 - historical background. (No longer available online.) In: schneeberg.de. Formerly in the original ; accessed on February 28, 2017 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- Schneeberger Bergstreittag. In: sachsen-tourismus.de. Retrieved February 28, 2017 .
- The mountain battle day. (No longer available online.) In: koma-kolonne-neustaedtel.de. Formerly in the original ; accessed on February 28, 2017 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- 514th mountain fight day in Schneeberg. In: hfbhk.de. Retrieved August 20, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mountain battle day. In: st-wolfgang-schneeberg.de. Retrieved August 20, 2020 .