Bockkogel (Plabutsch)
| Bockkogel | ||
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 Bockkogel from the northwest (Mantscha) |
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| height | 539 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Styria , Austria | |
| Mountains | Plabutsch , Grazer Bergland , Lavanttal Alps | |
| Dominance | 1.04 km → Buchkogel | |
| Notch height | 45 m ↓ Kehlbergsattel | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 1 '27 " N , 15 ° 22' 8" E | |
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| rock | Limes , dolomites | |
| Age of the rock | Middle Devon | |
The Bockkogel is 539 m above sea level. A. high hill in the Austrian state of Styria . The survey is located on the southeastern edge of the market town of Hitzendorf not far from the provincial capital Graz .
Location and surroundings
The Bockkogel marks the south-western end of the Plabutsch-Buchkogel train and lies on the ridge between Buchkogel and Florianiberg . The border to the community of Seiersberg-Pirka (Gedersberg district) runs on the south side of the mountain, the Graz city limits not far east of the elevation through the Greifgrube. North over the Kehlbergsattel with the Bildföhre (approx. 494 m above sea level ) is the transition to the Buchkogel. The village of Wolfgang is located in a clearing on the south-west slope, northwest across the deeply cut Förstlbach Mantscha . The forested peak is accessible from two sides on unmarked paths and part of the Protected Landscape Area Western hills and mountains of Graz (LSG-39).
Geology and geomorphology
Like the entire mountain range, the Bockkogel consists of Devonian limestone and Dolomites . On the north and south-east slopes, the complex of brown stones specific to the Buchkogel-Florianiberg-Zug comes to the surface. The rocks belong to the Rannach Facies within the Graz Paleozoic , which dips a good 1.5 km south of the elevation under the Tertiary of the West Styrian Riedelland. From there, the ridge of the hill slopes slightly down over the blister mountain and the mill bar to the Kaiserwald terrace .
With the two neighboring mountains Buchkogel and Florianiberg, the Bockkogel forms the frame of the Weblinger Bay , which is filled with clayey deposits of the Torton , Sarmat and Unterpannon . The cut of the Kehlbergsattel represents one of several tectonic fractures running transversely to the strike direction on the Plabutsch-Buchkogel-Zug. The west and south sides are between 490 and 530 m above sea level. A. an accumulation of sinkholes , as it occurs a little higher on the convex slope profile of the Buchkogel. An exception to the exposure is the gripping pit, a powerful solution doline .
Say about the gryphon
A legend from the late 16th century tells of the griffin pit (today griffin pit ). This is only a 15-minute walk from the Florianikirchlein in a wooded parcel that formerly belonged to the vulgo Schnabelhansl. At that time, a pair of griffins nested in the pit and made the areas of Mantscha, Wolfgang and Gedersberg unsafe. Almost every day at dusk and before the ringing of prayer , the griffins fetched a piece of young cattle from the pasture, partly for their own consumption, partly to feed the young. The resistance of the population was in vain and soon the creatures robbed the farmers of the oxen directly from the plow and harrow . More and more people themselves were in danger.
One day a peasant woman was working late in the field because her husband was not there. The little son was frightened when his mother did not come home and ran out to look for her. Then one of the griffins rushed down and took the child between its claws to throw it to its young to eat. The mother witnessed this spectacle, screamed in despair and called for help from Saint Florian and all the other saints. She prayed aloud and promised her son to the church that he should stay alive: "Dear God, when the child is freed from the clutches of the monster, I will dedicate him to the service of the church." As soon as the vow was taken, it was a terrible one To hear the roar, as if great masses of water fell from the sky. The griffin hesitated, set the boy down at the edge of the forest and followed the fearful screams back to his nest while mother and child hurried home. The next day courageous men found the griffin pit filled with water, the dead young animals swimming in it, no trace of their parents.
Out of gratitude, the farmers in the area asked the pastor to rebuild the half-ruined St. Florian Church , which was achieved with financial support from Mother Mary . The farmer's son grew up and was ordained a priest . He received the monastery name Florian.
Literature and maps
- Anton Schäfer: Geological map of the Buchkogel-Florianiberg range on a scale of 1: 25,000. In: Communications from the Natural Science Association for Styria. Vol. 74, Graz 1937, pp. 133-143.
- City map Graz 1: 15,000. Freytag & Berndt , Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3850841146 .
- Austrian map 1: 50,000, sheet 4229 ( UTM ). Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Landscape protection area No. 29. (PDF) State of Styria , accessed on July 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Digital Atlas of Styria: Geology & Geotechnics. State of Styria , accessed on August 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Anton Schäfer: Geological map of the Buchkogel-Florianiberg range on a scale of 1: 25,000. In: Communications from the Natural Science Association for Styria. Vol. 74, Graz 1937, pp. 133-143. Online PDF , accessed August 1, 2019.
- ↑ Helmut wing : The geology of the Grazer Bergland. In: Communications from the Department of Geology, Paleontology and Mining at the Landesmuseum Joanneum , Graz 1975, pp. 276–277. Online PDF , accessed August 1, 2019.
- ^ Josef Zötl: The hydrogeological conditions in the area of the Buchkogelzug near Graz. In: Contributions to a hydrogeology of Styria. 6th issue, Graz 1953, pp. 24–31.
- ^ Markus Perl: Parish chronicle of Straßgang. Quoted in: Annemarie Reiter (Ed.): Grazer sagas and stories. Styria Verlag , Graz 1996, ISBN 978-3222123887 , p. 174. Online , accessed on August 1, 2019.