Corner jump
| Corner jump | |
|---|---|
 Schützhütte at Eckersprung on Goetheweg (status: 2014) |
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| location | |
| Country or region | Harz National Park , Harz ( Saxony-Anhalt ) and Goslar ( Lower Saxony ) districts, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 47 ′ 18 " N , 10 ° 35 ′ 10" E |
| height | 850 m above sea level NHN |
| geology | |
| Mountains | resin |
| Hydrology | |
| River system | Weser |
| Receiving waters | Ecker |
Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 18 ″ N , 10 ° 35 ′ 10 ″ E
The Eckersprung is the source of the Ecker directly on the border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt in the Harz National Park on the eastern edge of the Brockenfeld at about 850 m above sea level. NHN . The source is west of the 1033.5 m high summit of the Königsberg , a side knoll of the Brocken , and about one kilometer south-southeast of the Quitschenberg in Lower Saxony , which is 881.5 m high.
The source stream of the Ecker flows in a rather steep and rocky bed down the northern edge of the Harz Mountains and takes in a large number of smaller streams from the bogs of the Brocken area.
Above the Eckersprungs there is a refuge as a resting place on the Goetheweg from Torfhaus to Brocken. This stamping point is included as stamping point 136 in the system for obtaining the Harz hiking pin.
From the 16th to the 18th century the border near the Eckersprung was controversial. Here the Communion Harz bordered the county of Wernigerode . Both sides agreed that the Ecker determined the border, but the origin and course of the same were different for centuries. The Eckersprung was called the source of the Königsbach by today's Lower Saxony side and claims that the Ecker would arise further northeast on the Brocken, where the source of the Königsbach is today. There were several lengthy court cases, including before the Reich Chamber of Commerce . Several border commissions were set up to finally determine the course of the Ecker and thus also the border. However, no agreement could be reached, which is why the disputed area was named the place of contention .
In 1720 the border was examined again, and five years later, in 1725, a conference took place in Goslar. After another violent dispute, the following proposal was agreed: The disputed area and the wood there should be divided into two parts by a line from the confluence of Ecker and Königsbach. The disputed area was divided and new border posts were set on the dividing line in 1750. This borderline was valid until after the Second World War.