Güttlerbüschl
| Güttlerbüschl | ||
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 "Thor's Anvil" stone formation |
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| height | 370.5 m above sea level NN | |
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Germany , Saxony ( Görlitz district ) |
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| Mountains | Upper Lusatian highlands | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 2 '33 " N , 14 ° 32' 9" E | |
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| rock | Lusatian granodiorite | |
The Güttlerbüschl , with its height of 365.2 m asl, is one of the smaller elevations in the city of Neusalza-Spremberg .
Location and name
The small mountain is located north of the Spree on a mountainous town hall, about 400 m northwest of the well-known granite massif " Schmiedesteine ". A map by Matthias Oeder around 1600 calls it "Der Hain Berg" . Its current name is derived from the family name “Güttler”, a Spremberg resident to whom it once belonged, and “Büschl”, in the Upper Lusatian dialect, is the diminutive of “Busch”. Recently, a conspicuous stone formation in the “Güttlerbüschl” has been called “Thor's anvil” by some Upper Lusatian circles, who consider it a mystery .
Geology and geography
The approximately 1 hectare large and light wood (deciduous forest) with its summit cliff made of granite is geographically part of the south-eastern foothills of the 410 m high Hahneberg , the second highest mountain in the city of Neusalza-Spremberg. The hill is surrounded by fields and meadows. The concentration of boulders in the smallest of spaces and their peculiar shapes in the Güttlerbüschl are geologically unique.
Features and history
On May 7, 2007, a meeting of geologically and astronomically interested citizens of Upper Lusatia and experts on site took place. As a result, the granite blocks in Güttlerbüschl, analogous to those at the " Bieleboh " in Beiersdorf or the " Kälbersteinen " in Sohland on the Spree , are said to be mysterious rock formations that people of primitive society use as "calendars" or " places of power " for cults Purposes. With regard to the Güttlerbüschl, the rocks would probably have been piled up in such a way that two holes could be formed below them to observe the sun and to interpret the cycles of the year. Accordingly, the small granite group is one of the 28 "Mysteries of Upper Lusatia".
From a historical point of view, however, it is more likely that the distinctive blocks in their current form (two side or supporting stones and a capstone above) a dolmen or large stone grave, also known as "Megalih grave" - the typical construction and the cult of the dead of the Neolithic ( Neolithic ) - embody. In Upper Lusatia, this period of human society lasted from around 5500 to 2200 BC. It was therefore the Neolithic farmers and cattle breeders, especially those of the funnel cup culture , who used the Upper Lusatian highlands as an "economic area", but did not settle there.
The dolmen in Güttlerbüschl would therefore be the material legacy that a Neolithic clan elder or shaman of the funnel cup people was buried here about 5,000 years ago, who died in the corridors of the later Neusalza-Spremberg while fighting with enemies or while hunting in the forest areas. The interesting area, which has not yet revealed its secrets, is privately owned and can only be reached on foot. In order to further research the mysterious rock formation in the Güttlerbüschl and its popularization with regard to astronomical aspects, in particular the "viewing holes" for the summer solstice and winter solstice as well as the equinox , the astronomy friends Ralf Herold (Sohland), Dr. Hilmar Hensel (Dresden) and Eberhard W. Winkler (Neusalza-Spremberg) earned.
Since 2008, the public and school observatory "Bruno-H.-Bürgel" in Sohland / Spree, Department of Archaeoastronomy, has been investigating the calendar solar phenomenon. The archaeoastronomical research project was given the name “Project Gods Hand ” and the rock objects that show the calendar solar observation phenomenon are referred to as the “ Sun Sanctuaries of Upper Lusatia ”. The rock in Güttlerbüschl was given the working title "Thor's anvil" and because of its function as a calendar based on the functional scheme of the Nebra sky disc, the name was added to the name "Stone sky disc of Neusalza-Spremberg". Since 2010 there have been events at the monument every year at the summer solstice. In 2012 there was an international video conference and since 2013 this event has been celebrated as the "International Day of Archaeoastronomy".
literature
- Ralf Herold: Sun Shrines of Upper Lusatia. The money cellar on the Löbauer Berg and its real treasure . Spitzkunnersdorf: Oberlausitzer Verlag Frank Nürnberger 2012.
- Cornelia Mai: Neusalza-Spremberg - Lugnasad promises another play of lights. Eberhard Winkler explores the mysterious rock formation in Güttlerbüschl with like-minded people. In: Sächsische Zeitung , Löbauer Zeitung edition, vol. 66, no.174 of July 28, 2011, p. 14
- Lutz Mohr: The Güttlerbüschl - a phenomenon from a historical perspective . In: Official journal of the administrative association for the city of Neusalza-Spremberg with the district Friedersdorf and the communities Dürrhennersdorf and Schönbach. Volume 16, No. 4 (April) 2011, pp. 6-7
- Lutz Mohr: Commentary on the internet documentation about the rock "Thor's anvil" in the corridors of Neusalza-Spremberg. A mystery as a prehistoric "calendar" or a large stone grave from the Neolithic in Güttlerbüschl? In: History and stories from Neusalza-Spremberg. Volume 4, arr. u. ed. by Günter Hensel, Kultur- und Heimatfreunde eV, Neusalza-Spremberg 2011.
- Eberhard W. Winkler: What is the secret surrounding the Güttlerbüschl? In: Official Gazette of the administrative community for the city of Neusalza-Spremberg with the district Friedersdorf and the communities Dürrhennersdorf and Schönbach, year 16, No. 3 (March) 2011, p. 7
- Eberhard W. Winkler, Lutz Mohr : The secret of the "Güttlerbüschl" in Neusalza-Spremberg . 2. revised u. exp. Edition Neusalza-Spremberg: self-published 2012.
- Eberhard W. Winkler and Gabriele Lucas: New references to the "Stone Sky Disc" from Neusalza-Spremberg. In: Official Journal of the Administrative Association for the City of Neusalza-Spremberg ..., vol. 20, issue 12 (December) 2015, p. 7, 2 fig.
- Ralf Herold: The track of light - project of the gods - sun sanctuaries of Upper Lusatia. Sohland / Spree observatory, Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2020, ISBN 978-3-7519-5892-9
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Infopack 2011, "Sun Sanctuaries of Upper Lusatia", observatory "Bruno-H.-Bürgel" Sohland / Spree; Ralf Herold, "Sun Sanctuaries of Upper Lusatia - The money cellar on the Löbauer Berg and its real treasure", Oberlausitzer Verlag, 2012
- ↑ Video: International Archaeoastronomy Day 2014