Glockenberg (Sankt Andreasberg)
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 View from the southern slope of the Jordanshöhe ( 723 m ) south-east over Sankt Andreasberg with Martini Church (left) to the Glockenberg (middle to right) with the bell tower there ; in the background on the right the Koboltstaler Köpfe (approx. 673 m ) |
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| height | 627 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | near Sankt Andreasberg ; District of Goslar , Lower Saxony ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | resin | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 42 '22 " N , 10 ° 30' 45" E | |
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| particularities | Bell tower | |
The Glockenberg near Sankt Andreasberg in the Lower Saxony district of Goslar is about 627 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the Harz low mountain range .
The mountain is named after the bell tower built there .
geography
location
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The Glockenberg located in the Upper Harz in the Harz nature park . It rises almost 650 m southwest of the town hall of Sankt Andreasberg, a district of Braunlage . The mountain is bordered by the Grüner Hirsch (north-west) and wash basin (south-east) valleys and the Sperrlutter valley (west). On the western flank are the Engelskuppe and the two doctor heads (from north to south). Neighbors are the Beerberg ( 658.1 m ; east-northeast), the Matthias-Schmidt-Berg (approx. 663 m ; east-south-east), the Knieberg with the Roßtrappe ( 556 m ; south-south-west) and the Galgenberg ( 594.3 m ; west-north-west) . To the west of the transition area from Glockenberg to Knieberg is the Pillichental .
Natural allocation
The Glockenberg belongs in the natural spatial main unit group Harz (No. 38), in the main unit Middle Harz ( Upper Harz ; 380) and in the subunit Southern Central Harz ( Southern Upper Harz ; 380.8) to the natural area Oderbergland (380.81). The landscape leads north-east within the framework of Sankt Andreasberg into the natural area Andreasberger plateau (380.83).
Protected areas
On the western slope of the Glockenberg there are parts of the nature reserve Bergwiesen near St. Andreasberg ( CDDA no. 162388; designated 1992; 2.166 km² ), which is slightly smaller than the fauna-flora-habitat- area Bergwiesen near St. Andreasberg (FFH- No. 4229-303; 2.1529 km²) is shown. On the mountain there are parts of the Harz landscape protection area (district of Goslar) (CDDA no. 321402; 2001; 389.75 km²).
Bell tower
The bell tower of the mountain town of Sankt Andreasberg has a long history. Bells have been ringing on the Glockenberg for over 300 years.
In 1537 the Trinity Church was consecrated in Sankt Andreasberg on the Gottesacker. This church had two bells. In 1688, the entire church was in a desolate condition. The Mining Authority therefore released money for a renovation or even a new building. The dilapidated church tower was so unstable that it threatened to collapse at any time under the weight of the two large bells. At the same time, the small alarm bell on the neighboring bell house got a big crack. It was now considered to build a tower next to the existing bell house. In this tower, one of the two large bells of the church should then be housed. This bell tower was built as a simple wooden tower, partly from the wood that was still usable from the church. The new location of the bell tower was almost ideal. The alignment was such that the houses in the upper and lower town were exactly in the sound. The damaged alarm bell was replaced with a new striking bell, which was used, among other things, for the clock installed in 1689.
The second bell of the dilapidated Trinity Church has now been hung in the attic. Sometimes you couldn't even hear the ringing in the neighboring streets.
In 1733 the big bell in the bell tower got a crack. After some back and forth, the foundryman Kehl received the order for repairs. Apparently this crack reappeared after a short time, because a new bell was cast in 1797. After this was hung in the belfry, you noticed that it was hanging crooked. When it was released again to align, it hit the ground. The impact could be heard all over the mountain town.
In 1767 a dispute broke out between the church and the city administration as to who would bear the costs of maintaining the bell tower. The city is based on the fact that the bells serve church purposes. The church opposed this by saying that the city had assumed the cost of the tower since it was built. The tower was barely 150 years old when it was so rotten that the Andreasbergers were worried about getting it through the winter at all. In 1834 the tower was then rebuilt around the belfry. In the form we know it today. The contract was given to Mühlenpfordt, the builder of the Martini Church, which was completed in 1811.
In 1883 the bell tower got a new clockwork. During the First World War, the old bronze bells were withdrawn and used for ammunition. They were replaced in 1920 by three steel bells cast by the Bochumer Verein.
It has always been the landmark of the formerly free mountain town.
Rack railway
The former St. Andreasberg West station of the St. Andreasberger Kleinbahn was located on the northern slope of the Glockenberg . From there, the 1.6 km long cog railway ran through Schwalbenherd station to St. Andreasberg Stadt am Bergfuß station. The line was operated from 1913 to 1958; it is still called that by the locals and is used for tobogganing.
Others
A transmission tower is located a little northeast of the Glockenberg summit near the bell tower . The Berghotel Glockenberg is located on its northeast flank, along with a few other houses . Every year on Holy Saturday there is an Easter bonfire on the mountain .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Utz Schmidtko, Harz Observatory
- ^ Rudolf Stiens: On the St. Andreasberge . Ed .: Ev. - Lutheran Martini parish of St. Andreasberg. ISBN 978-3-00-035448-9 , pp. 143 .
- ↑ Erhard Sonnenfeld (ed.): St. Andreasberg - then and now . A historical review, legends and hiking suggestions. 1st edition. Erhard Sonnenfeld, Berlin 1979, DNB 1031179089 , p. 13-14 .