Szczeliniec Wielki
| Szczeliniec Wielki ( Big Haystacks ) | ||
|---|---|---|
 Large and small hay barns from the south |
||
| height | 919 m | |
| location | Poland | |
| Mountains | Heuscheuergebirge | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ N , 16 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E | |
|
||
| Type | Table Mountain | |
| rock | Sandstone | |
The Szczeliniec Wielki (German Große Heuscheuer , Czech Velká Hejšovina ) is 919 m high, the highest mountain in the Heuscheuergebirge (Polish Góry Stołowe ) in Poland . It can be accessed from Karłów ( Karlsberg ). The sandstone mountain is one of the most typical table mountains in Central Europe.
Origin of the name
The German name of the mountain was derived from its typical shape. The current Polish name is a post-war creation and means Great Split Mountain (Polish: Szczelina = column, fugue ). The Czech name is derived from the German name.
Location and surroundings
The Szczeliniec Wielki is 32 kilometers west of Kłodzko ( Glatz ) and 11 kilometers northeast of Kudowa-Zdrój ( Bad Kudowa ). At the foot of the mountain are the small towns of Karłów ( Karlsberg ) and Pasterka ( Passendorf ). To the north was the settlement of Klein-Karlsberg , first mentioned in 1747 , which was also known as the Karlsberg or Leierdörfel colony . After the transition to Poland in 1945, it was left to decay.
Immediately adjacent is the Szczeliniec Mały ( Little Haystack ), an equally striking but smaller mountain.
history
The Große Heuscheuer was opened in 1790 by Franz Pabel from Karlsberg. In the same year, King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia rose to the summit. In order to secure the Prussian border to Bohemia, the king had Fort Karl built on the Great Heuscheuer. He commissioned the engineer officer and later Major General Bonaventura von Rauch to do this . The then Major von Rauch was able to receive Johann Wolfgang von Goethe there on his 41st birthday on August 28, 1790. Goethe later made a geological description of the Szczeliniec Wielki.
Paths to the summit
From Karłów, as well as from Pasterka, a yellow marked hiking trail leads over the saddle between Szczeliniec Wielki and Szczeliniec Mały. From there a branch leads to the plateau of the mountain. An entrance fee is required for the ascent. A circular hiking trail opens up the mountain plateau and also leads through the labyrinths on the north side, which are well worth seeing.
literature
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: From the notebook from the Silesian journey. In: Goethe Works, Weimar Edition III. Section Volume 2: July – September 1790, 1887
- Adalbert Hoffmann: The Goethe Day of the Schneekoppe and the Heuscheuer for a new source. In: The hiker in the Giant Mountains. 42nd year No. 47
- Johann Friedrich Zöllner : Letters about Silesia, Krakow, Wieliczka and the County of Glatz. Friedrich Maurer publishing house. Berlin, 1795, p. 433
- Victor Kaluza : The Big Heuscheuer. Ascent in Goethe's footsteps . Novella about Goethe's stay on his 41st birthday in 1790 on the hay barn near Radków. In: Silesia . Vol. 31. Nuremberg 1986. H. 3, pp. 159-168.
- Wochenblatt.pl: On the Big Heuscheuer Online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leierdörfel
- ↑ Eva Koudelková: Byli jsme tam doma. Vzpomínky pamětniků na dětství v Českém koutku . Nakladatelství Bor, Liberec 2017, p. 61