Hans-Heinz-Schanze

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The Hans-Heinz-Schanze was a ski jumping hill in Johanngeorgenstadt . The second structure of this name was temporarily the largest ski jump in Germany after its inauguration in 1929 .

history

On December 30, 1923, the winter sports club in Johanngeorgenstadt inaugurated a new ski jump not far from the train station in Schwarzwassertal, which was named in honor of a club member who fell in 1918, the Hans-Heinz-Schanze . After this ski jump could only be used for a few years, the decision was made to build a much larger ski jump in the Schwefelbachtal in the Roman Empire forest area . The then largest ski jumping hill in Germany was built, which was inaugurated on January 5, 1929 in the presence of around 13,000 spectators. Alfred Czermak (* 1910) from Johanngeorgenstadt undertook the consecration jump. Before that, from December 30, 1928 to January 2, 1929, the nationwide winter sports festival of the Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Association took place.

On January 15, 1933, the Norwegian Birger Ruud jumps on the Hans-Heinz-Schanze with 76 meters, the largest distance on a German hill at the time.

The ski jump consisting of numerous wooden elements, which was rebuilt in 1950/51 and renamed the Glückaufschanze , collapsed in March 1956 and was replaced by the Erzgebirgsschanze , inaugurated on January 1st, 1962 , which, however, did not meet the high expectations of a modern ski jumping facility and has not been used since the end of the year 2000 even after later structural changes and is now in ruins.

Technical specifications

  • Total length: 350 m
  • Approach (scaffold length): 110 m
  • Landing: 100 m
  • Landing incline: 38 degrees
  • Drain: 150 m
  • Highest tower: 42 m

Holder of the hill record

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Coordinates: 50 ° 25 ′ 32 ″  N , 12 ° 42 ′ 6 ″  E