Hauensee
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| Hauensee with enchanted castle | ||
| Geographical location | Arosa , ( Graubünden , Switzerland ) | |
| Tributaries | Waterbed streams | |
| Drain | Underground towards the east to the Plessur | |
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| Coordinates | 767 797 / 182 058 | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 2161 m above sea level M. | |
The Hauensee (also: Hauenseeli ) is a mountain lake near Arosa in Graubünden , Switzerland .
Location and description
The Hauensee is located at 2161 m on the Oberberg between Hörnli and Schwellisee . It has no vegetation and lies - somewhat hidden behind rock fissures - embedded in a stone hollow. The south-facing body of water incorrectly referred to as "Hauenseeli" on the Swiss national map is the Guferseeli . In the Middle Ages there were pits slightly above the Tschirpen , in which iron ore was mined. The tusks who stayed there at the time gave the lake its name.
The main tributary flows from the Mittler Wasserboda. The drain is underground to the east. There is a ski slope near Lake Hauensee in winter and the downhill route from Hörnligrat to Ifang in summer . From the Hörnli-Express to the north, the lake can be seen well. With the enchanted castle at its northeast end, it is part of the "Legend Hike Arosa and Surroundings". Apparently snakes have already been observed on the shores of the Hauensee , which is remarkable given the altitude.
In the course of the realization of a storage lake for snow-making on the ski slopes , the Arosa Bergbahnen first considered the area around Hauensee as a possible location in 2005. However, due to the lack of suitable subsoil, construction finally took place on the Weisshorn .
The legend of the haunted castle
Similar to the Schwellisee , Schwarzsee and Urdensee , the Hauensee is also the scene of an old legend , which can be read on site in a wooden legend box.
Once a distinguished gentleman rode through the Urdental and on the ridge near the Hörnli. After a short rest he followed the crags and soon came to a small lake in the middle of the rock. "I want to build a castle here," he thought to himself. Since he was a rich, powerful man, he was soon able to fulfill his wish. Foreign workers came and built a proud castle with battlements and terraces. One day he got his wife. It was a fine and quiet lady who was often seen walking a dog in a white dress. Years passed, lonely and abandoned the castle lay there. The owner and his wife had died. One day the two sons - young knights - appeared and they brought guests with them. Like a thunderstorm, the high-spirited crowd pulled down the mountain and through the middle of the meadows. They became the horror of the whole area.
An old farmer lived in the Ifang with his granddaughter, a beautiful girl with eyes blue as the Schwellisee. When the Junkers rode past the house, the farmer bolted the door and pulled the girl away from the window. One day a big thunderstorm was approaching. "I have to get the cattle," he thought. With that he left the hut. But the girl took a bucket to fetch water from the nearby well. Suddenly it turned around, frightened, dropped the bucket and tried to get to the house. The two Junkers rode past the fountain. They looked at the beautiful girl in amazement. "Come with me," they shouted and jumped off the horses. One stepped in her way, the other lifted her into the saddle and away it went over hill and dale. In the meantime the farmer came with his animals. He heard the girl's cries for help. He stood there powerless and clenched his fist. "Woe to you cheeky boys. The lightning should destroy your castle so that no stone is left unturned before you reach it." They looked back, startled, but the old man was gone. The horses gasped uphill, lightning followed lightning, the thunder rolled wildly along the mountain, there was a crash and roar. Hail shot down, the smallest brook turned into a torrent.
When the sun shone again the next day, the castle was gone. A large pile of stones marked the place where it had stood. No trace of the junkers and the beautiful girl. They were buried deep under the stones. From then on, the tangled stone at Hauensee was called "Enchanted Castle".
literature
- Hans Danuser : Arosa place and field names with inclusion of the Welschtobel and some areas near the border of neighboring communities, self-published Danuser, Arosa 2011, ISBN 3-905342-49-9 , p. 128 f.
- Ernst Rahm: The Arosa Lakes , Arosa printing house, Arosa 1982, p. 11.
- Heinrich Tgetgel, Schweizer Wanderbuch 30 , Schanfigg – Arosa, 3rd edition, Bern 1971, p. 86.
- Anna Hold, Robert Just: Vom alten Arosa , Verlag Buchdruckerei Arosa, Arosa 1917, p. 5 f.
Web links
- Hauenseeli on schweizersee.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Danuser, Jürg Schmid: Arosa field names map, Arosa 1993.