Hengstberg (Fichtel Mountains)
| Stallion Mountain | ||
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| height | 651 m | |
| location | Bavaria , Germany | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 7 '55 " N , 12 ° 11' 15" E | |
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The Große Hengstberg ( 651 m ) is a granite peak in the Wunsiedel district in the Fichtel Mountains , near the border with the Czech Republic. It is located east of Silberbach , a district of the city of Selb . The mountain was first mentioned in a document in 1499 in the land register of the six offices , the name is said to be derived from Weideplatz. To the south is the Kleine Hengstberg ( 623 m ), documented in 1477 as "Klein Henngstperg".
geology
The largest part of the mountain consists of Weißenstädter porphyry granite . This occurs especially in the summit area in the form of larger block fields. The granite contains numerous feldspar sparrows up to ten centimeters in size. This feldspar content causes the high nutrient content of the mostly very deep brown earth . Aplit granite is only available in the north and west of the Hengstberg area. As a result of the higher quartz content in the aplite granite, the soils there are more nutrient-poor, strongly acidic, mostly deep brown earths with podsolisation phenomena .
plants
The 50 hectare beech forest, some of which is 350 years old, is particularly impressive. The species richness of plants in the undergrowth of the beeches is attributed to the high feldspar content of the soil, the low precipitation, the weak formation of raw humus on the steep slopes and the presumably higher lime content of the weathered granites there. It thrive tooth root , woodruff , foxglove , bird nest orchid , spring pea , yellow archangel , White Wurz , Nick Perlgras and millet .
natural reserve
The Große Hengstberg is a nature reserve and has been declared a natural forest reserve Hengstberg by the government of Upper Franconia . It was also designated a Natura 2000 area (FFH 5839-302). The Kleine Hengstberg is a protected natural monument.
Silberbrünnlein
On the northwest slope of the Großer Hengstberg lies the Silberbrünnlein, the origin of the Silberbach , which is part of the local association Selb of the Fichtelgebirgsverein .
A legend is about a charcoal burner who had his kiln nearby and gave a little man a piece of bread. In gratitude for this, the dwarf led him into a hall with silver veins. There was a lot of gold and silver on the floor. He could take as much of it as he wanted. But when he forgot to say a prayer of thanks, as he had been advised, the treasures in his trouser pockets turned into glowing coals.
Burgstall Kleiner Hengstberg
see Burgstall Kleiner Hengstberg
literature
- Dietmar Herrmann, Helmut Süssmann: Fichtel Mountains, Bavarian Vogtland, Steinwald, Bayreuther Land. Lexicon . Ackermannverlag, Hof (Saale) 2000, ISBN 3-929364-18-2 .
- Julius Neidhardt: Hiking guide through the Fichtelgebirge (1987), p. 48.
- Josef Peer: The beech forest on the Hengstberg . In: Der Siebenstern 1962, p. 47.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Singer : The land book of the six offices from 1499 , p. 36, 285, 301.