Hunting Column (Marienberg)

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The hunting column near Marienberg reports on the hunt lasting several days in September 1773, which the then Saxon Elector Friedrich August III. and later King Friedrich August I. with his wife, mother and entourage.

Coat of arms of the Electorate of Saxony on the hunting column near Marienberg (the black and white fields were swapped)

location

The hunting column is in the Reiterwald on the B 174 Marienberg - Reitzenhain , about 1.1 km south of the Marienberg-Süd junction, on the eastern edge of the road.

Status

The column was restored in 1826, 1904, 1927 and 1956, partly unprofessionally. Damage in several places made some of the lettering difficult to read. In October 2017, the column was dismantled, restored and put back up again in mid-2019. Last winter, a tight wooden box was put over the column to protect it from the elements.

description

The column is square, edge length of the base 71 cm, shaft 56 cm, capital 85 cm. A crown with a diameter of 40 cm sits on the capital; the total height is 190 cm.

The Electoral Saxon coat of arms, which is crowned with leaves, is affixed to all four sides: on the left the Kurschwerter (= imperial racing flag ) and on the right the black and gold bars with a leaf wreath.

  • Hunting column near Marienberg, north side

  • Hunting column near Marienberg, east side

  • Hunting column near Marienberg, west side

  • Hunting column near Marienberg, south side

  • Location in the forest next to the B 174

Text on the four sides of the column
North east west south
SG Hedenus
CF Pügner
J.S. Gander, adj.
JL Elingsohr
 Chief Forester
JE Uhlmann
J.GW Barwaster
J.C. Schwartze
J.C. Thiele
J.G. Judge
J.T. Trochnitz
C.G. Irmisch
J.S. Schoenfelder adj.
JC Mathey
J.G. Schultze
J. Glaeser, Adj.
AOTRupff, Adj.
CCMüller, Adj.		 ranger
JG Protze Brand – Schütze


This hunting was directed

Mr. Carl Siegmund v. Schirnding
Kamerherr, also chief forester. and
forest master of Bärenfelß
Mr. Carl August v. Schirnding
Kamer and Jagd Juncker.
Christian Willhelm Pezold
Hofjäger. Head forester u. Forester,
who also ruled this one of the most glorious Andean corners of
the High Country
, had it erected at his own expense
.
Renewed 1904 1927 1956
renovated 1828
Anno 1773

From September 2nd to September 11th,
Sr. Churfürstl. Pass to Saxony
Mr. Friedrich August
together with the highest of the same wife
Amalie Augusta Pass and the
widowed wife Electress of
Saxony Maria Antonia Königl. Your Highness
as Sr. Churfürstl. Highness. Wife's mother
and the Privy Council and
Kammerer Graf v. Marculini Excellenz in the
cauldron held here and Koup Jagen shot the following pieces described on the page.
44 deer        1 of 14
3 of 12
8 of 10
14 of 8
9 of 6		       end up
1 fork and
8 skewer deer
26 pieces of game
6 Schmahl animals
11 game calves
5 roe deer
8 roe deer
2 deer calves
2 clubs
1 brook
1 this year's newborn
1 hare 1 capercaillie
and
4 foxes
112 pieces total including the heaviest
stag of 450 lbs. 14 ends

literature

  • Karl Sewart: Karl Stülpner - The story of the Erzgebirge game shooter. EDITION digital, 2013, ISBN 978-3-86394-445-2 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  • Marienberger Wochenblatt, issue 19/1993, page 6 historical
  • Marienberger Wochenblatt, issue 12/1996, pages 6 and 7, The Hunt by Karl Fiedler

Web links

Commons : Hunting Column  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 27 ″  N , 13 ° 9 ′ 41 ″  E