Josefslust
The Josefslust forest area , which also includes the Josefslust wildlife park , is a Hohenzollern hunting ground on both sides of the 456 state road from Sigmaringen to Krauchenwies . Josefslust is listed as the street name of the city of Sigmaringen, but is not an independent district .
location and size
The Josefslust wildlife park is part of the “Sigmaringer Forest”, a forest area that is bordered by the Danube in the north and the Ablach in the south . The Sigmaringer Forest is the largest contiguous forest area in Upper Swabia after the Altdorf Forest and extends from Meßkirch to Mengen . It is divided by two roads running in north-south direction - in the west the county road 8267 from Laiz to Göggingen and in the east the state road 456 from Sigmaringen to Krauchenwies - into three forest areas of roughly the same size.
The "Josefsluster Forest" is often incorrectly called "Josefswald", but the Josefswald is only a win in the Josefsluster Wald. The latter today covers an area of around 15 km², 7.2 km² of which is fenced in as a wildlife park. The actual “Wildlife Park Josefslust” with an area of 780 hectares is the middle forest area between K 8267 and L 456 and also the central point of the Sigmaringen district.
Princely Hohenzollern Wildlife Park Josefslust
The Josefslust Wildlife Park is an extensive nature park with a 35-kilometer network of trails. Anyone can enter it free of charge for recreation at any time and anywhere.
The main entrance to the wildlife park is on the road between Krauchenwies and Sigmaringen. After crossing the lane you get from the forest parking lot to the main entrance, an ivy-covered gate in the east of the wildlife park. The heavy iron gate is framed by two pillars. Cast-iron red deer sculptures are enthroned on them, on the right that of a twelve-fender , left that of a fourteen- fender .
Until 2010, the Josefslust wildlife park had partly large-scale show gates with game from the local fauna: wild boar , red deer and fallow deer . A 2.5-kilometer circular route led to the deer and fallow deer enclosures until 2010. The largest enclosure was three hectares. There is a small enclosure for wild boars right at the entrance.
Furthermore, Josefslust is characterized by a wide forest area with many very old trees, some of which are protected, several romantic lakes, sculptures and some hidden old gates. There is also a barbecue area. Old cast iron signposts show hikers the way. The park is owned by the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen .
Landscape image
The Josefslust Wildlife Park is part of the Upper Danube Nature Park . According to the Fürst von Hohenzollern group of companies - forest division - there are very nutrient-rich forest soils in the area of the park and therefore forests with above-average growth and yield. It is consequently identified as an area in particular need of protection for forestry: The sustainable safeguarding of the production of high-quality wood and the maintenance of the forest functions that are important for the natural balance is its very elementary objective and, according to the state development plan, particularly worthy of protection. For example, high-quality meadow mowing is carried out in the wildlife park by the Princely Hohenzoller Forest Administration.
history
Josefslust began in the 15th century. In the “Faulbronnen” hunting district, marked in old maps as a forest area between Krauchenwies and Sigmaringen, the Counts of Werdenberg zu Sigmaringen and the Counts of Zimmer zu Meßkirch pursued their passion for hunting. In order to avoid disputes, the two count families divided the hunting area in 1463 and set the hunting boundaries. When the Counts of Zollern replaced the Werdenbergers in 1535 , the hunting district became even more important. The following nobles were also avid hunters, and the princes Joseph Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1702–1769) and Karl Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1724–1785) were known as Nimrode .
The name Josefslust goes back to the hunting lodge “Josefslust” built in 1727 by Prince Joseph Friedrich von Hohenzollern. The first fencing was built in 1790, probably to avoid problems with the population due to the damage caused by game, the game park was fenced in under Prince Anton Aloys von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen . The prince bought many grazing rights from the farmers, and through the purchase and exchange of further areas the wildlife park reached its greatest extent in the first half of the 19th century. "Josefslust" was 1403 hectares in size and extended to the boundaries of the districts of Mengen, Scheer and Sigmaringendorf.
Houses were built at the entrances, whose residents - always princely foresters or woodworkers - had to guard them and make sure that no game could “escape”. The old forest department names "Schätterhaus" and "Torwardhaus" on the road from Krauchenwies to Sigmaringen are reminiscent of this era of guarded park entrances. The western area was guarded by the "Oberjägerhaus". Wild boar and red deer used to be "caged" in the wildlife park.
In 1850, Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1811–1885) had the wildlife park reduced to 840 hectares. Under Prince Leopold von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1835–1905) and Prince Wilhelm von Hohenzollern (1864–1927) court hunts took place here, in which members of the European nobility took part. Later, a clay pigeon shooting range was set up in the less frequented part of the park . Ernst Gottlieb Föhr was born on April 15, 1892 in Josefslust .
Around 1900, under Prince Leopold, parts of the painting gallery in Sigmaringen Castle had to be sold because of the large bark beetle plague in the princely forests. During the First World War in 1917, all wild boars and large parts of the fallow and red deer population were shot down because of an acute shortage of meat. In 1948 there was a severe bark beetle infestation that struck the surrounding forests. All older spruce forests in the wide area around the Oberjägerhaus have fallen victim to the clearing. Forest workers from Reutlingen and Switzerland were quartered in the Oberjägerhaus, forest apprentices and forest candidates had been assigned to fight bark beetles by the Tübingen forestry department. Under the direction of forester Wellenstein, they had to tackle the beetle with "Viton" ( DDT ) and arsenic . In vain, as it turned out. It was not until the wet and comparatively cold summer months at the beginning of the 1950s that the bark beetle contained.
In the mild winter of 2006/2007, the complete fencing of the wildlife park with a length of 14 kilometers was renewed.
Years ago, at the instigation of the Hohenzollern family, the "Forest" division of the Fürst von Hohenzollern group of companies created small enclosures as viewing gates for EUR 87,000. The annual maintenance costs averaged 10,250 euros excluding labor costs. A professional hunter spent an hour and a half feeding the animals and checking the gates. On December 11th, 2009, the veterinary office of the Sigmaringen district office announced that on January 1st, 2010, due to new EU directives, wild game animals will be classified as farm game. For this reason, the gates were dissolved in 2010.
Attractions
Josefslust hunting lodge
The hunting seat Josefslust ( 48 ° 3 '20.2 " N , 9 ° 13' 43.8" O ) ( "Jagdschlösschen") is 250 meters is west of the main entrance of the forest "Faulbronn". It was built in 1717, according to other sources in 1727, by the enthusiastic hunter Prince Josef Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1715–1769). Originally there was still a chapel, and a "constant hunter" found an apartment in an outbuilding. In place of the old hunting lodge, the hunting lodge was built in 1830 according to the plans of Rudolf Burnitz (1788–1849) and served as the Princely Hohenzollern district forester. Until recently, a metal sign in the archway indicated the seat.
Until a few years ago, the Josefslust hunting lodge housed the stuffed specimen of the last wolf hunted in the Hohenzollern area in a showcase in the archway . It was shot near Gauselfingen on January 18, 1831 , after breaking into pens near Kettenacker , Harthausen and Feldhausen in June 1830 and killing three sheep. In the meantime, the trophy, which was getting on in years , has been restored and taken to the “Hubertussaal” at Sigmaringen Castle .
In 1956, after 20 years in the Oberjägerhaus, the Fischer family were allowed to move to the so-called “Schlössle”.
After the renovation and renovation by the "Hohenzollern Architects" (Ferdinand von Hohenzollern, Berlin) in 2006, the Josefslust hunting lodge with its wrought iron window bars shines in new splendor. The hunting lodge is owned by Albrecht Johannes von Hohenzollern (born August 3, 1954 at Umkirch Castle ), son of Friedrich Wilhelm von Hohenzollern , his wife Nathalie Olivia Rocabado de Viets (born November 10, 1970 in Hamburg) and their daughters Josephine (born 31. October 2002 in Munich) and Eugenia (born June 8, 2005 in Sigmaringen). In 2010 she moved with the children to Switzerland and in 2012 to Vienna. The hunting lodge is not open to the public.
In the past, ceramic finds were made near the hunting lodge that date back to the Flavian period.
Landhaus Josefslust
Around 200 meters west of the hunting lodge, behind a high hedge and an electric access gate, there is a country house ( 48 ° 3 ′ 19.8 ″ N , 9 ° 13 ′ 35.7 ″ E ) . The then Hereditary Prince Friedrich Wilhelm von Hohenzollern had this country estate built in 1956/57 according to plans by the architect Paul Schmitthenner (1884–1972) as his residence. The Landhaus Josefslust has the postal address Josefslust 2, 72488 Sigmaringen . Designs by the architect Martin Elsaesser (1884–1957) from the spring of 1948 were not used. The country house was expanded to include a private indoor swimming pool and an outdoor swimming pool by the "Hohenzollern Architects" (Ferdinand von Hohenzollern, Berlin). It was inhabited by Friedrich Wilhelm until his death in 2010 and then extensively renovated and modernized by his son and successor Karl Friedrich von Hohenzollern . The house electrics, which came from the time of completion, were renewed and the 25 rooms (800 m² living space) completely refurbished. The building is the main residence of Karl Friedrich and his wife Katharina Maria and is not open to the public.
Hunting parlor
The historic armory ( 48 ° 3 ′ 24.4 ″ N , 9 ° 13 ′ 45.6 ″ E ) was built in the 17th century and has been owned by the noble Hohenzollern family ever since. In 2010 it was converted into a hunting salon for hunting occasions and offers space for 160 guests.
Josefslust train station
In the course of the opening of the Krauchenwies – Sigmaringen railway by the Grand Ducal Baden State Railway on September 6, 1873, the Josefslust station ( 48 ° 3 '7 " N , 9 ° 15' 10" E ) was created. It was in the Sigmaringer district. The railway line was created as part of the expansion of the Hegau-Ablachtal railway from Meßkirch to Mengen and belonged to the Radolfzell- Sigmaringen train connection , which can be found in the timetable under 320a. The Josefslust station was inaugurated on September 6, 1873 when the line opened for passenger traffic. It was 3.8 kilometers from the Krauchenwies connecting station. After 9.1 kilometers of the route with the arrival at Sigmaringen station, a connection was made to the Ulm – Sigmaringen railway line and the Hohenzollerische Landesbahn in the direction of Gammertingen . From the Krauchenwies train station, the two tracks to Sigmaringen and Mengen initially ran in parallel through the Princely Hohenzoller Park in Krauchenwies. The camps and pillars of the Ablach Bridge in the park are reminiscent of this rare alignment of two single-track lines next to each other. Only later, at the level of today's Krauchenwies lido on Steidlesee , did the Krauchenwies – Sigmaringen railway gradually branch off to the north without a switch connection.
With the establishment of the Deutsche Reichsbahn on April 1, 1920, the Badische Staatsbahn was incorporated into the Reichsbahn. In the 1960s, only rail buses were running between Radolfzell and Sigmaringen. After the Krauchenwies – Sigmaringen line was last used only for freight traffic, the railway line was finally shut down on June 1, 1969 with the cessation of all traffic. The reason for this was the no longer load-bearing bridges. The traffic between Radolfzell and Meßkirch was maintained.
The Krauchenwies – Sigmaringen railway line was largely dismantled from 1971, and the bridges at the Wusthauweiher and Unterjägerhaus were demolished. The station building Josefslust fell victim to the demolition in 1971. The only thing that has been preserved is a girder bridge between Sigmaringen and Sigmaringendorf over the Danube , which is no longer passable . Three half-timbered superstructures with an overhead track of 36 meters each have been preserved. The carrier over another field is dismantled. Furthermore, the old route on a railway embankment at Unterjägerhaus can still be seen very clearly. Cuts in the terrain north and northeast of the Wusthauerweiher are completely afforested or lignified.
High umbrella
The Hohschirm ( 48 ° 2 '18.5 " N , 9 ° 12' 7.4" O ) , also called high-screen, a is plain tile -covered, one-storey tower with attached pyramid roof and a floor area of 3.5 x 3.5 meters . It served as a fire watch tower in the Josefslust district. The Hohschirm seems to have had older predecessors that are at least as old as the name of the same name of the Gewannes. The Hohschirm was located on the "Alte Poststrasse", an important connecting route that already existed in Roman times . Perhaps a watchtower once stood here to secure the Roman road from Meßkirch ( Villa Rustica west of Meßkirch ) via Igelswies , Menningen to Gewann Gänsler (possible location of another Roman watchtower). From there the path went through today's Josefslust wildlife park, past the Gewann Poststock , directly to the intersection between Sigmaringen and Krauchenwies, at the junction to Sigmaringendorf near Pfaffenteich, on to Sigmaringendorf (ford at the mouth of the Lauchert ) and to Villa Rustica at the ironworks in Laucherthal . The prehistoric and early historical collection in Sigmaringen Castle contains Vespasian sigillata finds from Josefslust.
Forsthaus Josefslust
The forester's lodge Josefslust ( 48 ° 3 ′ 28.1 ″ N , 9 ° 13 ′ 55.6 ″ E ) was located 300 meters east of the hunting lodge east of the L 456. The former Fürstliche Oberforsterei Josefslust was already in 1913 after the death of the chief forester Ludwig Hörmann was lifted and merged with the Krauchenwies chief forester. It was last used as a forest workers' farmstead and partially demolished between 2010/11 and rebuilt as a machine shed.
Oberjägerhaus
The building called "Oberjägerhaus" and demolished in 1963 was located at the "west portal" of the Princely Forest Cathedral and Wildlife Park Josefslust on the K 8267 in the Sigmaringen district. From 1827 to 1963 the Oberjägerhaus belonging to the Fürstlich Hohenzollerische Oberförsterei Josefslust existed - the "counterpart" to the Unterjägerhaus on the opposite side of the Josefslust district near Sigmaringendorf. When the Oberjägerhaus protection area was dissolved, the Princely Forestry Department rented the house as a forest workers' apartment.
The Oberjägerhaus was a forester's house and a self-sufficient farm at the same time: the front half of the living area was used as living space, while the rear part contained the cattle shed and barn, next to it a bakery and wash house and a small wood shed. The forester families living here (Scheidmandel family, Fischer family from 1928 and Schilling family from 1956) managed ten acres or three hectares of meadows and fields as well as a vegetable garden. There was no electricity, the water for humans and cattle had to be pumped from a well in front of the house. The forester's wife had the task of ringing the little bell on the roof of the house every day at noon. Then the woodworkers knew it was time for lunch. However, if the bell rang at a different time, the woodworkers knew that something extraordinary must have happened. This was the last time on Monday, November 9th, 1931 towards evening, when the forest workers had to call the midwife after the bell and shortly afterwards a healthy boy was born.
The Oberjägerhaus, including the bakery and wood shed, was demolished in 1963. The framework had become rotten, and no one wanted to move into a house without water and electricity. The well shaft and the slurry pit were filled with rubble and the property, including meadows and fields, were reforested with spruce. The Schilling family, who lived in the Oberjägerhaus at the time, moved to Josefslust in the newly built forest workers' apartments on the "Tannenwiese".
Today there are sticks on the site of the Oberjägerhaus, which, however, have been badly damaged by several storms in recent years and an ice break in 1997. Nothing is reminiscent of earlier times.
Unterjägerhaus
The Unterjägerhaus ( 48 ° 3 ′ 24.5 ″ N , 9 ° 15 ′ 17.8 ″ E ) is around 590 m above sea level. NN west of Landstrasse 455 and marks the entrance to Sigmaringendorf. It is also inhabited and therefore cannot be visited. The Unterjägerhaus was rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century and replaced the old Unterjägerhaus at an almost identical location, which was demolished when the new house was moved into on December 1, 1908.
Goalkeeper house
The former goalkeeper's house on Alte Krauchenwieser Strasse was demolished in 1972.
Pond
In the Josefslust forest area there are three ponds that are connected to the Ablach via the Wusthaugraben and are popular both as hiking destinations and as fishing waters.
Wusthauer pond
The 456 located to the east of L Wusthauweiher ( 48 ° 2 '39 " N , 9 ° 15' 9" O ) , even Wusthauer Weiher called, is situated at approximately 590 meters above sea level. NN . In 2007 the water was summered. The "Wust", a forest complex belonging to the Josefslust district, was mentioned as early as 1457. At that time it was an object of dispute between the communities of Sigmaringendorf and Rulfingen. The latter wanted to turn part of the Wusthaus into fields, whereas the Sigmaringdorf people protested in the interests of their grazing justice. Finally, the legal dispute was settled and a document stipulated that the Rulfingers were allowed to turn some of them into fields and that the Sigmaringdorfers were always authorized to drive their cattle to the watering area in Wusthau. In a document from 1473 a "Egelsee im Wust" is mentioned. The “Wistelbach”, originally known as the “Wustelbach”, flowed through the “Wusthau”. It was later dammed by a dam that also served as a path, which resulted in today's “Wusthauer Weiher”. When this was is unknown. It is believed that it was at the time when Prince Josef Friedrich had the Joseflust hunting lodge built (around 1727). At the beginning of the 20th century, the Wusthauer Weiher was a welcome eye-catcher. The small reed-covered lake enlivens the landscape tremendously in summer, and in winter it serves as a wonderful ice rink.
Gögginger and Ablacher Weiher
In the fenced area there are two ponds formerly used for fish farming. On the one hand, at 636 m above sea level. NN preferred Gögginger Weiher ( 48 ° 2 '42 " N , 9 ° 12' 24" O ) and 400 meters east thereof lying Ablacher Weiher ( 48 ° 2 '47 " N , 9 ° 12' 52" O ) . Both ponds can be drained via a monk . The silting up of the ponds was stopped in 2006 by dredging and rebuilding the embankment.
Natural monuments
- Prince Friedrich Oak
- Prince Leopold fir trees
- Fürstin-Margarete-Eiche ( BHU : 7.10 m, 2015)
- Forest director Josef Riester-Eiche
- Prince Franz Josef Oak
Trivia
The fiery chariot at Krauchenwies is an oral tradition about the ghostly appearance of a hunting procession of a Sigmaringen prince in the "Thiergarten zu Krauchenwies".
Remarks
- ↑ a b c d Arno Möhl (mö): Changed legal situation: Forest owners are no longer liable in the event of accidents . In: Schwäbische Zeitung from October 28, 2010
- ^ Karlheinz Fahlbusch (kf): Sigmaringen is the center . In the Südkurier edition of March 29, 2003
- ↑ a b Christoph Wartenberg: Josefslust. Children no longer see cute rookies . In: Schwäbische Zeitung of March 2, 2010
- ↑ Presentation of the Fürst von Hohenzollern group of companies
- ↑ See map of the Princely Zoo Josefslust from 1789
- ^ Karlheinz Fahlbusch (kf): "Josefslust" - Not a zoological garden but a piece of home . In the Südkurier edition of November 30, 2002
- ↑ a b c Chronicle of the community Sigmaringendorf
- ↑ Christoph Wartenberg: The gates are dismantled . In: Schwäbische Zeitung of March 2, 2010
- ↑ See living space Josefslust ; accessed on February 17, 2015
- ↑ Cf. Hans Baron: From the history of the wildlife park Josephslust . In: Hohenzollerischer Geschichtsverein (Hrsg.): Hohenzollerische Heimat. Issue 1, 8th year 1958. pp. 21–22
- ↑ Martina Goldau (mag): Peterchens Mondfahrt and a lot of snow . In the Südkurier issue of December 8, 2006
- ^ Marriage: September 8, 2001, Rome, Italy
- ^ Friedrich Hertlein and Peter Goessler : The streets and fortifications of the Roman Württemberg . (Friedrich Hertlein, Oscar Paret , Peter Goessler: The Romans in Württemberg . Part 2). Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1930, p. 198
- ^ Civil registry news for Sigmaringen and the surrounding area. September 2010. Deaths . In: Schwäbische Zeitung from October 28, 2010
- ↑ Birgit Meyenberg: Avant-garde in Hohenzollern: The designs of the architect Martin Elsaesser for the Prince of Hohenzollern in 1948 . In: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (Ed.): Archive news, No. 45 / September 2012 , p. 28.
- ↑ Herbert Fießinger: Two forgotten Gögginger highways . In: Ders .: Gögginger Chronik. Volume II: 1945 to 1980 . Göggingen. June 2005. pp. 229-231
- ^ See Neue Heidelberger Jahrbücher, Volumes 8-10 . Published by the Historisch-Philosophischer Verein zu Heidelberg, Society of Friends of the University. Publishing house G. Koester. Heidelberg 1898.
- ↑ The year 1827 was carved on a stone in the corridor of the Oberjägerhaus, probably the year the house was built.
- Jump up ↑ Karl Mägerle (km): The board recalls the past . In the Südkurier edition of September 26, 2003
- ↑ Otto Fischer: A youth without neighbors. Memories of the Oberjägerhaus in the forest between Sigmaringen, Mengen and Meßkirch . In: Südkurier of December 24, 2001
- ↑ Communities argue about the "chaos" . In: Schwäbische Zeitung of May 19, 2009. The article reproduces what the Hohenzollerische Volks-Zeitung reported in detail on May 19, 1909 about all kinds of events around the Wusthauer Weiher.
- ^ Entry in the directory of monumental oaks . Retrieved January 10, 2017
- ↑ The fiery car at Krauchenwies . In: Ernst Heinrich Meier: German legends, customs and traditions from Swabia . JB Metzler. 1852
Coordinates: 48 ° 3 ′ 23 " N , 9 ° 13 ′ 45" E
literature
- Hans Baron: From the history of the Josephslust wildlife park . In: Hohenzollerischer Geschichtsverein (Hrsg.): Hohenzollerische Heimat . Issue 1, 8th year 1958. pp. 21–22
- Karl Dehner: History of the princely zoo Josefslust . Sigmaringen, Liehner, 1909
- Michael Walter: What does the name Josefslust tell us? . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . Leutkirch-Sigmaringen. July 20, 1951. No. 112
Web links
- Wildlife Park Josefslust on the website of the Fürst von Hohenzollern Group
- Historical photo of the Joseflust train station on the website of the Baden-Württemberg State Archives
