Jungfernstein (Tröbigau)
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 Jungfernstein (middle elevation) |
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| height | 373.2 m above sea level HN | |
| location | Saxony ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Lusatian highlands | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 7 '35 " N , 14 ° 16' 8" E | |
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| rock | Lusatian granite | |
The Jungfernstein is a 373 meter high mountain in Upper Lusatia .
It is located north of the village of Tröbigau and fits into the northwestern foothills of the Oberlausitzer Bergland between Tröbigauer Berg and Tröbigauer Butterberg . Its summit is forested and the area around it serves as a retreat for animals. People are advised to take this into account and therefore avoid entering this area if possible.
Origin of name
The origin of the name Jungfernstein probably goes back to the legend of the Dreisesselstein , in which the caves of this mountain are mentioned as the residence of the three daughters of the mountain spirit.
Hydrology
West of the summit in the direction of Tröbigauer Berg are the so-called Tocken . These are a Helokren source, which can not be pinpointed exactly, from which a source arm of the black water emerges, which unites in the Tröbigauer Oberdorf with the main arm coming from the Hohen Hahn .
Quarries
In addition to the Tröbigauer Berg, the northern slope of the Jungfernstein was one of the first places in the Klosterberg area where the Lusatian granite began to be extracted. In 1840 the Großer Jungfernstein quarry was opened by the Ackermann family from Gaussig . In 1872, the Kleiner Jungfernstein quarry operated by the Schmöllner families Haufe and Lincke was added, and in 1890 the Jungfernstein quarry by Ernst Eisold from Demitz-Thumitz . The three fractures were close together, so that today a common residual hole filled with water remains.
See also
literature
- Lausitzer Bergland around Pulsnitz and Bischofswerda (= values of our homeland . Volume 40). 1st edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1983.
- Gerhard Rodig: Welcome to Schmölln in Upper Lusatia , information brochure of the local history museum Schmölln / OL, 2001