Klosterberg (Upper Lusatia)
| Klosterberg | ||
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 Klosterberg seen from Rothnaußlitz |
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| height | 394 m above sea level HN | |
| location | Saxony ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Lusatian highlands | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 7 '56 " N , 14 ° 14' 55" E | |
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| rock | Lusatian granite | |
The Klosterberg ( Upper Sorbian Klóšterska hora or Pinč ) with a height of 394 meters is a striking elevation in Upper Lusatia .
It is located in the Oberlausitzer Bergland and is the westernmost elevation of the northern mountain range. Thus, the mountain forms the natural boundary to the Upper Lusatian climes in the north and the West Lusatian hills and mountains in the west. From the south, the mountain appears as a gradual elevation from the valley of the Schwarzwasser , while from the north it rises steeply from the flat Upper Lusatian region and is visible from a great distance. Immediately below this northern slope is the village of Demitz-Thumitz . Other neighboring villages clockwise from here are Medewitz, Cossern , Naundorf , Tröbigau , Neuschmölln and Schmölln / OL. The highest of these places is Neuschmölln, located on the southern slope in the immediate vicinity of the mountain peak.
geology
The Klosterberg is located in the middle of the Lusatian granite. Since 1840 the granite has been quarried in various quarries around the mountain. Today the granite mining takes place on a smaller scale northeast of the mountain near Demitz-Thumitz by the Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft .
tourism
At the top of the mountain there is an excursion restaurant, which can be reached from Neuschmölln by motor vehicle and on foot via various hiking trails, including from Demitz-Thumitz, Schmölln and Tröbigau. Around the mountain there are several quarry holes filled with water that are used by locals and tourists as bathing lakes.
mythology
Only a few hundred meters from the summit is the Dreisesselstein , an unconventionally shaped granite block with three large notches ("armchairs"), which is part of the legends of Upper Lusatia. According to the information board on this stone, the content of the legend is as follows:
“A mountain spirit once lived in the rock caves of the Jungfernstein with his three daughters. When there was dancing in the taverns in Thumitz and Schmölln, the three girls would appear too.
They were admired by the boys for their beauty and grace. The only regret was that they always left the dance hall before midnight.
Often they were accompanied by boys on their way home.
A rest was taken at the three-armchair. The girls told their companions that they would like to sit here to enjoy the beautiful view. But shortly before midnight they said goodbye each time and refused any further company.
Once the boys resolved to scout out the three beautiful girls' apartment. They kept the three of them at the three armchair longer than usual with a lively conversation. Suddenly the Schmöllner church tower clock struck midnight. The three girls gave a horrific scream - then they were gone. Her companions stood just as horrified because the forest rustled terribly. A short time later the boys from the valley, from the gallows pond in Birkenrode, heard a bloodcurdling scream, a little later a second and a third.
The beautiful girls were never seen again. It is said that the mountain spirit from Jungfernstein drowned them out of anger because they had broken his command to be home before midnight. "
See also / literature
- List of mountains in Saxony
- Georg Pauli : The monastery mountain and its surroundings: a guide with a map, 1910, DNB