Loessfurt

The Lößfurt (also: Lößfurth ) is the location of a post mile pillar south of the Brandenburg town of Löhsten in the upper reaches of the Petersgraben in the middle of the forest at a crossroads. It belongs to an old trade route to Leipzig .

history

After a decree of August the Strong on September 7, 1724, post mile pillars had to be erected on busy streets . The column that once stood at the crossroads at the Loessfurt was found knocked down in the forest after reunification ; its base was probably built into a sandstone bridge in Torgau . In 1998 the restored post mile column was put up again at the Lößfurt.

Say

In the four neighboring towns, various legends are told about the place, in particular one about the name Lösfurth: A princess from the former Rabensburg, who is said to have stood in the forest area around the Loessfurt, is said to have enjoyed it like the other residents of this castle, people imprisoned in the underground dungeons of the castle for no reason. As a punishment, she is said to have found no rest after her death and at witching hour in the forest area as a white woman A journeyman blacksmith from Löhsten, who came from Rehfeld at night , is said to have met the woman at midnight who asked for redemption. She said to him, “Go! Ford! Come on! Furt! ”Jumped on his back; hence the name of the place.

Every year on Ascension Day, residents of the four towns of Beyern and Rehfeld (both are districts of the town of Falkenberg / Elster in the southern Brandenburg district of Elbe-Elster ), Löhsten (= district of Herzberg (Elster) in the state of Brandenburg) and Döbrichau meet on the Lößfurt on Ascension Day (= District of the municipality of Beilrode in Saxony ).

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Individual evidence

51.603922222222 13.1605Coordinates: 51 ° 36 '14.1 " N , 13 ° 9' 37.8" E

[1] Volksfest an der Lößfurt , Lausitzer Rundschau online, May 7, 2005

[2] Ascension is no longer a male domain , Lausitzer Rundschau online, May 18, 2007

[3] Gerd Tiedke, Celebrations also take place without a »White Woman« , Torgauer Zeitung, May 19, 2012