Labyrinth (Saxon Switzerland)

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The labyrinth in Saxon Switzerland, taken from an elevated point of view.
One of the paths in the labyrinth in Saxon Switzerland.

The labyrinth is a group of rocks in Saxon Switzerland east of Langenhennersdorf on the boundary with Leupoldishain at the southern end of the Nikolsdorfer walls . It has been under nature protection as an extensive natural monument (FND) since 1979.

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The labyrinth probably got its name during the Romantic era . The rocks of the labyrinth are usually only five to fifteen meters high, they form a rock area that is difficult to see through due to their strong erosion, fissures and the resulting crevices. Due to chemical and physical weathering processes, the rocks are often provided with crevices, hourglasses and caves. Particularly noticeable are the narrow walls in the middle like hourglasses between the cavities, some of which also form rows, the cause are sand nests, the lime content of which has been leached and thus lost its binding effect. In a similar way, bowl-like depressions were created on the tops of the rocks.

The Nikolsdorf walls, formed by the erosion from a larger sandstone slab between Langenhennersdorf and Leupoldishain together with the neighboring Breiten Heide to the west , form the labyrinth, similar to the neighboring Bernhardstein as a witness mountain in front of the south. The sloping terrain around the labyrinth is interspersed with numerous large and small sandstone blocks, signs of the intense erosion processes. Through this stone run one is forestry use of the site possible only with difficulty. Therefore, a largely natural forest flora has survived in the labyrinth, consisting of, among other things, red beeches , pines and spruces that are up to 200 years old . The rocks themselves are habitat for lichens , including the strikingly bright yellow sulfur lichen .

A numbered path through the crevices has been laid out for visitors, but it can also be explored off the beaten track. The entire area of ​​the labyrinth is about 3.5 hectares. At the entrance to the labyrinth as is rock climbing approved labyrinth guards . The easiest route is the Alte Weg , classified III on the Saxon difficulty scale, with a total of eight climbing routes leading to the Labyrinth Guardian.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Staatliches Umweltfachamt Radebeul (ed.): Extensive natural monuments in the district of Saxon Switzerland (as of December 31, 1998) , Radebeul 1999, p. 30
  2. ↑ a b Gerhard Engelmann: In the south of the Barbarine (= values ​​of the German homeland . Volume 3). 2nd Edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1960, p. 16.
  3. ↑ Gerhard Engelmann: In the south of the Barbarine (= values ​​of the German homeland . Volume 3). 2nd Edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1960, p. 17.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 16.4 "  N , 14 ° 1 ′ 55.6"  E