Mermaid Island
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| Waters | Rossendorfer pond | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 3 '43.7 " N , 13 ° 56' 12" E | |
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| length | 15 m | |
| width | 15 m | |
| surface | 1.7 ha | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Nixeninsel is a very small island in the Rossendorfer pond near Dresden .
The island lies in the middle of the lake and has a circular floor plan with a diameter of 15 meters and an area of 177 square meters.
According to a legend, a small chapel is said to have stood on the island from 1690, which was dedicated to Saint Barbara . Clergymen from Stolpen and Pirna are said to have held masses and prayer here regularly.
In 1835 a small hut was built on the island to serve as a shelter and shelter for duck hunters. However, only a few remains of this hut could be found at the beginning of the 20th century.
The name Mermaid Island comes from the legend The Mermaid Hill near Rossendorf . In it it is reported that the first Christians in the area often held festivals in nearby Eschdorf . A beautiful young girl who nobody knew and whose dress hem was always soaked regularly appeared at these celebrations . One evening a young man managed to persuade the stranger to accompany her home. She led him to the Rossendorfer pond and touched the water with a rod, whereupon the water in the pond parted and both came to the island in the middle. They spent the night together in the mermaid's house , which she shared with her father. When he came home the next day, the mermaid hid the young man in a baking trough. However, the father smelled the Christians he hated. The mermaid was able to convince him that the house only smelled of Christians because she had been dancing with them in Eschdorf the night before. After the father fell asleep, the young man fled the island. The girl was never seen again. In another tradition, the legend is called The Mermaid Hill near Eschdorf , the lake is known as the Eschdorf pond . These names stem from the fact that the Rossendorf district used to belong to Eschdorf.
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- ↑ a b Friedrich Bernhard Störzner: What the home tells . Legends, historical images and memorable events from Saxony. Contributions to Saxon folklore and local history. Verlag Arwed Strauch, Leipzig 1904, p. 84–86 ( What the Heimat tells on Wikisource ).
- ^ Alfred Meiche : Sagenbuch des Koenigreichs Sachsen . G. Schönfeld Verlag, Leipzig 1903, p. 370 ff . ( Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Adolph Segniz: sagas, legends, fairy tales and stories from the history of the Saxon people in a series of romances, ballads etc. Second volume. Verlag CE Klinkicht, Meißen 1841, p. 179 ff . ( Google Books ).