Picka (Oppach)

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Picka
Oppach municipality
Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 14 ″  N , 14 ° 28 ′ 46 ″  E
Height : 390 m above sea level NN
Residents : 61  (May 9, 2011)
Postal code : 02736
Area code : 035872
Picka (Saxony)
Picka

Location of Picka in Saxony

Picka ( Upper Sorbian Pikow ) is a district of Oppach in the district of Görlitz .

geography

location

Picka is located south of the Bieleboh mountain range in the western part of the district in the Lausitzer Bergland . The settlement is on the eastern slope of the Pickaer Berg ( 486  m ) on the edge of the forest above the source of the Lindenberg water. The Potsberg ( 448  m ) rises to the northwest , the Galgenberg ( 424  m ) and the Wurbisberg ( 405  m ) to the northeast, and the Hähnel ( 393  m ) to the east .

The Oberlausitzer Bergweg runs through Picka . To the northeast of the village, the federal highway 96 crosses the ridge between the Galgenberg and Wurbisberg.

Neighboring places

Crostau Wurbis Zieglertal
Schirgiswalde Neighboring communities Oak trees
Ellersdorf Water bottom Lindenberg

Streets

The district consists of the streets Pickaer Straße and Am Galgenberg.

history

"Schlössl" Picka

The oldest mention of the place comes from 1437. At the end of the 16th century there is evidence of a sheep farm in the high forest belonging to the Oppach lord Ernst von Rechenberg. Since 1631 there was a Vorwerk of the Oppach manor in Picka. The Vorwerk, known as the "Schlössl", included a sheep farm, a hunting lodge and a forester's house. The castle, surrounded by chestnut trees, was a popular stay for the Oppach lords of Nostitz and Jänkendorf. The last renovation of the castle, which had a door crown in the Renaissance style, took place in 1856. Above the castle, an avenue of lime trees led east to the Hähnel.

"Schlössl" Picka

Picka has always been part of Oppach's parish and is parish there. In 1888 a school was set up in Oberoppach near the Erntekranz for the districts of Oberoppach and Picka; it existed until 1945. At the end of the 19th century, the town began to develop into a popular excursion and recreation spot. The "Waldfrieden" inn, which is popular with day trippers, with its panoramic terrace has been called the "Oppach balcony". There were also several small pensions in the Picka. In the 1960s, the VEB Gaskombinat Schwarze Pump set up a children's holiday camp with bungalows, a cultural center and an open-air stage between Picka and Lindenberg. After 1990 the holiday camp was dissolved and, with the exception of one building, was demolished. The inn "Waldfrieden" no longer exists either.

A historic market hall and the "old carpentry" with traditional tools were set up in the castle's sheepfold. In addition, there was a seasonal restaurant called the “Little Forest Peace”. In October 2015, the "Little Forest Peace" was given up due to reasons of age, so the last restaurant in Picka closed.

The round linden section on the Hähnel is protected as a natural monument.

Place name forms

The oldest form of the name is uff dem Bigke (1437), other spellings were zu Pick (1662) and Picke (1732).

Population development

In the May 9, 2011 census, Picka consisted of 26 residential buildings in which 61 people lived. The average age was 46 years.

year Residents
1777 1 man possessed, 3 gardeners, 3 cottagers
1834 84
1871 140
1890 139
2011 61

Administrative affiliation

Townscape

Picka is a scattered settlement with the Schlössel - a three-sided courtyard - in the northeastern part.

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literature

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tour of Picka, in the official gazette of the municipality of Oppach, May 2009
  2. ↑ 2011 census - Oppach municipality
  3. ↑ Picka (Oppach) in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony