Popova skála
| Popova skála | ||
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 Pfaffenstein |
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| height | 565.3 m nm | |
| location | Czech Republic | |
| Mountains | Lusatian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 49 '32 " N , 14 ° 48' 48" E | |
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| rock | Sandstone | |
The Popova skála (German Pfaffenstein ) is a 565 m high mountain in the Lusatian Mountains , the summit of which consists of a striking sandstone rock . It represents a dominant feature of the northeast Lusatian Mountains. From a distance, the rock looks like a castle ruin.
Location and surroundings
The rock spur of the Popova skála towers over the Weißbach valley , which forms the border between the Czech Republic and Germany . From the rock you have one of the most beautiful views of the Lusatian Mountains , the Giant Mountains , the Jizera Mountains , the Jeschken , the volcanic cones of the north Bohemian mountains, the high forest , the Zittau Mountains and the crown near Görlitz as well as the cities of Zittau and Hrádek nad Nisou ( Grottau) ).
history
The Pfaffenstein was made accessible for climbing in 1893. In 1907 the mountain association Lückendorf made the rock accessible with an iron staircase. A year later, the Lückendorfer Gebirgsverein built a small wooden refuge at the foot of the rock, which was named "Hugo Hut". Hugo Lubisch sen. from Lückendorf , a successful drilling engineer and deep drilling entrepreneur. Only remains of the foundations can be seen today. Even today the Pfaffenstein is an important climbing destination . Nineteen climbing routes up to difficulty IXa (Saxon scale) lead to the summit. At the beginning of 1934 the summit rock loosened and threatened to crash. Members of the German Mountain Association for the Jeschken and Jizera Mountains therefore secured the rock with a wall of sandstone blocks. Sandstone used to be mined southeast of the Pfaffenstein. There are some iron ore mining sites to the southwest.
Origin of name
The name Pfaffenstein is not derived from Pfaffe , but from a legendary figure who lives as an old man in the rocks and is supposed to predict disastrous events by whistling (= Pfaffen) .
Paths to the summit
From the German side, the best way to get to the summit is from Forsthaus Lückendorf, via the border crossing (pedestrian) in the upper Weißbachtal, past the Hufeisenstein. The route from Hartau (Zittau) or the Czech Hrádek nad Nisou ( Grottau ) is more difficult . From Loučná (Görsdorf) paths lead to the summit over the Sedlecký Špičák ( Spitzberg [544 m], blue marking), through the Weißbach valley or up to Dolní Sedlo ( Spittelgrund ) and through the Krásný důl ( Kaisergrund ).
geology
The summit area around the Popova skála resembles a pile of gigantic blocks of stone lying wildly together. The sandstone rocks were set up here at different angles by tectonic forces. Progressive weathering created bizarre shapes. There were steeply sloping rock walls (viewing platform on the summit) as well as caves and rock gates created by stacked blocks.
literature
- Andreas Bültemeier: Hikes in the Lusatian Mountains and the Bohemian Netherlands . Oberlausitzer Verlag, Spitzkunnersdorf 2002, ISBN 3-933827-29-9 .
- Yearbook of the German Mountain Association for the Jeschken and Iser Mountains, Reichenberg 1907.
