Vine research station of the GDR

The vine research station of the GDR was a 3.5 hectare cultivation area for the variety testing of soft fruit , quinces and peaches as well as for the preservation and testing of grape varieties . It was on the Krapenberg , a vineyard in the Radebeuler Johannisberg area in the Radebeul district of Zitzschewig in Saxony .

history

The Krapenberg was first mentioned in 1590 as Krap in the land tax register. First referred to as Krapenberg in the 17th century , it changed hands several times, after which it always bore different names. It reached its current size through the purchase of neighboring farm mountains at the beginning of the 18th century.

In 1830 the vineyard was given its current name Krapenberg back. Since then there has been a vine, forest and fruit tree nursery on the property. In 1862 a Talutanlage was built there, which today is one of the few in Europe still almost completely preserved.

In 1957, the Central Office for Varieties of the GDR ( Variety Office ) of the Ministry of Agriculture set up the state vine research station in the Alt-Zella district of Nossen . In addition to the variety testing of soft fruit, quinces and peaches, it was primarily responsible for maintaining and testing wine grape varieties and selecting particularly suitable cultivation varieties.

After the political change in the GDR, the facility, renamed the Radebeul Vine Research Station, went to the Sächsische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft ( Saxon State Institute for Agriculture) , which first assigned it to the Department of Variety and Field Research in Nossen and later to the Department of Horticulture and Land Care in Pillnitz . In this function, the task consisted of the preservation and testing of wine and table grapes, clone comparison tests along with experimental pressings and, above all, the maintenance breeding of the grape variety Goldriesling, which only occurs significantly in Saxony . Technical experiments on soil care, fertilization and vine protection were also undertaken and winegrowers were given professional advice. During this time, the range of the test station consisted of 105 white and 24 red wine press varieties as well as a further 77 table grape varieties.

At the beginning of 2002 the station was relocated to Pillnitz. Today the vineyard is managed by the Saxon state winery Schloss Wackerbarth . The Talutanlage will continue to be used for test purposes.

literature

• Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 17.9 ″  N , 13 ° 36 ′ 14 ″  E