Sachsenstein (Breitungen)

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The "Sachsenstein" at the old stand on the Pless as a drawing on Ludwig Wuckes book Der Jägerstein .

The Sachsenstein , also Jägerstein , is a memorial on Mount Pleß in Breitungen / Werra in the Thuringian district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen . It was built at its original location in 1722 for a man who died under circumstances that have not yet been fully clarified.

During the GDR era, the Bad Salzungen military training area was located here , which is why the memorial was removed. Today it is close to its original location again.

Building history

The Sachsenstein was built at the instigation of Duke Ernst Ludwig I of Sachsen-Meiningen after the death of the ducal hunter and gun wrench Johannes Sachs, who, according to official information, died in a hunting accident near the first location on June 6, 1722. This place is localized as at the "Great Courtship" near the "Duck Puddle". In 1909 the inscription was renewed on behalf of the forest administration. The monument is made of hewn sandstone with a separate curved capping stone and is framed by an edging made of sandstone. After an observation tower was built on the Pless for the first time in 1923 and the mountain was subsequently visited more frequently, the Sachsenstein received more attention again. In 1940 he was listed in the directory "Natural monuments and monuments in the district of Meiningen " as number 129 under the name Sachsenstein.

From 1962 the Pless with the Sachsenstein on it was a restricted military area as part of the Bad Salzungen military training area . The memorial stone was dismantled by unknown perpetrators and placed in the ditch on the Pleßstraße passing by. The stone was already ingrown there when the friends of the local homeland found it in 1981 and rebuilt the coordinates at a new location around 1.5 km north of the Breitungen train station . The new location near an inn was problematic for several reasons. For one thing, the monument was permanently in the shade under trees, so it never dried out completely, which accelerated the destruction of the sandstone. Furthermore, there was multiple vandalism . In 1985 the stone was completely knocked over. Even after it was raised again, willful destruction continued. In the years that followed, the curved capping stone lay on the ground next to the monument and could no longer be found at times.

From autumn 2007, the board of the Rhönklub branch club Breitungen discussed how to secure and restore the monument. The result of the consultations was to professionally restore the stone and then set it up again near its original location. In the period from June 7, 2008, the stone was restored and erected on a new foundation before it was opened to the public on October 3 of this year. The cost of the renovation was € 5,000.

Inscriptions

front

Here is
the hard and unhappy deathbed,
one fresh & fresh in an instant. healthy
in another but death and disembodied hunter
because
of Weyl. Respected and well-tried
Mr. Johannes Sachs
Hoch. Princely Saxon. Meiningen loyal
hunter and rifle wrench
Mr. Johannes Michael Sachsens
Hoch. Princely Saxon. Official Voigt to Fr.Breitungen
Middle Son Who was born
on May 3rd in 1700.
It is true that in his profession he
is in an unfortunate way in
Anno 1722 d. June 6th
died. The
same time
an unfortunate shot
because the gun went off accidentally
and suddenly robbed him of his life -
u. the short target is
XXII years IV weeks VI days.

back

Behold, an
urgent wanderer man
A mercurial column in an unfamiliar place
It shows you something unfortunate
And yet can teach the best way
Flee! Here is death!
But wait!
Because you may die elsewhere,
so learn to live here first.
Oh, wherever you want
The dead come to meet you
and perhaps you are now carrying it with yourself What is supposed to
protect you takes your life away from you
An unfortunate shot teaches you to hit the right target.
An unexpected one. Fall the certain uncertain death
A well-turned-off son for his parents
[...]
A lively and brave hunter
who got here in the deadly path.
A hardworking and faithful servant of Sr. High Lordship
Who here gave up his service with his life.
His service is praised,
his life praised,
only his death cursed,
[...] because it happened untimely,
unawares.

Tell the reason for the lineup

The ducal hunter Johannes Sachs, born on May 3, 1700, was fatally wounded by a gunshot wound on June 6, 1722 near the original installation site. On a hunting trip with his employer Ernst Ludwig I of Saxony-Meiningen, according to contemporary statements, he was hit “unfortunately” by a shot that was accidentally released.

Shortly after the accident there were rumors that he was murdered by an intentional shot. Shortly before, Johannes Sachs was the only witness besides Ernst Ludwig when the attractive wife of the ducal hunting master, who was devoted to the duke, was "hit by a blow", although other witnesses heard a shot at the same time. Although he was one of the two witnesses himself, the Duke prevented an investigation into the woman's death. The second witness, Johannes Sachs, was hit by a bullet that hit the heart through the back during the hunting excursion that took place shortly afterwards while sitting on the driver's seat . Sachs was buried two days after his death in Frauenbreitungen .

What happened was processed by Ludwig Wucke in the novella Der Jägerstein . It was only found after his death in 1883 and was first published in 1905.

literature

  • Ludwig Wucke : The Jägerstein , 1905
  • Paul Lehfeldt (author): Architectural and art monuments of Thuringia. City of Meiningen and the rural areas 1909: Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen , Bad Langensalza, Reprint 2016, ISBN 978-3-86777-381-2

Web links

  • The Sachsenstein on the website of the Rhönklub Breitungen with pictures (accessed on April 21, 2016)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Truth and legends about the Sachsenstein. In: Die Rhön , edition 1/2016, p. 20.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h The Sachsenstein. In: suehnekreuz.de . Retrieved March 27, 2016.
    • Sources mentioned there:
      • Otto Wehner: From Salzungen Castle over the Jägerstein to the Pless, in: Criss-cross through Thuringia, monthly magazines for neighbors who enjoy walking. Volume 3, No. 1, August 1926, pp. 23-32.
      • Friedrich Luther: From the Pless and its followers. A historical-linguistic hike (conclusion), in: Heimat-Warte, supplement of the Salzunger Tageblatt, 11th vol. No. 7 of April 1, 1933, pp. 49–52.
      • R. Dittmar: Memorial stones between Breitungen and Helmers, in: Free Word, 32nd year, Kreisausgabe Schmalkalden, No. 195 of August 19, 1983.
      • Helmut Köllner: Stone crosses and other small monuments in a circle, in: Free Word, 34th year, Kreisausgabe Schmalkalden, No. 162 of July 13, 1985.
      • Helmut Köllner: Stone crosses and related stone landmarks in the old district of Schmalkalden, in: Schmalkalden 2001, p. 12.
      • Frank Störzner: Insidious murder or tragic accident ?, in: Geschichte (n) in Stein, 2001, pp. 31–32.
      • Helmut Büchel: Der Sachsenstein, in: Hörselbergbote, Heft 69, summer 2007, p. 42 f.
      • Frank Störzner: A stone for a young hunter who knew a secret - and therefore died, in: Thüringer Allgemeine from February 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Hiker's hut on the Pleß. In: rhoenklub.de . Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Pleßkirmes October 2008 on rhoenklub-breitungen.de; accessed on March 27, 2016.

Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 44.9 ″  N , 10 ° 14 ′ 38.9 ″  E