Schönfeld (desert)

Schönfeld was a village in the Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide area in Saxony-Anhalt . The place has been considered desolate since the Middle Ages .

However, a fountain remained until modern times. In the 19th century, the residents of the village of Salchau , located approx. 2.5 km to the north-east, used the Schönfeld fountain in cases of water shortage.

With the creation of a military training area from 1936, Salchau also became a desert. The area of the former Schönfeld village center also became part of the practice area.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide. Verbandsgemeinde Elbe-Heide, accessed on August 27, 2019 .
↑ August Mertens: The southern Altmark . In: Alfred Kirchhoff (Hrsg.): Archive for regional and folklore of the province of Saxony together with neighboring parts of the country . 2nd year, 1892, p. 46 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).

52.4327 11.5568Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 57.7 ″ N , 11 ° 33 ′ 24.5 ″ E

[elbe-heide-1] Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide. Verbandsgemeinde Elbe-Heide, accessed on August 27, 2019 .

[2] August Mertens: The southern Altmark . In: Alfred Kirchhoff (Hrsg.): Archive for regional and folklore of the province of Saxony together with neighboring parts of the country . 2nd year, 1892, p. 46 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).