Schafberg (Langenwolmsdorf)
| Schafberg | ||
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 View from Stolpen |
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| height | 350 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Langenwolmsdorf , Saxony | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 3 '2 " N , 14 ° 6' 24" E | |
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| Type | Knoll | |
| rock | Two mica granodiorite | |
The Schafberg is a 350 meter high elevation northwest of Langenwolmsdorf , a district of the city of Stolpen in the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district .
Origin of name
The name of the mountain suggests that the fields on the slopes were used as sheep pasture . In addition, there was a sheep farm at the foot of the mountain since the middle of the 16th century at the latest , which initially belonged to the Stolpen office and later to the Rennersdorf estate . In the 18th and 19th centuries, the electoral and later royal sheep farms in and around Stolpen were known for breeding merino sheep . After the Seven Years' War, Franz Xaver von Sachsen bought the first copies from the Spanish king, the subsequent Saxon rulers expanded the stocks, which enabled the sheep farms in the area to make large profits from the sale of merino wool and achieve international renown. The Langenwolmsdorfer Schäferei is documented by traditional documents until at least the end of the 19th century.
geology
The Schafberg is located west of the Lusatian mountains . The bedrock of the mountain is formed by the Lausitz two-mica granodiorite , which, together with the Lausitz granodiorite, is one of the most important types of rock in this area. The mountain slopes are used for agriculture, only a few trees grow on the hilltop. On the northeast slope of the Schafberg rises a source vein of the Letschwasser , a small stream that flows over the Langenwolmsdorfer Dorfbach into the Wesenitz .
Legend of the Schafberg
According to legend, Anna Constantia Countess von Cosel , who was arrested at Stolpen Castle by August the Strong from 1716 until her death in 1765 , is buried in a cave in Schafsberg . The legend tells that she finds no rest and walks around day and night. She should reward people who meet her and show no fear with money from her fortune buried with her.
The legend also tells of a shepherd to whom a maiden dressed in white appeared on the Schafberg and asked him for help. When he said yes, she pointed to the mountain, which then opened and made a corridor appear into a large hall. At the end of the hall there was a moat, over which the maiden asked the shepherd to jump. When he failed twice, a gate opened across the ditch through which he could see men with long white beards. A voice rang out and said: Again for free! Another hundred years! , whereupon all appearances disappeared again.
Others
In Langenwolmsdorf was 1952 Agricultural Production Cooperative , the LPG Am Schafberg founded. This merged with two other cooperatives in 1972 to form LPG Neue Zeit . From 1973, a cooperative dairy cattle facility was built on the Schafberg , which could accommodate over 750 dairy cows. The plant was connected to the LPG Neue Zeit in 1978 . At the end of 1991 the LPG was dissolved and transferred to the Am Schafberg agricultural sector, and in 1993 the goods were sold. The dairy cattle facility was privatized.
Several streets in Langenwolmsdorf are named after the Schafberg.
literature
To Stolpen and Neustadt (= values of our homeland . Volume 17). 1st edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1970, p. 88.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Financial archive Vorwerk Langenwolmsdorf with sheep farm. Saxon State Archives, accessed on May 5, 2015 .
- ↑ Eberhard Schulze: The famous Saxon sheep breeding. Bertuch Verlag, accessed on May 5, 2015 .
- ^ A b Alfred Meiche : Sagenbuch des Koenigreichs Sachsen . G. Schönfeld Verlag, Leipzig 1903, p. 85 ( Internet Archive ).
- ^ History of Langenwolmsdorf. langwolmsdorf.de, accessed on May 5, 2015 (sections Langenwolmsdorf in the 20th century and recent events ).