Wrought stones

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Wrought stones

The forged stones (359.5 m) are a rock group made of granodiorite on the southern flank of the Hahneberg (410.3 m). They are located close to the outskirts of Neusalza-Spremberg , on the former village of Spremberg.

The highest elevation measures approx. 10 m above the foot of the slope. The rocks are partially provided with steps and serve, among other things, as a viewing platform and practice rock for mountaineers. In 1925 a natural stage for theater performances, concerts and singing events was built on a plateau above the main massif.

Mighty pedunculate oaks, winter linden and sycamore maples as well as larches characterize the forest around the forged stones.

The forged stones are protected as a natural monument and, in addition to the riding house , the Spreepark and the historic small town marketplaces, are among the tourist attractions of Neusalza-Spremberg. According to older research, the peculiar and legendary rock massif on the northern slope of the Spree in the upper part of the town (Oberdorf) is to be regarded as a Slavic cult site with a sacrificial grove, which disappeared with the spread of Christianity . With the construction of the historical forerunner of today's Spremberg village church around 1250 on the nearby Kirchberg , the first residents of Spremberg created their local Christian bulwark against the Slavic cult of gods, in which the forged stones were also integrated as a striking natural object (see L. Mohr 2017, P. 6f).

There are legends about the forged stones. One is that in the Middle Ages there was a forge on the site of the rocks. When the blacksmith the order was a knight a defense to forge, he enlisted the help of the devil to complete. When the blacksmith became aware of his situation, he fled with his family. Out of anger, the devil threw large rocks from the Czorneboh at the smithy and a smaller boulder after the fleeing family. This chunk is on the Spree below the riding house.

A second variant of the legend tells of the fact that the devil, after the blacksmith recognized and rejected him, set up a new forge that attracted all customers. However, since the blacksmith endured hunger and hardship and endured patiently, the devil was seized by anger and he “smashed” his new forge. “He left nothing behind but a heap of towering stones.” Because of the legend, some strikingly shaped stones are considered blacksmiths tools and the blacksmiths themselves as the devil's forge.

During GDR times and after reunification (1990), the forged stones were the natural stage for numerous performances by the nationally known " Karasek theater group" consisting of amateur actors under the direction of the deserving teacher couple Hartmut and Renate Hofmann, honorary citizens of the city of Neusalza-Spremberg. (See also Hänscheberg ). On June 22nd, 1991 - shortly before the visit of Chancellor Helmut Kohl on July 3rd in Neusalza-Spremberg - the first forged stone festival took place in cooperation with the music association "Germania" of the twin town Donzdorf . Extensive repair work in the wild and romantic natural setting was required beforehand.

  • Climbers on the forged stones

  • The devil's projectile on the Spree

literature

  • Walter Heinich : Spremberg. Attempt on a local history of the parish village Spremberg in the Saxon Upper Lusatia . Spremberg u. Schirgiswalde 1918/19.
  • Lutz Mohr : Neusalza-Spremberg. A small town in Upper Lusatia - highlights from history and legend . Series: History and stories from Neusalza-Spremberg. Special edition No. 1, Greifswald and Neusalza-Spremberg: self-published 2012.
  • Lutz Mohr: CITY ANNIVERSARY. 775 years (Neusalza-) Spremberg (1242-2017) - chronology . In: Oberlausitzer Familien-Kalenderbuch 2017, Spitzkunnersdorf 2016, pp. 82–85
  • Lutz Mohr: Neusalza-Spremberg. A journey through time 1242 - 2017 . Jubilee work. Author and publishing service Frank Nürnberger ( Oberlausitzer Verlag ), Spitzkunnersdorf 2017, ISBN 978-3-9818434-0-8
  • Theodor Schütze (Ed.): Between Strohmberg, Czorneboh and Kottmar (= values ​​of our homeland . Volume 24). 1st edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1974.
  • Special committee 750 years Spremberg: Development of the city of Neusalza-Spremberg, a historical timeline . Michael Voigt printing workshop, 1992.
  • Large Upper Lusatian legend book . Oberlausitzer Verlag Frank Nürnberger, 1998.
  • Author unknown: Information board on the forged stones .

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Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 22.7 "  N , 14 ° 32 ′ 30.8"  E