Horror Mountain
| Horror Mountain | ||
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 View of the Schreckbergruine on the top of the mountain |
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| height | 648.8 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Annaberg-Buchholz , Saxony ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Ore Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 35 ′ 11 " N , 12 ° 59 ′ 30" E | |
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| rock | Gneiss | |
| particularities | Horror Mountain Ruins | |
The Schreckberg near Frohnau in the Erzgebirge is 648.8 m above sea level. NHN high hill in the central Ore Mountains . It is located one kilometer northwest of Annaberg-Buchholz in the district of Frohnau.
history
Above all, the elevation is of historical importance, as the roots of Annaberg silver ore mining lie here. On October 28, 1491, Caspar Nietzel came across a silver corridor not far from the Frohnauer Obermühle . As a result, the "Neustadt am Schreckenberg" was built on the opposite Sehmaufer in 1496 , which was soon given the name Sankt Annaberg. In 1498 Annaberg was granted the right to mint coins from the Wettins. The mint was set up in or directly next to the Obermühle and briefly minted the Schreckenberger , a widespread currency in the Holy Roman Empire . The saying probably comes from this time: If you're a rich Annaberg, you've got a sack full of Schreckenberger. The large groschen were also produced in the Buchholz , Zwickau , Freiberg , Leipzig , Dresden and Saalfeld mints . The last Schreckenberger were minted in Dresden in 1571. In Annaberg, the Schreckenberger angel groschen only took place until 1547.
The intensive mining activity in the 15th and 16th centuries still shapes the appearance of the mountain today. The western flanks in particular are defined by numerous small heaps . More recent are traces of uranium mining from the 1950s, which only briefly flared up here (Krönung-Fundgrube / Malwine).
Between 1854 and 1856 a romantic castle ruin was built on the Schreckenberg , which still shapes the image of the mountain today. The castle tower, with the remains of ruins, was financed from private funds from wealthy Annaberg residents and the local company Eisenstuck & Co, and it was built by the unemployed and day laborers. The secret government councilor Carl Friedrich Reiche-Eisenstuck is considered the initiator . At a time of severe economic recession, the construction project served in particular as emergency work - in today's sense a job creation measure .
From the summit there is a good view of the mountain town of Annaberg.
