Schwedenstein (mountain)
| Schwedenstein | ||
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 Schwedenstein seen from Schleißberg |
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| height | 419.7 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Saxony , Germany | |
| Mountains | Lusatian highlands | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 11 '34 " N , 14 ° 3' 23" E | |
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| rock | Granodiorite, two-mica granodiorite, greywacke | |
| particularities | Lookout tower and restaurant | |
The Schwedenstein is 419.7 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in western Lusatia . It is considered the local mountain of the Steina community near Pulsnitz . The observation tower, built in 1898, offers a good all-round view.
Location and surroundings
The Schwedenstein is located in western Upper Lusatia, in the Free State of Saxony, only a few hundred meters south of Steina. Other places nearby are Ohorn in the south and Pulsnitz in the west.
geology
Several different rocks meet on the Schwedenstein. Granodiorite is found on the eastern slope and two-mica granodiorite on the western slope, while the summit areas consist of greywacke . The Grauwacke emerged as the sediment of a prehistoric sea that covered Upper Lusatia 600 to 800 million years ago . These sediments gradually cemented, similar to sandstone .
history
The mountain was first mentioned in writing in 1754 as Gückelsberg . On land maps from 1835, the name is Gickelsberg . This name occurs several times in Upper Lusatia. Gickeln is synonymous with looking or looking out.
The current name of the mountain is due to a historical error. Since a commemoration of the death of the Swedish King Gustav Adolf in 1832, who died 200 years earlier in the Thirty Years' War in the Battle of Lützen , the mountain has been called Schwedenstein , although Gustav Adolf never stayed on the mountain. An inscription on a block of rock with the words Gustav Adolf Rex 1632 is probably due to a fanatic nature. Nevertheless, Swedish troops stayed in the area in 1706, about which one or the other legend can tell. Among other things, Swedish gold is said to have been found near the summit , which should have come from the Swedish troops who camped here.
Some boulders on the summit are called Swedish stones . Another legend tells that it was the remains of a large stone table with stone stools in front of it.
A stone bears the carved names of well-known Upper Lusatians:
- Goat bellows (missionary in India )
- Rietschel (sculptor)
- Lessing (poet)
- Spruce (philosopher)
- Kühn (founder of the first German agricultural institute)
Lookout tower and restaurant
In the middle of the 19th century, the flow of visitors to the mountain increased, but the view from the summit was limited by groups of trees and forest. In 1898, the mountain and beautification association from Pulsnitz, founded a year earlier, had a 14 m high observation tower built. In 1902 the mountain top had a paved road as well as a simple accommodation facility, which in 1909 was enlarged to a simple restaurant. Today's mountain restaurant opened in 1967. In 1991 the observation tower was renovated and heightened by 4 m.
view
When the weather is clear, climbing the observation tower enables a distant view of the Lausitz region to the Ore Mountains and northern Bohemia. Then you can see the Dresden TV tower and parts of the Eastern Ore Mountains in the southwest, the cathedral towers of Meißen and the Collmberg near Oschatz in the west, the West Lusatian hills and mountains in the north, the Jeschkengebirge and Lusatian mountains in the southeast and the Landeskrone near Görlitz in the east. If visibility is poor, you are content with views of the nearby Schleißberg, the Ohorner Steinberg, the Hochstein and the Schwarzenberg.
gallery
Restaurant on the Schwedenstein
The restaurant in 1902
Stone inscription on the Schwedenstein
Stone inscription on the Schwedenstein
literature
- Ernst Siegl: Our Upper Lusatian Mountains - a hiking guide. Domowina-Verlag, Bautzen 1991
