Sohl (Bad Elster)

Sole City of Bad Elster Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 35 ″  N , 12 ° 16 ′ 40 ″  E
Height :	500 m
Residents :	648
Incorporation :	January 1, 1994
Postal code :	08645
Location of Sohl in Saxony

War memorial in Sohl.

Sohl is a district of the town of Bad Elster in the Vogtlandkreis in Saxony .

location

Sohl is located on the eastern slope of the Elster Mountains at about 550–600 m above sea level, in the triangle between the Czech Republic , Bavaria and Saxony.

history

Sohlbad - Sachsenquelle (1910)

Sohlbad - Sachsenquelle (1910)

The first documented mention of "an der Sol" is from 1412. The place belonged to the Voigtsberg office until the 19th century . A population census in 1834 found 556 residents. In the years 1863–65, a single-track railway connection was laid through the place, this was part of the railway construction between Plauen and Eger .

On May 30, 1929, the Sohl volunteer fire brigade was founded.

During the GDR era, the recognized resort developed because of its good rail connections back then ( D-Zug stop and Karlex from Berlin to Bad Elster) and today ( Vogtlandbahn ) with its own stop on the Plauen-Cheb railway line , and easily accessible via the Bundesstraße 92 from Plauen to the Bohemian border region ( Plauen - Eger ), its proximity to Bad Elster and Bad Brambach as well as the thick forest and scenic beauty, part of a recreation and holiday area with supra-regional importance. Sohl still lives mainly from tourism today with offers of private accommodation, holiday apartments and holiday homes for holiday purposes and open spa treatments in Bad Elster.

Sohler mineral water

On April 30, 1538, the "Sohler Säuerlings", a tasty natural mineral water, was mentioned for the first time . The spread of the mineral water was to last until May 1, 1909, when "Sohler Mineralquellen GmbH" went into operation and began shipping. This water is the main reason that the name "Sohl" became known nationwide.

Former location of the Sohler Sauerbrunnen, the water is pumped to Bad Brambach.

Development of the population

year population 1793 53 cottagers 1834 556 1871 704 1890 733

year population 1910 832 1925 888 1939 892 1946 1091

year population 1950 1020 1964 814 1964 656

Personalities

• Heinz Wosipiwo (* 1951), GDR ski jumper, 2nd place at the 1972 ski flying world championships

literature

• Sole. In: The Upper Vogtland (= values ​​of our homeland . Volume 26). 1st edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1976, pp. 148-149.

Web links

Commons : Sohl  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bad Elster, OT Sohl
• Sohl in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Historical place directory of Saxony
2. ↑ See Sohl in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony