Cikkurat

The cikkurat , stone snail or snail in the vineyard , is a stacked mountain watch in the Hermannsberg vineyard above Haus Hermannsberg in the Oberlößnitz district of Radebeul in Saxony . The Hermannsberg vineyard is located in the Radebeul Goldener Wagen single layer within the historic Radebeul vineyard protected area .

Cikkurat or stone snail

Cikkurat with the entrance to the interior

Cikkurat: Close-up view of the upper two turns, from the mountain side

Stone snail (top left), 1901

Possibly piled up in the early 17th century, documented on a view from 1842, this mountain observatory, made of syenite rock in the form of a snail about seven meters high , is located on the slope edge above Haus Hermannsberg . On the outside of the snail there is a spiral path to the viewing platform on its top.

The outline and name of the cultural monument should be reminiscent of the Mesopotamian step pyramids ziggurat . There was also a mountain of snails in the landscape garden in Machern .

There is a small vaulted cellar at the foot of the Cikkurat on the valley side . It was used to watch the thieves, birds and fire; in the interior there was previously a fireplace for heating, the outlet of which still extends up to the top.

Since 2016 there has been a ceramic snail head, the "snail", on top of the stone snail . The work of art was created by the ceramist Detlef Reinemer for the local art historian Rainer Beck . It was placed on the top so that the body sits over the smoke opening; If a smoking fire is lit in the lower room, the snail will smoke through openings in its mouth, nose and ears. In the years since he has been co-owner of the winery, Beck has placed some works of art in the vineyard that visitors can view on the open winery day.

literature

• Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .
• Volker Helas (arrangement): City of Radebeul . Ed .: State Office for Monument Preservation Saxony, Large District Town Radebeul (=  Monument Topography Federal Republic of Germany . Monuments in Saxony ). SAX-Verlag, Beucha 2007, ISBN 978-3-86729-004-3 .

Web links

Commons : Cikkurat  - collection of images

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Volker Helas (arrangement): City of Radebeul . Ed .: State Office for Monument Preservation Saxony, Large District Town Radebeul (=  Monument Topography Federal Republic of Germany . Monuments in Saxony ). SAX-Verlag, Beucha 2007, ISBN 978-3-86729-004-3 , p. 300 as well as enclosed card .
2. ↑ ^{a b} History of the new Drei Herren winery ( memento of the original from May 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Volker Helas (arrangement): City of Radebeul . Ed .: State Office for Monument Preservation Saxony, Large District Town Radebeul (=  Monument Topography Federal Republic of Germany . Monuments in Saxony ). SAX-Verlag, Beucha 2007, ISBN 978-3-86729-004-3 .
4. ↑ ^{a b} Large district town of Radebeul (ed.): Directory of the cultural monuments of the town of Radebeul . Radebeul May 24, 2012, p. 37 (Last list of monuments published by the city of Radebeul. The Lower Monument Protection Authority, which has been based in the Meißen district since 2012, has not yet published a list of monuments for Radebeul.).
5. ↑ Dietmar Kunze: Something has been added. In: Preview & Review; Monthly magazine for Radebeul and the surrounding area. Radebeuler monthly books e. V., September 2016, accessed on September 4, 2016 (with photos of the property). 

Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 49.4 "  N , 13 ° 40 ′ 19.3"  E