Bear Castle (Altenberg)

Bear Castle City of Altenberg Coordinates: 50 ° 47 ′ 40 " N , 13 ° 42 ′ 43" E
Height :	750 m above sea level NN
Residents :	235 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1996
Postal code :	01773
Area code :	035052
Location of Bärenburg in Saxony
	Oberbärenburg observation tower

Seal mark of the community of Bärenburg

Bärenburg is a district of the Saxon town of Altenberg in the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district .

geography

Bärenburg is located about six kilometers northwest of Altenberg in the Eastern Ore Mountains . Bärenburg consists of the districts Oberbärenburg and Waldbärenburg (also called Talbärenburg). Oberbärenburg is a state-approved resort in the Free State of Saxony.

Neighboring places

Kipsdorf	Donschten	Falcon Grove
Bear Rock		Forest idyll
Schellerhau		Deer jump

history

The scattered settlement Bärenburg had a private manor that the basic rule exercised. The first name variant is known as "Bernburgk" (1595). Around 1600 the place was called "Beerenburg". In 1764 Bärenburg belonged to the Altenberg district. The current name of the place first appeared in 1784. From 1856 to 1875 Falkenhain belonged to the Altenberg court office , then to the Dippoldiswalde administration . In 1900 the area of the district was 1153 hectares . The population was divided into 216 Evangelical Lutheran and six Catholics in 1925 . The place was parish after Schellerhau . In 1952, Bärenburg became part of the Dippoldiswalde district as an independent municipality, which became part of the Weißeritz district in 1994 . In 1996 it was incorporated into Altenberg. In August 2008 Altenberg became part of the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district formed from the Saxon Switzerland and Weißeritz districts .

Development of the population

year	population
1764	14 gardeners
1834	75
1871	111
1890	95
1910	152
1925	230
1939	276
1946	376

year	population
1950	475
1964	468
1990	322
2009	272
2010	264
2011	255
2014	253
2015	263
2018	235

Culture and sights

In Oberbärenburg there is a 14 m high observation tower built in 2004 above the spa and concert square

View of town with Evangelical Chapel (1914)
Old house in Oberbärenburg
Catholic chapel

Web links

Commons : Bear Castle - Collection of Images

Bärenburg in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
Website of Oberbärenburg , in it: local history
(Ober-) bärenburg on altenberg.de

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b facts and figures on the website of the city of Altenberg; Upper and forest bear castle added
↑ Announcement of the Saxon State Ministry for Economics, Labor and Transport on the change of the list of health and recreation places in the Free State of Saxony according to § 3 Abs. 5 SächsKurG from January 20, 2014
↑ ^a ^b Bärenburg in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
↑ Oberbärenburg observation tower with spa and concert area on the website of the city of Altenberg

[Einwohner-1] ts and figures on the website of the city of Altenberg; Upper and forest bear castle added

[2] Announcement of the Saxon State Ministry for Economics, Labor and Transport on the change of the list of health and recreation places in the Free State of Saxony according to § 3 Abs. 5 SächsKurG from January 20, 2014

[HOV-3] Bärenburg in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony

[4] Oberbärenburg observation tower with spa and concert area on the website of the city of Altenberg