Weifberg
| Weifberg | ||
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 View of the Weifberg |
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| height | 477.8 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Saxony ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Lusatian highlands | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 56 '10 " N , 14 ° 21' 55" E | |
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| particularities | Weifberg Tower ( AT ) | |
The Weifberg is 478 m above sea level. NHN high mountain about two kilometers north of Hinterhermsdorf , which geologically belongs to the Lausitzer Bergland . Its name goes back to the former linen weaving mill in the area. The Leingarn on was to the ponds at the foot of reels that are here Weifen called, pulled by water and dried in the sun.
history
Pastor Wilhelm Leberecht Götzinger , the developer of Saxon Switzerland , recommended in 1804 in his book Schandau and its surroundings or description of so-called Saxon Switzerland a visit to Weifberg, which was then still unwooded and covered by fields, "to enjoy a magical view" . In the period that followed, the first tourists visited the mountain.
In 1882 the Gebirgsverein Hinterhermsdorf wanted to have a lookout tower built on the mountain , but were able to raise only 200 marks instead of the budgeted funds of 700 marks. In the 1950s, the border police erected a watchtower on the summit, but it was not open to the public.
Weifberg Tower
Today's wooden observation tower was opened on November 2, 2000. The numerous visitors reach the viewing platform at a height of 32.4 meters via ten stairs with a total of 173 steps. The tower has a diameter of 6.4 meters. The top of its octagonal roof protrudes 36.9 meters above the summit of the Weifberg. In addition to the tower, the Weifberg also has a refuge.
In 2015 it became known that the Weifberg Tower was in need of renovation, as many parts of the wooden tower were badly weathered or damaged. The renovation, which cost around € 360,000, took place in the summer of 2018. Weather-resistant larch wood was used for replacement wood parts instead of the previous spruce wood. The rest area at the foot of the tower has been redesigned and an adventure trail for children has been installed as a knowledge quiz within the tower ascent.
The Weifberg Tower (state before the renovation in 2018)
Refuge
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From the viewing platform of the Weifberg tower you have an excellent view of the rocky scenery of Saxon and Bohemian Switzerland with the Great Winterberg , the Königstein and the Lilienstein . If you let your gaze wander clockwise from the north, you will first see the Lusatian mountains with the Czorneboh . The striking peak of the Lausche in the Zittau Mountains can be seen in the northeast . When visibility is very good, the view extends to the Jizera Mountains and the Giant Mountains in the east . In the southeast you can see the Lusatian Mountains with the Jedlová (Tannenberg) and the Studenec (Kaltenberg). In the south, the Růžovský vrch (Rosenberg) catches the eye. The Milešovka (Milleschauer) in the Bohemian Central Uplands is also visible. The Eastern Ore Mountains are represented in the southwest with the Kahleberg . In the west you can see the Triebenberg , in the northwest the nearby Wachberg , the Unger and the Tanečnice (dance plan).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ^ Wilhelm Leberecht Götzinger: Schandau and its surroundings or description of the so-called Saxon Switzerland . Monse, Bautzen 1804, p. 307 ( digitized in the Google book search).
- ↑ Website of the Tourismusverein Elbsandsteingebirge eV ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. As of October 10, 2009
- ↑ Press release from the city of Sebnitz from May 30th, 2018, online at http://rathaus.sebnitz.de/aktuelles/presseinformationen/s48/
- ↑ The Weifberg Tower is open again ( memento from September 12, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), SZ-Online on September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Information board on the Weifberg Tower's viewing platform. Status: October 3, 2009
