Zimnitz

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Zimnitz
Leonsberg
Zimnitz from the west (Wolfgangsee): From left to right Leonsberg, Mitterzinken and Gartenzinken

Zimnitz from the west ( Wolfgangsee ): From left to right Leonsberg, Mitterzinken and Gartenzinken

height 1745  m above sea level A.
location Upper Austria , Austria
Mountains Salzkammergut mountains
Dominance 8.1 km →  Segenbaumkogel
Notch height 973 m ↓  Moosalm
Coordinates 47 ° 45 '16 "  N , 13 ° 34' 8"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 45 '16 "  N , 13 ° 34' 8"  E
Zimnitz (Upper Austria)
Zimnitz
Zimnitz from Great Höllkogel seen from

The Zimnitz or the Leonsberg is a striking mountain ( 1745  m above sea level ) between the Attersee and Bad Ischl in the Salzkammergut in Upper Austria . Other named secondary peaks are the Gartenzinken ( 1557  m ) and the Mitterzinken ( 1702  m ).

geography

The Zimnitz massif with its main dolomite summit corridor determines - seen from the direction of Inneres Salzkammergut - the municipal boundary of Bad Ischl in this northern area, which is located roughly at the main and secondary peaks. Other relevant places in the area are St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut and Steinbach am Attersee . The Zimnitz belongs to the mountain group of the Salzkammergut Mountains and here in turn to the Schafberg group. This is No. 17a for the Alpine Club division of the Eastern Alps .

The alpine pastures in the Zimnitz area are the Stücklalm, Bramingaualm, Haleswiesalmen, Fachbergalm and - by far the largest - the Leonsbergalm.

Slavic name Zimnitz

In the early Middle Ages , the Slavic-speaking Karanten invaded the Ischlland from the south over the Pötschenpass . Pötschen is derived from the Slavic Pecina and describes an overhanging rock that forms a narrow passage. At the same time, the Bavarians poured into the Salzkammergut from the western state of Salzburg . The area thus formed a primary Bavarian-Karantan people's border.

In the 7th century, the Slavs in the Ennstal and Ausseerland were detectable, the Ischl-Goisern area was settled later. Between the 9th and 12th centuries, Slavs and Bavarians are documented together in the Ischl Valley. No other names of Slavic origin are found north of Bad Ischl. The Slavic migratory movement came to a standstill in the area of ​​Zimnitz, Jainzen, Lindau (Gawanzer farm) and at the Pöllitz stream ( documented in the Pellitz in 1325 ). The Pöllitz (from Belica , white) flows into the Weißenbach.

The name Zimnitz comes from the Slavic term Zimnica , which is translated as cold or snow mountain . This is due to the fact that there can often be snow on the Zimnitz even in June and the Zimnitz wilderness is generally quite cool. The spelling Zibnitz is documented in 1530 and Zimiz around 1605 .

In the book with the title See- und Alpenbesuche in the surroundings of Isch (e) l (from 1842) the whole massif is referred to as the high Zinnitz or as the high Zinnitzberg . The highest point of the Zimnitz - the main summit - already had the current name Leonsberg .

Zimnitzbach

The Zimnitzbach

The Zimnitzbach rises in the Zimnitz massif. The brook flows over its alluvial cone in the Bad Ischl village of Pfandl to the Ischl river . In earlier centuries the Zimnitzbach had a stream bed over 100 meters wide. A first wave of construction took place in 1902–1907. Around the 1970s, Upper Austrian torrent and avalanche barriers resulted in a so-called “hard construction”. The stream bed was massively narrowed and encased with concrete. Some large barriers in the interior of the valley slow down the accumulation of bed load in the slightly weathered dolomite of the catchment area.

The iron sword from the Zimnitzbach

In 1954 a medieval iron sword was found by bathing school children on a sandbank of the Zimnitzbach. The sword has a long quillons and a triangular pommel, it is therefore included in the group of high Gothic swords. The sword is dated to the end of the 14th century (Sempacher type). The Ischler Heimatverein has taken the sword into safekeeping.

Street names with Zimnitz and Leonsberg

In Bad Ischl, the Zimnitz is twice and the Leonsberg once namesake for road systems. The Zimnitzbachweg was laid out in 1966 in the village of Pfandl. It runs along the eastern bank of the Zimnitzbach, starting at the Pfandl primary school. The Zimnitzstraße exists in the Pfandlsiedlung since 1958th The road leads from Wolfgangerstraße past the forest cemetery to Zimnitz. The Leonsbergweg was created by a municipal council resolution on June 30, 2011. The Leonsbergweg branches off from Kreutererstraße in the Schennerbauer area to the north.

Forest, vegetation and animals

There are good conditions for pine forests on warm, dry southern slopes; these are also found in the Zimnitz area. Germander, finial and snow heather (sandel) grow on the Zimnitz. The flora also surprises with common heather, some types of gentian, cyclamen and deadly nightshade.

Along with a number of other animal species, there is also a population of adders on the Zimnitz. Swallowtail butterflies can be observed in the area of ​​the Gartenzinkens and Walkerskogel.

The Zimnitzgeist

The Zimnitzgeist is a legendary figure from Ischl. In the Zimnitz massif it has its home in the so-called hit wall. The legend tells of a brightly lit hall in which there are thousands of flower pots. These are the flowers of life of the people in Ischlland who are under the care of the Zimnitz spirit. The legend tells that a young girl asked the Zimnitzgeist for help because her mother was seriously ill. She offered that her young flower of life could be exchanged for her mother's withered one. The Zimnitzgeist took pity and did not trade, but provided a new, fresh flower of life for recovery. On June 20, 1930, the dramatizing saga of the Zimnitzgeist was performed by the D´Sunnseitler in the Zimnitzwildnis.

Target wall and ice chapel

The natural spectacle of the so-called ice chapel is created in spring. Meltwater pours out from the remains of snow and ice. From this a gate is formed, which is called the ice chapel.

The target wall at the beginning of the Zimnitz is dripping wet when it rains and is often completely icy in winter. The name is derived from drip, because of the constant moisture in this place. According to the legend, the Zimnitzgeist lives behind the keyhole in the wall.

Strictly speaking, the keyhole is a keyhole-like opening in the target wall. In this there is a small statue of the Virgin Mary that is constantly adorned with flowers. It is believed that this area of ​​the Zimnitz was a place of worship in pre-Christian times.

Killing of a poacher on the Zimnitz

On August 6, 1968 the poacher Johann Achleitner was shot on the Zimnitz. The shooter was the German hunting tenant Alfred Hubertus Neuhaus . Neuhaus left the injured man and only called the rescue in the valley. Achleitner died, Neuhaus was acquitted in the second instance. Neuhaus later became a CDU member of the Bundestag, but then stumbled upon a donation affair.

Hikes and paths

Leonsbergalm in winter

As early as the 1840s, tours of eight to ten hours over the Zimnitz were suggested. Even the ladies were expected to go on such trips, but one did not forget to warn the townspeople to stock up on wine, grated coffee and sugar and to wear warm, appropriate clothing.

A hike leads into the legendary Zimnitzwildnis. From Pfandl past the forest cemetery you come to the parking lot at the foot of the Zimnitz. The so-called target wall and the keyhole with the Madonna can be seen here. After the hit wall, the ice chapel is the next attraction in spring.

Crossing the Zimnitz is a tightrope walk, without a base, for persistent mountain hikers. From the parking lot in Pfandl at the hit wall, you hike along the Zimnitzbach and then steeply up to the Leonsberg (1745 m). On the ridge you can reach Gartenzinken on a narrow mountain path. A steep descent leads down to the starting point. From the main summit you can also descend via the non-managed Leonsbergalm to Rußbach in the Wolfgang valley.

A ski tour on the Zimnitz is also possible. A variant of the journey is via the village of Rußbach, towards Schwarzensee. A descent can be made via the Leonsbergalm and on to the Rußbachalm up to about one kilometer above the starting point at Schwarzenseestraße. If the snow conditions allow, you can also ski on the ascent path, but you must pay attention to the fact that snow is not exactly easy on skis. The characteristics of a moderately difficult ski tour, difficulty level II, are given here. Avalanche danger is medium, orientation southwest.

Another hiking trail leads from the Attersee side to the Leonsberg. Starting from the parking lot in Weißenbach am Attersee over a steep path (path no. 8) and then continue on path no. 811. Near the Fachbergalm then continue on path no. 812 and over the Leonsbergalm to the main summit. Walking time is approx. 4 hours for the ascent and approx. 3 hours for the descent.

The already mentioned Leonsbergalm in the municipality of St. Wolfgang is the largest alp in the Inner Salzkammergut. It has an alpine village with 13 huts and extensive pastures. The farm includes around 145 cattle. The Leonsbergalm can be reached via Rußbach and the Stücklalm (M 813) or via Bad Ischl, Pfandl, Zimnitzwildnis, Schüttalm and the Leonsberg. The Leonsbergalm is in the map under ÖK. 50 card sheet no .: 65 recorded.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ischler Heimatverein (ed.): Bad Ischl Heimatbuch 2004 . Wimmer Verlag, Bad Ischl 2004, ISBN 3-900998-70-1 , p. 15 .
  2. ↑ Alm No. 97. Leonsbergalm. Almanac Upper Austria. DORIS. State of Upper Austria, January 8, 2008, accessed July 27, 2016 .
  3. ^ Ischler Heimatverein (ed.): Bad Ischl Heimatbuch 2004 . Wimmer Verlag, Bad Ischl 2004, ISBN 3-900998-70-1 , p. 259-260 .
  4. ^ Elisabeth Raffin: The place names of the political district of Gmunden . In: Association for the publication of a district book Gmunden (Hrsg.): The district of Gmunden and its communities . From the beginning to the present. Upper Austrian publisher. Linz 1991. p. 263.
  5. ^ Ischler Heimatverein (ed.): Bad Ischl Heimatbuch 2004 . Wimmer Verlag, Bad Ischl 2004, ISBN 3-900998-70-1 , p. 85 .
  6. ^ Elisabeth Raffin: The place names of the political district of Gmunden . In: Association for the publication of a district book Gmunden (Hrsg.): The district of Gmunden and its communities . From the beginning to the present. Upper Austrian publisher . Linz 1991. p. 264.
  7. ↑ Shower collection. The high Zinnitz. Ischler Heimatverein, August 22, 2006, accessed on July 27, 2016 .
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  9. ^ Ischler Heimatverein (ed.): Bad Ischl Heimatbuch 2004 . Wimmer Verlag, Bad Ischl 2004, ISBN 3-900998-70-1 , p. 355 .
  10. ↑ Street names in Bad Ischl. City of Bad Ischl. City Office, July 27, 2016, accessed on July 27, 2016 .
  11. ^ Ischler Heimatverein (ed.): Bad Ischl Heimatbuch 2004 . Wimmer Verlag, Bad Ischl 2004, ISBN 3-900998-70-1 , p. 33 .
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  13. ↑ The Zimnitzgeist. Sagen.at - Database on European Ethnology, July 27, 2016, accessed on July 27, 2016 .
  14. ↑ "Places of Power" in Bad Ischl. Zimnitzgeist. ORF. Landesstudio Oberösterreich, July 27, 2016, accessed on July 27, 2016 .
  15. ^ Ischler Heimatverein (ed.): Bad Ischl Heimatbuch 2004 . Wimmer Verlag, Bad Ischl 2004, ISBN 3-900998-70-1 , p. 387 .
  16. ↑ Zimnitz Ice Chapel. Ischler Heimatverein, August 22, 2006, accessed on July 27, 2016 .
  17. ↑ a b c Ischler Heimatverein (Ed.): Bad Ischl Heimatbuch 2004 . Wimmer Verlag, Bad Ischl 2004, ISBN 3-900998-70-1 , p. 65 .
  18. ↑ keyhole. Zimnitz target wall. Ischler Heimatverein, June 22, 2006, accessed on July 27, 2016 .
  19. ↑ Servus TV is making a documentary about poachers in the Salzkammergut. Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, September 23, 2015, accessed on July 27, 2016 .
  20. ^ Ischler Heimatverein (ed.): Bad Ischl Heimatbuch 2004 . Wimmer Verlag, Bad Ischl 2004, ISBN 3-900998-70-1 , p. 138 .
  21. ↑ A ski tour on the Zimnitz. Oberösterreichische Nachrichten , January 8, 2008, accessed on July 27, 2016 .