SÃ¤uling

Säuling east side

The Säuling near Füssen

The Säuling is a mountain on the German- Austrian border in the Oberammergau Alps (Northern Calcareous Alps ). His distinctive pyramid-like silhouette is one of the landmarks of the region between Füssen and Pfronten that can be recognized as a visitor from the north from afar, as it rises abruptly rising over the hill in front of it land.

Geography

The height of the summit is by German measuring 2047 m above sea level. NN as well as Austrian measuring 2,048 meters above sea level. A. so that the environment one of the most dominant mountain Zweitausender is regional. It can be climbed by Austrian and German side. It has been on the German side and from the summit a magnificent view of the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau and the beautiful lakes of Füssen section in the Eastern Allgäu. On the Austrian side one looks into the valley of the ( in the range of Reutte largely unregulated ) Lech. To the west of the summit is on the 1693 m (1925 started ) Säulinghaus, a mountain hut of the TVN Germany.

Ways

The easiest way to Säuling via the Säulinghaus and is a hiking trail in the upper part of the riser is equipped in some places with climbing fuses. For the climber the walls of the Säuling offer numerous possibilities of varying difficulty. Another worthwhile path leads from Hohenschwangau from above the Wildsulzhütte and the northeastern Schrofenhang. The descent may be made via the Säulinghaus with subsequent circumnavigation of Pilgerschrofens. The total walking time is between six and seven hours. Numerous remembrance crosses and tombstones testify that this mountain is not to be underestimated and the inscriptions by mainly young climbers in their twenties cost the lives.

Saga

According to legend, the summit plateau of Säuling is used by witches as a dance floor. According to another legend, the devil tore himself from a rock of Säuling and threw it in the direction Roßhaupten, but could be heard the evening bell, the stone fell perpendicular to the ground and lay there in front of the village. The monolith can still be seen today; in it, a cross was erected.

Origin of the name

It is now believed that Säuling derived from Siulinc, means as much as column, which also correspond to the massive shape.