Dreisesselberg (Bavarian Forest)
View of the summit of Mount Dreisessel
The Dreisesselberg (Czech: Třístoličník ) is a 1333 m above sea level. NN -high mountain in the Bavarian Forest in Bavaria ( Germany ).
Geographical location
The Dreisesselberg is located in the district of Freyung -Grafenau in the eastern part of Lower Bavaria. He rises southeast of the community Haidmuehle and northeast of the village of Neureichenau.
The Czech border runs approximately 370 m southeast of the summit of Dreisesselberg mountain over, the shadow of Mount Plöckenstein border triangle Germany - Austria - Czech Republic is situated approximately 3 km southeast of the Dreisesselberg mountain (distances in each case a straight line ).
Description
At the highest point of the Dreisesselberg mountain, called Hochstein, there is a distinctive granite rock with summit cross, from which one has a good view. The once heavily forested area was cleared over a large area due to bark beetle infestation. From the tree vegetation is at times only to see dead wood.
Approximately 450 meters (direct distance ) south of Dreisesselberg Summit is the Dreisessel Rock, three bizarre granite rocks, which consist of pillow -shaped rocks of the so-called Wollsackverwitterung. Just north of this group of rocks is the Dreisessel House ( 1312 m above sea level. NN ) with the cultivated mountain inn Dreisessel. A few meters to the east runs the German - Czech border.
Until Dreisessel house public Dreisessel road, which is why the Dreisselberg is often frequented leads. But it also marked hiking trails lead from all directions, for example of the cross Klause, of Haidmuehle woman mountain or the Czech Nové Údolí on the mountain.
On the western foothills of the Dreisesselberg mountain, the Haber Grasberg ( 1235 m above sea level. NN ), is the three - chair ski tow, ski lift with the base station in Haidmuehle woman mountain. On the Dreisesselberg located on the Bavarian side is a nature reserve with a size of about 270 acres. The parts of the eastern slope in the Czech lands belong to the National Park Šumava ( Bohemian Forest).
From Dreisesselberg the ridge leading high ridge over the Bavarian Plöckenstein ( 1365 m above sea level. NN ) and over the border triangle Germany - Austria - Czech Republic ( 1321 m) to located on the Austrian- Czech border major peak of Plöckensteins ( 1378.3 m). It runs along the German - Czech border and then continue along the Austrian -Czech border. A little below it is located in the Czech lands Plöckensteiner the lake, the southernmost Glazialsee the Bohemian Forest.
Geotop
The Granite am Dreisessel have been designated by the Bavarian State Office for Environment as Geotop 272R024 and awarded the official seal of approval "Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes ". See also List of geological sites in the district Freyung -Grafenau.
History
According to a legend, which tells also Adalbert Stifter in his high forest, the kings of Bavaria, Bohemia and Austria are to once have gathered on the summit of Dreisesselberg mountain to negotiate the boundaries of their dominions. In fact, the name " Dreisessel " only came into use in the 17th century, initially for the striking rock group on the summit, but soon the whole mountain. The actual frontier was only in 1765 established binding between the Bishopric of Passau and the Archduchy Austria and in 1767 measured. Adalbert Stifter put the Dreisesselberg except in the narrative Hochwald in his last novel, Witiko, and in his last story, from the baierischen forest (both 1867), a literary monument. According to his reports of Dreisesselberg was already a very popular destination for walkers. In 1888 it was the section Dreisessel the Bavarian Forest Association built the first shelter. In addition to this in 1913 was the present building, which was modernized in the 1960s.
Gallery
Summit cross of the high stone
Bishop Neumann Chapel
Looking southeast on the injured from the bark beetle forest
Rock formations at Dreisesselberg
View on the Czech side of the mountain Dreisessel