Galgenberg (Schwarzenberg)

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The Gallows is a 556.6 meters above sea level. NN. high elevation in the west of the old town of Schwarzenberg in the Saxon Erzgebirge.

Description

The north of Rockel 's location Gallows Hill consists of two medium- mica granite. This is composed of quartz, orthoclase, plagioclase, biotite and muscovite and is durchschwärmt of numerous Eisenstein transitions. From 1757 to 1790 a total load of 2069 Eisenstein was in the cautionary tunnel which was being used until 1900 and was later used for the water supply of the city, and the pit Red Lion encouraged. Brown earth and partly existing pseudovergleyte soil types that had formed on the Verwitterungsgrus of granite rock, were used until the 20th century as arable land. Since the mid-20th century, the flat tip and the upper slopes of Galgenberg are of spruce, rarely mixed with larch and pine covered. Mainly on the terraces at the forest edges grow sycamore, aspen, rowan, hazel and wild cherry.

One of the five Gerichtsstätten the rule or the Office Schwarzenberg thing with chair, gallows and wheel, which was located on the crest, the hill helped to her name. 1964 erected thereon a TV converter.