Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth

The Luisenburg rock labyrinth is a rock sea of granite blocks with dimensions of several meters and part of the nature reserve at Large maze Wunsiedel. For its origin long time catastrophic events like earthquakes accepted eg. Nowadays we know that rather the persistent over geological time processes of weathering and erosion for the formation of the rock labyrinth are responsible.

Goethe recognized this when he wrote in 1820:

The well- rounded shapes of the individual blocks created by Wollsackverwitterung in tropical, warm and humid climate of the Tertiary. Erosion Caused they were dissected in the course of time, unstable in its position and began to relocate to. This resulted in the romantic paths through narrow crevices and steep stairs.

Development

Named after the Queen Luise block sea is accessible to tourists since the 18th century and today also known by the framed nature of the rock stage and the annual there Luisenburg Festival.

The thought of a development was affected noticeably by Wunsiedel in 1784 launched " Society for the elucidation of patriotic history, custom and rights." Citizens of the place, therefore, went in 1790 working on making the rocky area as a landscape garden. The first expansion phase lasted until about the year 1800 and brought the naming Luxburg in memory of the Postal Lugsburg with it. Visitors to the plant had to bend down or even crawl, they wanted to explore the scenic beauty. For the nobles of the time, these were rare postures that deployed an additional attraction for some. The Prussian queen visited with her husband, Frederick William III. 1805, the original natural wonders and informed her son very excited about this experience. A second expansion phase began 1811-1815. The Luisenburg developed as a gem of bourgeois culture and landscape architecture.

The site was used in 1794 The little gleaner of Johann Adam Hiller and Christian Felix Weisse for the performance of the Singspiel.

Today

The rock maze is a popular tourist destination and can be explored with sturdy shoes. Children also have their joy in the scramble and climb. In 2002, the rock maze was recognized by the Bavarian Ministry of the Environment with the official seal of approval "Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes ". In 2006 it is recorded in the list of 77 excellent national geological sites in Germany.

The plant is controlled by the city administration Wunsiedel (city forester ) looked after and maintained. This raises the rock labyrinth a small entrance fee, which is spent for the care and preservation of the natural monument.