Rochlitzer Berg
View from Castle Rochlitz to Rochlitzer mountain
The Rochlitzer Mountain, formerly known as Rochlitzer Collm, is Rochlitz on the river Mulde in Saxony. It is 348 m above sea level. HN, according to other sources 353 m above sea level. NN high and volcanic origin.
Geology
In later explosive eruptions of a volcano emerged from the ash deposits of hot red Rochlitzer porphyry. The term " porphyry " is historically narrated generally consistent, but petrographically incorrect. The color of the stone is reddish to reddish purple, sometimes red-brown to beige. Its structure looks grainy and of countless pore-like cavities ( macropores) in. It is a tuff with rhyolitic rock fragments.
This tuff has been used for almost a thousand years in the region frequently, including the by architects such as Arnold of Westphalia and Hieronymus Lotter; this was so that build the Leipzig's Old Town Hall and Augustus castle. In the recent past it was used in the facing of the Stadthalle Chemnitz and the Peasants' War Panorama in Bad Frankenhausen.
After up to ten individual holdings were active before, since 1879 the "United porphyry quarries in the mountains Rochlitzer " responsible for economic extraction of the rock, since 1991, the last quarry with blasting. For the sake of nature and landscape protection, the reduction amount is limited. On and around the mountain Rochlitzer a porphyry trail was established, which demonstrates and documents the history of stone degradation. The road was built as a circuit also provides insights into the former, up to fifty meters deep quarries. A trip (about 3 miles) to the Castle Rochlitz worth it.
The porphyry of Rochlitzer mountain was prädikatisiert in May 2006 by the Academy of Earth Sciences to Hannover as one of the 77 most important national geological sites in Germany. In 2012, the " Rochlitzer porphyry " reached the 4th place at a initiated by the Heinz Foundation Sielmann vote for the most beautiful natural wonders of Germany.
Touristic development
From a vantage point on the south side you can also look up to Fichtelbergbahn widely across the country up to Chemnitz and in good weather.
The built by quarry owners Seidel and other sponsors in 1815 memorial stone " King height " is reminiscent of the return of King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony from Prussian captivity after the Battle of the Nations.
On the mountain there is also the built in 1860, " Friedrich- August-Turm ", from which you have a very good view. The design of the tower comes from the famous Freiberger drawing teacher Eduard hypocrite and is the 1854 fatalities Saxon King Friedrich August II dedicated. When station No. 17 Rochlitz, the tower was a station first order of royal Saxon triangulation in the 1860s. For this reason, a survey column was erected on the observation deck, which has been preserved to the present day. Next to the tower, the restaurant 'tower house " in 2002 rebuilt. This is accessible to visitors via a short climb from the car park.
Events
Every year the event " performance to stone ", held in one of the quarries. Performers are the Mittelsächsische Philharmonic and other orchestras with classic melodies and experimental pieces.