Töpfer (hill)

Rock arch on the potter

The potter is a 582 meter high mountain in the Zittau Mountains northeast of the town Oybin. He is known mainly because of its geological formations of the mountain chalet at the summit ( potter's cottage ) and the views of the Upper Lusatian Mountains, the Giant and Jizera Mountains and the town of Zittau. It is named after the potter's probably one of the many rock formations on the elongated summit, a rock arch, which looks like two cups or urns.

Viewpoints

Bohemian views

The Bohemian views at Potter is a viewpoint at the east end of the summit plateau. From the railing secured by Pulpit Rock offers a view on the German -Czech border in the direction of Iser, Giant, and Jeschke Mountains. To the northeast are several places, including Bogatynia in Poland and Hradek nad Nisou in the Czech Republic. About two miles to the east leads beneath the Bohemian view the road from Lückendorf to Zittau over.

History

In prehistoric times, the pottery was already a place of worship. 1369, Emperor Charles IV the Celestine monks from Oybin the mountain. In a monk writing of the mountain was mentioned as " Tepper ".

The town of Zittau in 1574 acquired the mountain. 1831 discussed is about to build a so-called constitution pillar in honor of the Saxon Constitution on the mountain, but it was finally built in Zittau. A mountain meeting of 18 choirs from the Lausitz and Northern Bohemia to the potter, that time still without service opportunity rash for the request of Olbersdorfer council, the Mayor of Zittau to the establishment of a was to ask " little mountain cottage ". In 1860 the first Mountain cottage was built out and simultaneously published the first guide.

1876 ​​had to be extended because of the ever- swelling stream of visitors the cottage. After a fire due to lightning strike in 1903, the house was already a year later re-opened in its current form.

For several years, leads the international nature trail Lusatian and Zittau Mountains on the summit.

Way to the summit

• Coming from the Devil's Mill from the Oybintal the " Crawl " up
• From the east via the "Little Ice Passage "
• Liebigweg about Gratzer caves
• Up of Oybin station the farm road, drive on in the season from a web

Rock formations and Attractions

• Bohemian View ( viewing platform in the direction of the Jizera Mountains and Jeschke )
• Oybinaussicht
• Parrot
• Turtle
• Chick
• Wackelstein
• Brooding hen
• Europe Cross ( Mountain Cross, on 17 September 2003 built )
• Gratzer cave

Important rock climbing

• Ernst Schulze- stone
• Sphinx
• Gratzer stones
• Gratzer cave
• Krumme aunt
• Dinosaur
• Pottery towers
• Lizard
• Brooding hen
• Rubezahl wall
• Notched crown