The former council quarry Chemnitz supplied Hilbersdorfer Porphyrtuff with which not only innumerable buildings were built in Chemnitz, also the Tulpenkanzel in the Freiberg cathedral consists of this beige-gray-reddish rock.

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January 15, 2016

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From the porphyry tuff of the Ratssteinbruches in Chemnitz Zeisgwald originated from 1610 u.a. the tulip pulpit of the Freiberg cathedral, as well as portal and cloister of the castle church Chemnitz.

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March 26, 2021

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The old council quarry in the Zeisigwald. The Devil's Bridges are at the end of the quarry. Unfortunately the bridges are in poor condition.

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1. Zeisigwald Pond – Ratsstein Quarry, Zeisigwald loop from Technische Universität Chemnitz – Teil Straße der Nationen

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2. Devil's Gorge – Braunsdorf Weir loop from Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof

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380m

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3. Steps at Fuchsberg – Heaven's Ladder — Zeisigwald loop from Stadion – An der Gellertstraße

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Elevation 430 m

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Ratsstein Quarry, Zeisigwald

1. Zeisigwald Pond – Ratsstein Quarry, Zeisigwald loop from Technische Universität Chemnitz – Teil Straße der Nationen

2. Devil's Gorge – Braunsdorf Weir loop from Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof

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