Trommelbuche Monument

DRUM BEECH
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Margravial troops marched on the occasion of the
Landshut War of Succession with about 3,000
Man on August 4, 1504 to Waldsassen,
to plunder the monastery there and to
burn. Since they found no treasure
they stole the food, set it on fire
put everything on and moved on for another three days
plundering through the pen country. Roadside
home the troops camped, the chiefly
from the Wunsiedler area
came from, in the forest between Neusorg and
Schwarzenreuth, the Waldsassen altar wine
should have tasted great. the
Meanwhile, the people of the Palatinate were in a hurry
Troops gathered, said to be over 1,100
have mostly been farmers. The caretaker of
Parkstein led them. Raided on August 8th
they killed the margravials
over 1,000 enemy soldiers. the saga
according to the reporters of the Franks should not
once again have been able to their
drums, which she fastens to a beech tree
had to take from the tree and the
to warn troops. On this same drum book.
It was only in 1999
finally in the hallway "slaughter".
Neusorg erected the current monument,
that is supposed to remind of the multiple deaths.

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