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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Neustadt in Sachsen

Quarkquetsche ("Goldmännchen") rock formation

Natural Monuments

Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Neustadt in Sachsen

Quarkquetsche ("Goldmännchen") rock formation

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Quarkquetsche ("Goldmännchen") rock formation

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Location: Neustadt in Sachsen, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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Uwe Drescher

January 15, 2022

This area natural monument consists of two granodiorite boulders piled on top of each other. A face can be seen in the upper part of this structure. Therefore it is called "the Goldman". The name Quarkquetsche can be explained by the wool sack-like form of weathering of the granodiorite.

In 1996, a planned demolition of this natural monument was just prevented. Today you can still find several boreholes on the boulders.
The district office files a complaint against the stone works

Hohwald (SZ/aw). A natural monument in the Hohwald is doomed. Boreholes in one of the monstrous rock formations, popularly known as Quarkquetsche, foreshadow the worst. The once dense forest around the Ice Age rocks has already fallen victim to the saws. In the meantime, the forest department in Bautzen and the lower nature conservation authority of the district office in Pirna are also dealing with the polluters in the Hohwald. "Of course, an area natural monument has legal validity. If you want to change this, you have to apply for outsourcing. The district council must then decide on this," says Bernhard Lehmann, the responsible department head. However, the management of Steinwerke Hohwald did not make such an application. "Now an order has been issued to refrain from all further measures and to restore the landscape," informs the department head. The district office files a complaint against Steinwerke Hohwald. In addition, administrative offense proceedings are initiated.

"But that also means that the deforested part has to be reforested as long as the natural monument is legally valid," says Head of Department Lehmann. It was learned from the district office that the on-site measures had allegedly been carried out without the knowledge of the company management. Despite repeated SZ inquiries, no corresponding statement was received from the managing director by Wednesday. According to the district administration, however, the company has now applied for the "Quarkquetsche" to be relocated. A decision on this is still pending.
Source: SZ.

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Location: Neustadt in Sachsen, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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