The "Devil's Pulpit" in the Spreepark in Neusalza-Spremberg Before the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) lived on the manor OberSpremberg - the city of Neusalza was not yet founded - a universal respected owner. He was a just and courageous man. Also his wife was goodness itself and alleviated many a hard fate. It was autumn again, and the old shepherd of the estate named Gotthelf grazed as always with his two dogs the flock of sheep entrusted to him. As it is an exceptional If it was a nice day, he decided to go outside with his animals at night too to graze the meadow near today's Spreepark and in his Shepherd's cart to stay overnight. The full moon shone brightly down the hallways. That night the old shepherd had an experience such as he had in his long life had not yet occurred. He had laid down to rest. There he was suddenly awakened by a bright glow. A fireball darted behind past the old elm where he had parked his cart and disappeared immediately in the nearby forest. The clock in the Spremberg church tower has just struck twelfth hour. With the sleep it was now completely over. He pondered until Tomorrow what that means. When it got light, he went to Walde and looked to see if anything of the fiery sign was still visible. He was less than fifty steps into the forest, today's Spreepark, entered, when suddenly an eerie noise resounded, just as if a strong storm was about to break out. It roared more and more, nevertheless no branches moved in the forest. The old man's hair rose on end, he didn't know whether to go on or run back. However, he composed himself a heart and proceeded cautiously. Then he felt as if the roaring in front of him retreated. Suddenly he saw a fiery glow, and in the middle it stood Devil incarnate! Gotthelf collapsed unconscious from the shock together. Early on the squire found his shepherd guarded by the dogs in the grass lying. He took him home and told his wife everything. so they both waited for the old man to open his eyes again and to himself would come When Gotthelf opened his eyes, he first asked about his herd and his dogs. Then he fell back into a restless sleep, from which he confused speeches again and again startled. Soon he spoke of a ball of fire, soon by the devil amid fiery embers. His sheep had one that day look after another servant. The old man couldn't do it. As Gotthelf am When he came to himself in the afternoon, he had to tell the squire everything that happened that night, he was sent home. There pondered However, he constantly follows up on the nightly incident. Because he couldn't find peace In the evening he went to his friend Christoph, the shepherd of the neighboring village Manor of Nieder-Friedersdorf. The way there led through the Spreepark, there the current road to the neighboring towns did not yet exist at that time. He had to back past the stones where he had seen the bad guy in the night