Ochsenkopf Summit Bull's Head Carving

Ochsenkopf Summit Bull's Head Carving

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

Location: Bischofsgrüner Forst, Landkreis Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Lemmi alias Schlumpf
The name "Ochsenkopf" first appeared in mine records in 1495, when Lorenz von Ploben from Nuremberg received the mine on the Fichtelberge "near the Ochsenkopf" as a fief. This may be the first indication of the bull's head carved into a rock on the mountain top, which can still be seen today.
Source from bayern-fichtelgebirge.de
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- November 11, 2021
Andrea und Huskys 🐺
Special rock formation with the symbol of the mountain that is hardly noticeable. It is now signposted.
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- August 1, 2022
Timber
Chiselled into the granite of the Ochsenkopf summit we find two landmarks. The first in the northwestern summit area in a rock, the second a little further below the trail towards Bischofsgrün. Both seem to be relatively old.
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- July 1, 2019