マルクノイキルヒェンの絶景の山頂・トップ10

Nice stop on the way up to Hainberg;

As part of the Royal Saxon Triangulation survey of Saxony between 1862 and 1890, Kapellenberg was selected as a first-order reference point in 1864. In June 1865, a surveying column was erected on the summit. A wooden scaffolding was built around it, which has since served as a vantage point for hikers and was later expanded into an observation tower. The 5.80-meter-high historic surveying column is preserved inside the tower, where it extends from the ground floor through the ceiling to the first floor. It bears the inscription "Kön. Sächs. Station KAPELLENBERG der Mitteleuropa. Gradmessung 1864."

The first observation tower, designed by architect Gustav Zimmermann, was built in 1931. It was closed to the public in 1968 after the Prague Spring because the Soviets installed a radar station there. From then on, it served solely as a military observation tower. On November 1, 1982, the tower, supposedly dilapidated, was blown up by demolition experts from the Oelsnitz hard stone works on behalf of the Oelsnitz civil defense. After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, efforts were made to rebuild the tower. The new observation tower was designed according to the old plans, but has a larger floor plan and is slightly taller. The new tower was inaugurated on June 19, 1993. From its observation platform, one can see as far as the Kaiserwald, the Ore Mountains, the Upper Palatinate Forest, and the Fichtel Mountains.

The Kapellenberg was first mentioned in a document in 1261, when the bailiffs of Weida, Plauen, and Gera pledged to Count Palatine Ludwig the Bavarian not to build a castle here or anywhere else in the Egerland region. However, there must have been a fort here at the beginning of the 15th century, as it is reported that it was occupied by mercenaries of Elector Frederick of Saxony. The remains of this fortress, known as the Alter Wall, can still be seen today. At 759 meters, the Kapellenberg is the highest elevation in the Elster Mountains. Geologically speaking, however, it belongs to the Fichtel Mountains in Upper Franconia.

Definitely the most beautiful way to get to Hainberg is right on my running route. A good challenge for runners!

In 1861, the city of Asch bought the bare summit of Hainberg (Czech: Háj) from Count von Zedtwitz in order to wood the mountain and turn it into a park for the population. The new attraction soon became very popular. In 1884 the Ascher Alpine Club built an inn with accommodation on the summit, and the observation tower was ceremoniously opened in 1904. Monuments to Jahn, Körner and Schiller complemented the stone path.

The monument to the German poet and soldier Karl Theodor Körner (1791 to 1813) was unveiled in 1913 on the 100th anniversary of his death. The original bust was lost, as was the relief of a rider. In September 2013, another hundred years later, the new bust was unveiled. The base of the monument is flanked by plaques on which the names of the citizens of Asch who died in the wars of 1813 and 1914/1918 are immortalized.

Wooded peak with triangulation point. Below restaurant and Aschbergturm.