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The large peace bell on the Fichtelberg had to remain silent for six months in 2024. Stone throwing in May 2022 had so badly damaged the bell that its sound suffered. It was decided to stop ringing it and replace it with a new one. The old bell rang for the last time on Easter Monday 2024. Just in time for the mountain service on German Unity Day on October 3, the new bell was officially rung for the first time in the fall of 2024. The idea of using a peace bell to commemorate the peaceful revolution of 1989 in the GDR and German reunification in 1990 came from watchman Gerd Schlesinger and night watchman Jörg Eller from the Ore Mountains town of Schwarzenberg. The bell was also intended to be heard in neighboring Czechia and thus ring for a united Europe. The cast steel bell, already ninety years old at the time, was rung for the first time in 2010. The new bell was cast in Innsbruck by the Grassmayr company. At 2,700 kilograms, it is about 1,100 kilograms heavier than the old bell.

The Greifensteine are a rock formation in Saxony, known for climbing and mountaineering, among other things. Their highest point reaches an elevation of approximately 731 meters above sea level. The area around the Greifensteine is a nature reserve.

Wolkenstein Castle is a high medieval castle that was first mentioned in documents in the 13th century. The town and castle stand on gneiss rocks 80 meters above the Zschopau valley. Wolkenstein owes its existence to the "Berggeschrei" (the cries of the mountain), that is, the discovery of the ore deposits. The settlement and ore mining is older than that of Annaberg-Buchholz.

One of the most beautiful valleys in the Ore Mountains.

☆ The oldest stone observation tower in the Ore Mountains. More information can be found at the tower.

If you are in the area, you have to come here. fantastic.

Here you can take a wonderful tour along the river. A highlight for the senses.

In many cities there are monuments in the shape of a bell that are intended to serve as a memorial for peace. Examples of this are: - the Chorweiler peace bell, - the Peace Bell (Bad Neustadt an der Saale) - the Peace Bell (Dessau) in Dessau-Roßlau - the Peace Bell (Frankfurt (Oder)) m - the peace bell on the Fichtelberg in the Ore Mountains and many more. In 2009, Gerd Schlesinger, tower keeper of the city of Schwarzenberg, suggested setting up a ringable church bell on the Fichtelberg, which would be considered a monument to the unity of Germany. Its bells should be heard as far away as the neighboring Czech Republic and thus also ring for a united Europe. Many private individuals and companies were active in the project or contributed donations.