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"The 'Prince's Grotto' was created by a local history enthusiast who remembered that the owner of the Böhlen manor had rested here during a boat trip with his guests, allegedly two Saxon princes."

According to the official topographical map, the Prince's Grotto, a column-shaped outcrop of the "Neumühlenporphyry", is located on Bahren's territory. In 1811, the manor owner from Hohnstädt-Böhlen hosted the Saxon princes Anton and Maximilian of Saxony on a boat trip that took them to the Golzernmühlenwehr. There is said to have been a picnic in front of the rocky backdrop, but nothing more is known about this. No one knows where the name "grotto" comes from.

Rochlitz was once famous as an old mining town. At that time, silver was the main target of all efforts, then hard coal, brown coal and precious stones, even gold was washed. Mining began in 1468, and the extraction of ores was not stopped until the end of the 18th century. The underground mining of Wiederau agate from 1717 to 1721 became famous. In Dresden, it was mainly used to make jewelry.

The Prinzengrotte is a column-shaped secretion of the “Neumühlenporphyres”. The “Prince's Grotto” rock was decorated with the royal coat of arms around 30 years ago by the local Bahren graphic artist Günter Ketelhut and commemorates the episode of the prince's visit. Source: https://www.grimma.de/portal/meldeen/die-prinzengrotte-in-bahren-900001606-27290.html

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Prince's Grotto The Böhlen manor owner had invited the Wettins with Princes Maximilian and Anton to visit and hunt in the Muldental. They also went on a boat trip towards Golzern. When a storm came up, they sought shelter under the rock massif. Therefore, the vernacular gave this rock section the name "Prince's Grotto". https://www.grimma.de/portal/melden/die-prinzengrotte-in-bahren-900001606-27290.html

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