Text of the information board on the preaching chair (1st part)
The Predigstuhl (718 m)
The area of our home district is a plateau 450 to 550 meters high. Three mountain ranges are built on it, which run almost parallel from south to north. The main train divides the district into two roughly equal parts. It enters the district north of Weinpolz, reaches the highest point in the Predigstuhl at 718 m and then flattens out towards the Thaya. The preaching chair was a popular destination for Sunday hikes in the 1930s due to the observation tower still in place at the time, popularly known as the pyramid. A wooden pillar of this pyramid was anchored in the ground exactly at this point. The hikers from Groß Siegharts, Dietmanns, Waidhofen and the surrounding towns enjoyed the view to Schneeberg and Ötscher at the destination of this hike in clear weather. Today this view is prevented by the tall trees. Instead, the silhouette of the Dukovany nuclear power plant can be seen as a rather oppressive distant view in a northerly direction.
In the aluminum box below you can find a stamp with an ink pad. There is also a "summit book". You can sign up in this book.