Hirtstein

Hirtstein is a mountain of Saxony, in southeastern Germany. It is situated near the village Satzung, in the Ore Mountains, about 1.5 km from the border to the Czech Republic. Its elevation is 890 m.[1]

This article is about the mountain. For the former municipality, see Hirtstein (municipality).
Hirtstein
Hirtstein from south-east
Highest point
Elevation890 m (2,920 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°33′08.6″N 13°11′35.2″E
Geography
Hirtstein is located in Saxony
Hirtstein
Hirtstein
Parent rangeOre Mountains

Geology

Hirtstein is a gneiss knoll with an intrusion of volcanic rock, commonly referred to as basalt[2] and specifically identified as clinopyroxene-melanephelinite,[3] whose fan shape has been exposed by quarry operations. This formation was deemed worthy of protection already in the 19th century and was spared from quarrying.[4] In 2006 it was declared a National Geotope of Germany.[5] Minerals such as augite, magnetite, nepheline, olivine and perovskite have been identified in samples from the basaltic fan of Hirtstein.[6]

Tourism

The mountain restaurant Hirtsteinbaude was opened on 11 September 1927. It offers accommodation for tourists.[7]

In winter, several cross-country ski runs are prepared around the mountain. A short downhill ski, sledding, and snow tube run with a ski lift is located next to the restaurant.[8] The cross-border long-distance skiing trail Skimagistrale Erzgebirge/Krušné hory[9] and the long-distance footpath Kammweg Erzgebirge-Vogtland[10] traverse Hirtstein.

  • Basalt fan in a former quarry
    Basalt fan in a former quarry
  • Triangulation post
    Triangulation post
  • Hirtsteinbaude mountain restaurant
    Hirtsteinbaude mountain restaurant
  • Hirtstein seen from Jelení hora
    Hirtstein seen from Jelení hora

References
  1. Homepage of Satzung
  2. Carl Friedrich Naumann (1845). Geognostische Beschreibung des Königreiches Sachsen und der angränzenden Länderabtheilungen. Vol. 2. Dresden and Leipzig: Arnold. pp. 484 f.
  3. Roman Rönick, Axel D. Renno (2010). "Clinopyroxene from basaltic rocks of the Erzgebirge-Krušné hory Mts. – implications for modelling of the magmatic plumbing system" (PDF). Journal of Geosciences. 55: 231–249. doi:10.3190/jgeosci.077.
  4. Gerald Urban (2009). "Der Hirtstein bei Satzung - ein verhinderter Vulkan". Erzgebirgische Heimatblätter (2): 2 f. ISSN 0232-6078.
  5. "Liste der Nationalen Geotope Deutschlands ausgezeichnet am 12. Mai 2006 in Hannover". Archived from the original on December 26, 2007. Retrieved 2016-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Typlokalität Hirtstein, Fundortbeschreibung und Mineralliste". Mineralienatlas. 2005.
  7. "Hirtsteinbaude. Berggasthof & Pension". Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  8. "Die Hirtstein-Loipen". Ringo Porstmann.
  9. Clemens Hohner (ed.). "Kammloipe, Skimagistrale und Osterzgebirgsloipe - Skiwandern auf dem Erzgebirgskamm". Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  10. "Etappe 6: "Von Kühnhaide nach Satzung"". Tourismusverband Vogtland e.V., Tourismusverband Erzgebirge e.V. Retrieved 2016-05-25.


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