BAD SCHANDAU / SCHMILKA and VALLEY of KIRNITZSCH NATURAL PARK SAXON SWITZERLAND

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1 BAD SCHANDAU / SCHMILKA and VALLEY of KIRNITZSCH NATURAL PARK SAXON SWITZERLAND

2 Elbe Bad Schandau Kirnitzschtal Usti nad Labem Hrensco Decin Litomerice

3 Schmilka - Schmilk sche Mill First mention as mill for drawn and as bakery: 1665 Driven by water wheel Water flow: 6 l/s ( 36 pail/ min) In operation as mill for grain and bakery: until 19. century Pictures by Harry Weinert

4 Schmilka - Schmilk sche Mill Rebuilding and put into operation as mill for grain and bakery 2005 Certificated as 100 % organic factory Energy using about hydropower, solar technology, wood fire oven and energy recovery Today: Bakery shop for bread (special is spelt bread), rolls, white bread and yeast cake by old homemade recipes Pictures by Harry Weinert

5 Bad Schandau Bad Schandau district Postelwitz district of Postelwitz autumn impressions Pictures by Harry Weinert

6 Bad Schandau Elevator of Bad Schandau Purpose: Built: Height: Facilities: Connection between the town of Bad Schandau and the place Ostrauer Scheibe m lift for 12 persons Elevator stands under monument protection since 1954

7 Bad Schandau City of Bad Schandau St- Johannes-church Landmark Lilienstein Pictures by Harry Weinert

8 Bad Schandau City of Bad Schandau First documented mention 1445 as a trading center Town of law 1467 Renowned spa resort 1877 Inhabitants City Districts 8 Traffic junction for rail, vessel traffic, road transit traffic Pictures by wikipedia above: Bad Schandau at 1900 down: Central rafting place at 1880

9 Bad Schandau City of Bad Schandau- Health resort Picture by Harry Weinert Attraction: SPA hotel riverside promenade

10 Kirnitzschtal tram History: City Park Bad Schandau to Lichtenhain waterfall with 7 additional stops Length: Gauge: about 7.9 km 1000 mm Power system: 600 V = Restarting: Jul 07, 1945 Pictures by Harry Weinert

11 Kirnitzschtal- tram Restarting: 1990 Photovoltaic system: 1993 Major flood damage: 2010 Future: historically significant transport Pictures by Harry Weinert

12 Valley of Kirnitzsch River Kirnitzsch Length: Source: 45 km in Bohemia City Studénska Mouth: Bad Schandau / Elbe at 116 amsl Gradient / Height diff. : 374 m Flow rate / MQ: Flood HHQ: Dams: 1.44 m³ / s (1440 l/s) 60 m³ / h Upper and lower lock Water temperature: max. 8 C Pictures by Harry Weinert

13 Hydropower on the Kirnitzsch 1 Town mill B. Schandau 2 Ostrauer mill 3 Mittelndorf - mill 4 Haide - mill 5 Lichtenhain mill 6 Rocky- mill 7 Neumann-mill 8 Busch - mill 9 Kirnitzsch-tavern 10 Low-level-mill 11 Bohemian mill 12 High level mill

14 Lichtenhainer Mill - Lichtenhainer Waterfall First mention of a mill: 1547 Conversion into grinding mill: from 17th century Production setting: around 1960 Terms today: Restaurant Location Lichtenhain waterfall Expansion of the stream and rock scenery: 1830 (Singular: the waterfall is drawn because of the small tributaries only half-hourly) Restaurant building construction: 1852/53 Continued existence today in unit water fall as a tourist attraction Pictures by Harry WePinert

15 Lichtenhainer Mill - Lichtenhainer Waterfall Continued existence today in unit water fall as a tourist attraction Station Large Waterfall From here can you start hiking tours to Once upon a time a time Here are can you have horses, chair carrier and leader to all station of Saxony Switzerland: Taxe ride carrying.waterfall to cow barn 2 M 3 M.cow barn to little Winterberg 2,5 M 4 M.from little to large Winterberg 2 M 3 M.from large Winterberg to Prebisch tor 2,5 M 4 M -from Prebisch tor to Hermeskretschen 5 M ( M = German Reichsmark) River upwards to Neumann- and Buschmill to the low-level mill to cow barn to little and large Winterberg to Prebischtor Picture by Harry Weinert

16 Neumann mill The Neumann mill is the only mill in the Kirnitzschtal that works as a mill and is open as a technical monument for interested visitors First mention as mill: 14 century First mention Neumann mill: 1551 Beginning of rafting 1580 Use as a saw mill, wood- and grinding mill for paper production until: 1957 Beginning of the decline 1980 Technical monument since 1990 Picture by Harry Weinert Current use as a restaurant with overnight stay possibilities

17 The Neumann mill a technical monument Waterwheel: Diameter: Width: Revolutions: Power: breast waterwheel 4.80 m 1.80 m 7.5 U/min 11 to 13.5 kw - 45 blades Picture by Harry Weinert

18 The Neumann mill a technical mounument Grinding mill Paper Produktion Saw mill Pictures by Harry Weinert

19 The Busch - mill settlement Jentschdörfel incl. the Rocky -, Busch- and Neumann mill by 1551 conversion to comb. saw/grinding mill 1710 reopening as grinding/saw mill 1945 and restaurant / hostel almost completely destroyed in 2002 by high water flood continue operating as restaurant and guesthouse Waterwheel diameter: 5 m Width: 1.6 m, paddles of steel Pictures by Harry Weinert

20 The Health Resort Rathen and its Surroundings A ferry crosses the river Elbe near Rathen (Picture by)

21 Elbe Bad Schandau Rathen Bastei Kirnitzschtal Usti nad Labem Hrensco Decin Litomerice

22 The Bastei a rock formation high over the right bank from the river Viewing platform 194 m above the river, with a great view over the Elbe Valley and the Saxon Switzerland, a popular tourist attraction Picture by Ingeborg Morgner

23 mountaineer Picture by: Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz Picture by Ingeborg Morgner

24 But what is so special about this rock massif? Castle Neurathen first mentioned in 1592 the largest rock castle of the Saxon Switzerland at that time well-preserved ruin Picture by Ingeborg Morgner

25 But first more difficult access to the plateau over a wooden bridge (1826) Painter Gottlieb Hammer ( ) Saxonia Munich

26 over a staircase (1814) over a stone bridge (1851) today over a car and bus road to the plateau Picture by Ingeborg Morgner Picture by wikimedia.com

27 Famous painters like Caspar David Friedrich and Ludwig Richter loved the Saxon Switzerland Ludwig Richter Schmilksche Mühle C.D. Friedrich - Felsenschlucht

28 Since 1826 accommodation possibilities in the hotel Schweizerhaus and in the new mountain hotel Bastei Pictures by wikimedia.com

29 The Bastei became the first nature reserve of Saxon Switzerland in 1938 Picture by Mike Krüger Picture by Ingeborg Morgner

30 Outdoor theatre Rathen built in ,000 seats performances of works by German poets and composers Pictures by

31 The holiday resort Rathen and its beautiful surroundings - starting point for hiking and climbing Pictures by Ingeborg Morgner

32 The Blackbird lake an artificial lake since 1934, a rowing and climbing paradise, serves as flood protection, for fire-fighting purposes and fish farming Picture by Meine Stadt.de Picture by Ingeborg Morgner The Blackbird lake The Blackbid waterfall

33 The summer residence of Pillnitz one pearl in front of the gates of Dresden Picture by Ingeborg Morgner

34 Elbe Pillnitz Bad Schandau Rathen Bastei Kirnitzschtal Usti nad Labem Hrensco Decin Litomerice

35 Paddle wheel steamer leaving Dresden in direction Pillnitz Picture by Ingeborg Morgner

36 The summer residence of Pillnitz view from the river side Picture by

37 A rowing boat that brought the guests of August to the castle Picture by Ingeborg Morgner

38 A botanical special feature a camellia Picture by

39 The camellia tree with its protection house in the background Picture by Ingeborg Morgner

40 Dresden The City of Baroque

41 Elbe Dresden Pillnitz Bad Schandau Rathen Bastei Kirnitzschtal Usti nad Labem Hrensco Decin Litomerice

42 Pictures by Ingeborg Morgner

43 The Frauenkirche The church is 91m high and is made from sandstone

44 The church fell in in February 1945 after a bomb attack Picture: Bundesarchiv

45 The internationally well-known trumpeter Ludwig Guettler Picture: Badische Zeitung

46 Impressions from the rebuilding of the church Pictures: website Frauenkirche

47 Impressions from the interior of the church Pictures by Andreas Thum, Ingeborg Morgner

48 US-President Barrack Obama on visit in the Frauenkirche Picture: internationales.sachsen.de

49 Bild wird noch ausgetauscht (Neues Ensemble Neumarkt) Text von Jochen Picture: