Top 20 Natural Monuments around Ralbitz-Rosenthal

To the west of the city, the Hutberg rises about 100 meters above the old town, 294 meters above sea level. The name of the mountain is not derived from the hat, but from the herding of sheep. It was intended to protect the trade route, the so-called "Via Regia," which runs across Europe from Ukraine to Spain. Source: https://kamenz-entdecken.de/entdecken/natur/hutberg#denkmale

A worthwhile destination.

Beautiful at any time of year but of course most beautiful in spring.

Here you can let your gaze wander over the moor – it's best to take binoculars with you.

Please keep the area clean ✌🏻

The nearly 3,000-year-old ramparts of Ostro are enthroned on a spur above the Klosterwasser valley. It is undoubtedly the most imposing archaeological monument in Upper Lusatia. In the 7th century B.C. The settlement was first fortified by the Billendorfer group, the people of the final phase of the Lusatian culture. The enormous amount of material and effort that was used to build the wall testifies to the high level of organization in early society and is astounding. Many mysteries entwine around the impressive testimony. A look into the past that is worthwhile.

Nature and monument protection not only have common traditions, but are often also linked by common interests. The workshop focuses on this interaction between nature conservation and archaeological monument preservation and follows an event in Dresden's Blockhaus, which in 2012 under the title "Nature conservation and archeology - an unusual partnership?" already discussed synergies between nature conservation and monument preservation. What was mainly presented there in general is now being substantiated at an endangered monument, the Biehla swamp hill. The ring wall is now in the FFH area "Teichgebiet Biehla-Weissig" and is one of the few sites in Saxony where organic remains have been preserved through the preservation of wet soil. During excavations in the years 2000-2003, a variety of findings and finds were found near the surface, including prehistoric wood in the original position of house and wall constructions. A rare species of orchid also grows inside the swamp. The preservation of the nature-protected condition of the wet meadow from the natural succession of an alder swamp forest not only prevents the archaeological finds from being penetrated by young trees and reeds, but also helps to preserve the rare plants. The focus of the workshop is therefore the development of a protection concept that can do justice to all interests. In addition to the archaeological heritage, nature conservation aspects as well as water management and pond management will also be presented in the lectures. The workshop is held in cooperation with the Saxony State Office for Archeology, the Saxony State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology, the district of Bautzen (West Lusatia Museum, Lower Nature Conservation Authority, Lower Monument Protection Authority), the Lessingstadt Kamenz, the municipality of Schönteich, the Pro Archaeologia Saxoniae Foundation , the Archaeological Society in Saxony e.V. (AGiS e.V.) and the State Association of Saxon Homeland Protection e.V. Source: https://www.lanu.de/de/veranstaltung/die-sumpfschanze-von-biehla-ein-herausragendes-a/2015-04-25/eid/ODM0

The Sumpfringwall (not Sumpfschanze) is, as the table describes, a former castle wall from 700 BC. and was settled by only a few generations after it was destroyed by a great fire.