Matthäus Wieser
Matthäus Wieser (1617–1678) was a collector and songwriter of work songs, often for miner A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting, ...s. He was sometimes known as Matthai Wieser. Life Born in 1617 in Graslitz ( Kraslice, near Hof), he lived later in Freiberg ( Freiberg, and was last located in Germany). He died in 1678. He was a miner and a songwriter (''Bergsänger''). Miner-singers were miners who were deeply Christian. Other minersingers were Michael Bauer and Christian Gottlieb Lohse (1712–1754). It is early work poetry and songwriting. Works Christian songs for Miners *O Bergwerksschöpfer höchster Gott *Mit Freude will ich heben an *Dem höchsten Gott so viel ich kann *Freut euch sehr ihr Bergleut alle (from: Gesangbuch der luth. LandeskircheGesangbuch: ...
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Kraslice
Kraslice (; german: Graslitz) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,500 inhabitants. It was a large and important town until the World War II. It is known for manufacture of musical instruments. Administrative parts Town parts and villages of Černá, Čirá, Hraničná, Kámen, Kostelní, Krásná, Liboc, Mlýnská, Počátky, Sklená, Sněžná, Tisová, Valtéřov and Zelená Hora are administrative parts of Kraslice. Etymology The roots of the name derive from the medieval German ''Graz'', meaning "trimmed conifer twigs". The name ''Graslitz'' was then a diminutive of the word Graz. The Czech name ''Kraslice'' is a transliteration of the German name and also literally means "blown easter egg". Geography Kraslice is situated about north of Sokolov and northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies on the border with Germany, adjacent to the German town of Klingenthal. It is situated on the Svatava River in the western part of th ...
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