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Schreckenberg
The Schreckenberg is a mountain near Frohnau in the county of Erzgebirgskreis in the central Ore Mountains of Germany. It is . It is located one kilometre northwest of the town of Annaberg-Buchholz in the borough of Frohnau. History The mountain is primarily of historical importance, since it is where Annaberg's silver ore mining began. On 28 October 1491, Caspar Nietzel came across a vein of silver ore not far from the Frohnau Upper Mill. As a result, in 1496, on the opposite bank of the river Sehma, the new town of Neustadt am Schreckenberg grew up, which soon received the name Sankt Annaberg ("Saint Anna's Mountain"). In 1498, Annaberg received the right to mint coins from the Wettins. The Annaberg Mint was set up in or next to the upper mill and for a short time minted the coin known as the '' Schreckenberger'', a widespread means of payment in the Holy Roman Empire. The saying ''You're a rich Annaberger, you've got a bag full of Schreckenbergers'' probably dates to this ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frohnau (Annaberg-Buchholz)
Frohnau is a village in the Saxon town of Annaberg-Buchholz in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in southeast Germany. The discovery of silver on the Schreckenberg led in 1496 to the foundation of the neighbouring mining town of Annaberg. The village of Frohnau is best known for its museum of technology, the Frohnauer Hammer, and the visitor mine of ''Markus Röhling Stolln''. The mining area around Frohnau has been selected as a candidate for a UNESCO World Heritage Site: the Ore Mountain Mining Region (''Montanregion Erzgebirge''). Geography The ''Waldhufendorf'' of Frohnau is located about a kilometre west of the town centre of Annaberg. The lower part of the village is located in the valley of the Sehma river on the ''Staatsstraße'' S261. The village runs along a steep village street in a western direction up to the heights of the Schreckenberg. History From 1952 to 1990, Frohnau was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany. Sources * * Lothar Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engelsgroschen
The history of Saxon coinage or Meissen-Saxon coinage comprises three major periods: the high medieval regional pfennig period (bracteate period), the late medieval pfennig period and the thaler period, which ended with the introduction of the mark in 1871/72. Rich silver deposits, which were discovered near Freiberg after the middle of the 12th century, helped Saxony to a leading position in German coinage. The Saxon pfennigs ('' Sachsenpfennige'') minted in eastern Saxony are also included, as described in Walther Haupt's ''Sächsischer Münzkunde'' ("Saxon Coinage"). They were minted on the basis of the Carolingian monetary reform, on which the oldest Meissen coinage is based. The different names of these pfennig types indicate a still unclear position within medieval numismatics. ''Hochrandpfennig'' (''Sachsenpfennig'') The 10th and 11th century pfennig type known as the Saxon pfennig ('' Sachsenpfennig'') with a raised edge is the most common pfennig type of this time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schreckenberger
The history of Saxon coinage or Meissen-Saxon coinage comprises three major periods: the high medieval regional pfennig period (bracteate period), the late medieval pfennig period and the thaler period, which ended with the introduction of the mark in 1871/72. Rich silver deposits, which were discovered near Freiberg after the middle of the 12th century, helped Saxony to a leading position in German coinage. The Saxon pfennigs ('' Sachsenpfennige'') minted in eastern Saxony are also included, as described in Walther Haupt's ''Sächsischer Münzkunde'' ("Saxon Coinage"). They were minted on the basis of the Carolingian monetary reform, on which the oldest Meissen coinage is based. The different names of these pfennig types indicate a still unclear position within medieval numismatics. ''Hochrandpfennig'' (''Sachsenpfennig'') The 10th and 11th century pfennig type known as the Saxon pfennig ('' Sachsenpfennig'') with a raised edge is the most common pfennig type of this time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Großgroschen
The history of Saxon coinage or Meissen-Saxon coinage comprises three major periods: the high medieval regional pfennig period (bracteate period), the late medieval pfennig period and the thaler period, which ended with the introduction of the mark in 1871/72. Rich silver deposits, which were discovered near Freiberg after the middle of the 12th century, helped Saxony to a leading position in German coinage. The Saxon pfennigs ('' Sachsenpfennige'') minted in eastern Saxony are also included, as described in Walther Haupt's ''Sächsischer Münzkunde'' ("Saxon Coinage"). They were minted on the basis of the Carolingian monetary reform, on which the oldest Meissen coinage is based. The different names of these pfennig types indicate a still unclear position within medieval numismatics. ''Hochrandpfennig'' (''Sachsenpfennig'') The 10th and 11th century pfennig type known as the Saxon pfennig ('' Sachsenpfennig'') with a raised edge is the most common pfennig type of this time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
