Discover Albeck Obere Schattseite

Albeck Obere Schattseite offers cultural and natural points of interest. The Wegscheiderkreuz is characterised by its design and history, while the Adamikreuz is characterised by its location. The Homburgbach is the subject of a dated survey with measurements and an assessment of fish passage. The topics differ according to whether the focus is on construction and history, a local reference or an observation of a watercourse.

Wegscheiderkreuz: Design and history

The Wegscheiderkreuz has a wooden back panel and a gabled roof covered with wooden shingles. Curved verge boards define the roof’s edge; the cross also features a cast-iron figure of Christ. The gabled roof and wooden shingles refer to different aspects: the roof’s shape and its covering material. The back panel and roof covering are made of wood, while the figure is made of cast iron. Together, these details describe the construction, roof edge and figure of the Wegscheiderkreuz.

Ferdinand Ebenberger, known locally as Wegscheider, erected the Wegscheiderkreuz in the 1950s. Gratitude for his return from the war may have been the reason. Its origins can thus be linked to a particular decade and a named builder; the motive remains a possible explanation. The structural features and historical context offer different clues for describing the cross.

Two different location references

The Wegscheiderkreuz stands at the junction with the old connecting path to the farms known locally as Hartis and Moosbauer. Today, this path exists only as a field track. The Adamikreuz stands in a meadow below the farm known locally as Greier. The names serve different purposes here: Hartis and Moosbauer are the farms to which the old connecting path led; Greier identifies the farm below which the Adamikreuz stands.

For the Wegscheiderkreuz, the former connection to the farms and the path’s present form are both relevant: the description “old connecting path” refers to its connection with Hartis and Moosbauer, while “field track” describes its present form. By contrast, the Adamikreuz’s location is described in relation to the meadow and the farm known locally as Greier. The two location descriptions can therefore be distinguished by their different reference points.

Homburgbach: survey and measurements

In the survey conducted on 1 August 2000, the Homburgbach at Kremegger in Albeck Obere Schattseite was classified as a natural watercourse at the surveyed point. At the mouth, a width of 1 metre and a depth of 10 to 20 centimetres were recorded. Fish passage for salmonids and bullheads was assessed as possible at the surveyed point.

The details relate to different aspects: the measurements describe the mouth, while the classification as a natural watercourse and the assessment of fish passage relate to the surveyed point. Fish passage is a separate ecological finding alongside the measurements of width and depth. All three details belong to the survey of 1 August 2000 and preserve its temporal and spatial context.

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