A Köte and Kohlenmeiler with charcoal burners at their work (turn of the 19th/20th century)
A Köte and rest area on the Schindelkopf
A Köte (also Köthe) is the term used in the Harz Mountains of central Germany for a charcoal burner's hut (Köhlerhütte). A Köte was occupied by a charcoal burner in order to look after a nearby wood pile (Kohlenmeiler). The charcoal burner prepared the necessary charcoal for the smelting of ores.[1]
Today, Köten are used for tourism purposes as shelters and rest stops for hikers.
Examples
There are replicas of Köten in the Harz, for example at these places:
- Köte am Heidenstieg (51°50′26.7″N 10°25′24.3″E / 51.840750°N 10.423417°E), in the Schulenberg Forest northwest of and above Schulenberg im Oberharz between the Großer (645.4 m) and Kleiner Wiesenberg (512.5 m above sea level (NHN)) at about 521 m[2] on the Heidenstieg; as No. 124[2] in the system of checkpoints in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network
- Köte am Schindelkopf (51°43′23″N 10°20′11″E / 51.72306°N 10.33639°E), in the Osterode Municipal Forest east of Osterode am Harz on the northwestern slopes of the Schindelkopf (ca. 629 m above sea level (NHN)) at about 570 m[3] on the Nassen Weg; as No. 143[3] in the system of checkpoints of the Harzer Wandernadel
Gallery
Typical Köte in the Harz
Completed Meiler with wind break, charcoal hut and fireplace
References
- ↑ Informationstafel Eine Köte… (Foto), auf jensunterwegs.de
- 1 2 Köte am Heidenstieg:
– Topographische Karte mit Wegabzweig bei der Köte am Heidenstieg Archived 2016-04-20 at the Wayback Machine [südöstlich unterhalb eines Wasserbehälters (Wbh); ungefähre Höhenlage der Köte laut Höhenlinie/n in AK 5/2,5], auf natur-erleben.niedersachsen.de
– Harzer Wandernadel: Stempelstelle 124 / Köte am Heidenstieg, auf harzer-wandernadel.de - 1 2 Köte am Schindelkopf:
– Topographische Karte mit zwei Wegabzweigen bei der Köte am Schindelkopf Archived 2016-04-20 at the Wayback Machine [auf dem Bergnordwesthang; ungefähre Höhenlage der Köte laut Höhenlinie/n in AK 5/2,5], auf natur-erleben.niedersachsen.de
– Harzer Wandernadel: Stempelstelle 143 / Köte Schindelkopf, auf harzer-wandernadel.de
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