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32-912: The Fichtelberg rises within the Central Ore Mountains in the Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park around 1.5 kilometres north of the German-Czech border . At the southern foot of the mountain lies the highest town in Germany: the resort of Oberwiesenthal in the Pöhlbach valley. About 750 metres south-southwest is the less prominent subpeak of the Fichtelberg, known as the Kleiner Fichtelberg ("Little Fichtelberg") also called

64-464: A humid continental subarctic climate ( Köppen : Dfc ). Winters are cold though mild for latitude/elevation reason, snow can occur in large quantity and remains throughout the winter due to the low temperatures. Although unusual temperatures at or near 30 °C occur unlike places in the Alps , summer is usually cool. Together with the mild temperatures, the abundant precipitation above 1100 mm gives

96-695: A height of 830 m, head towards the Czech border. After a short section on the level, it turns right towards the summit. The road runs through forested countryside that gives a strong impression that one is above 1,000 m. The total length of this ascent is 6,600 metres and it climbs through around 380 metres in height. The less well known and more difficult ascent starts in Rittersgrün and climbs through 556 metres in 13.64 kilometres. The road runs through Ehrenzipfel , Zweibach and Tellerhäuser . After passing through these villages there

128-728: A large scale, the speed increased from 1980 to 2004, when the increase was half-a-degree per year. The Fichtelberg weather station has recorded the following extreme values: On the Summit of the Fichtelberg stands the Fichtelberg House ( Fichtelberghaus ) with its observation tower , a weather station and a prominent triangulation station of the Royal Saxon Survey ( Königlich-Sächsischen Triangulation ) from 1864, where measurements of regional and national significance were carried out. The Fichtelberg Cable Car runs up

160-495: A mountain observatory in 1950. In 2019, measurements at the top were fully automated and the station is no longer staffed. The Fichtelberg rises above the holiday and winter sports resort of Oberwiesenthal , both connected by the Fichtelberg Cable Car ( Fichtelberg-Schwebebahn ). This cable car was opened in 1924, the cable is 1,175 m long with a height difference of 305 m. It takes six minutes to travel from

192-490: A person must take at least one undergraduate university degree in meteorology. For researchers, this training continues with higher education, while for forecasters, each country has its own way of training. For example, the Meteorological Service of Canada and UK Met Office have their own training course after the university, while Météo-France takes charge of all the training once the person has passed

224-403: A variety of muscovite slate ( Muskovitschiefer ). In the main, this rock only comprises quartz and muscovite ; although it sometimes contains orthoclase and biotite as well. Additional components include rutile , garnet , tourmaline , hematite and ilmenite . Located in the interior of Central Europe , in the eastern half of Germany and at an altitude above 1200 m, Fichtelberg has

256-402: Is 17.349 km long. The Fichtelberg Inn ( Fichtelbergbaude ), a building used as a guest house on the road leading up the Fichtelberg, caught fire on 21 November 2009 in a suspected arson attack. The extensive spruce forests in the area surrounding the Fichtelberg have been constantly utilised since man first settled here and have thus undergone much change. The original vegetation of

288-531: Is 3½ minutes. There is also a bus service from Oberwiesenthal. At the summit and just below it are several parking areas for cars and busses. The mountain is also accessible on numerous footpaths. Some are part of the E3 European long distance path and the Zittau to Wernigerode long distance path . The mountain is a magnet for cyclists and bikers. From the Pöhlbach valley, two long winding roads, starting at

320-469: Is a long steep climb that flattens out as it makes its way up to a junction signed Fichtelberg . After a further 2 kilometres of uphill climbing it reaches the summit of the Fichtelberg. Central Ore Mountains The Central or Middle Ore Mountains ( German : Mittlere Erzgebirge or Mittelerzgebirge ) is a natural region that forms the central-western part of the Ore Mountains in

352-630: Is a scientist who studies and works in the field of meteorology aiming to understand or predict Earth's atmospheric phenomena including the weather . Those who study meteorological phenomena are meteorologists in research, while those using mathematical models and knowledge to prepare daily weather forecasts are called weather forecasters or operational meteorologists . Meteorologists work in government agencies , private consulting and research services, industrial enterprises, utilities, radio and television stations , and in education . They are not to be confused with weather presenters , who present

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384-617: Is the occurrence of numerous species that are normally found in the Alps or the Tundra of Northern Europe, including the small white orchid , common moonwort , frog orchid , Alpine clubmoss und Alpine coltsfoot . The following protected areas are found on the Fichtelberg: These areas overlap with the Fichtelberg Meadows ( Fichtelbergwiesen ) Habitat Area (FFH No. 5543-304). On clear days, one can see to

416-718: The Hinterer Fichtelberg ("Rear Fichtelberg"); 1,205.6 m). About 4 kilometres south-southeast is the highest peak in the Ore Mountains: the Klínovec ( Keilberg ; 1,244 m) on the Czech side of the border. In the wet valley heads and raised bogs on the Fichtelberg, numerous streams have their sources . The most important of these is the River Zschopau . The Fichtelberg consists predominantly of light-coloured, crystalline rocks, especially

448-544: The Historischen Schauplatz published in 1699 by Christian Lehmann, where it says: "They certainly say / that a hundred years ago a summer house and hunting lodge / built by the Schönburg lords / were supposedly on top of it / but now there is no longer anything to be found / because it may have given little enjoyment / even a rifle shot and thunderclap up there makes a poor noise / being swallowed up by

480-735: The Western Ore Mountains in the west by the (excluded) valley of the Schwarzwasser and, below its mouth, by the Zwickauer Mulde . The upper regions of the Central Ore Mountains are part of the Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park . 50°36′N 13°00′E  /  50.6°N 13.0°E  / 50.6; 13.0 This Ore Mountains article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Meteorologist A meteorologist

512-466: The Earth's general climate . Research meteorologists are specialized in areas like: Operational meteorologists, also known as forecasters: Meteorologists can also be consultants for private firms in studies for projects involving weather phenomena such as windfarms , tornado protection, etc. They finally can be weather presenters in the media (radio, TV, internet). To become a meteorologist,

544-721: The German federal state of Saxony . It is part of the overarching unit, the Saxon Highlands and Uplands . It forms the eastern part of the former major units, the Lower Western Ore Mountains ( Unteres Westerzgebirge , 423) and Upper Western Ore Mountains ( Oberes Westerzgebirge , 421) and is separated from the Eastern Ore Mountains in the east by the (included) valley of the Flöha , and from

576-547: The air so to speak." "Man erzehlet zwar / daß vor hundert Jahren ein Lust- und Jagthaus / von den Schönburgischen Herren erbauet / darauf soll gestanden seyn / aber nunmehro ist nichts mehr darauf zu finden / weil es mag wenig Ergötzlichkeit gegeben haben / auch ein Büchsenschuß und Donnerschlag darauf schlechten Knall giebet / sondern von der Lufft gleichsam verschlungen wird." The first definitely confirmed Fichtelberg house

608-484: The beginning of state forestry in Saxony in the early 19th century, the composition of species changed drastically. Forest management, which was focussed on achieving the highest net yield, saw the spruce as the perfect timber resource. Gradually other tree species were planted again. The exposed situations of the Fichtelberg near the natural treeline provides a good habitat for many rare montane plants. Of particular note

640-411: The climate some oceanic characteristics, except for the cold season. Normally the mountain is hazy, but the difference in sunshine between summer and winter is less than London , for example. Since the 1891 data, there was a tendency for temperature to rise, although the years from 1950 to 1980 were particularly cold. By 2003 the increase was less than one tenth of a degree per year, but considerable for

672-404: The county of Annaberg were called out and took part in the firefighting. Heavy snowdrifts on the access road meant that all the firefighting equipment had to be transported up the mountain on the cable car. Hoses that had been laid from Oberwiesenthal up to the top of the mountain froze in temperatures of −15 °C and the lack of water meant that they could not put the fire out. The building

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704-464: The eastern slope of the mountain from Oberwiesenthal to a point near the summit. The mountain was given its name thanks to the existing natural forests of spruce that covered it (see section on forest history ). In the 16th century Georgius Agricola used the Latinised form, Pinifer ( Fichtelberg ). The first albeit unreferenced evidence of a building on the summit of the Fichtelberg is found in

736-400: The end of the 1990 the Fichtelberg House was converted to resemble the old building and re-opened on 18 July 1999. The newly built observation tower is only 31 metres high. In 1890 the publican of the Fichtelberg House recorded the first regular weather observations. On 1 January 1916 meteorologists began work in the new weather station. It was founded by Paul Schreiber and expanded into

768-608: The entrance examination at the National School of Meteorology after high school. In United States, forecasters are hired by the National Weather Service or private firms after university, and receive on-the-job training, while researchers are hired according to their expertise. In some countries, such as in United States, there is a third way where a graduate in meteorology and communication at

800-534: The highlands and mountain ridges was fundamentally different. Pollen analyses from the Gottesgaber Moor revealed useful information about the former composition of the forest. The main tree species of the Hercynian mixed forest of the highlands - the silver fir ( Abies alba ), European beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) and Norway spruce ( Picea abies ) - occurred in roughly equal proportions of around 30% on

832-635: The mountains in the northern Czech Republic (the Central Bohemian Uplands , Lusatian Mountains , Jizera Mountains and Giant Mountains ) and to the Bohemian Forest to the south. The area around Fichtelberg and the neighbouring Klínovec mountain is famous for winter sport facilities, providing many ski lifts and cross-country ski tracks. The journey time to the top of the mountain on the Fichtelberg Cable Car

864-455: The ridgelines. Old church records and forest assessments contain descriptions of the original condition of the forest, showing that the Fichtelberg was covered by mixed forest consisting of the aforementioned tree species. The present dominance of the spruce is primarily a result of human influence. Improper management such as deforestation and high populations of game steadily reduced the proportion of fir and beech trees in favour of spruce. With

896-400: The valley to the top of the mountain. Large car parks are available on the lower half of the mountain, but parking near the top is limited. Bus transportation is available in addition to the cable car. The Fichtelberg Railway ( Fichtelbergbahn ) terminates at the southeastern foot of the mountain. This narrow gauge line , which runs from Cranzahl to Oberwiesenthal , was opened in 1897 and

928-425: The weather forecast in the media and range in training from journalists having just minimal training in meteorology to full-fledged meteorologists. Meteorologists study the Earth's atmosphere and its interactions with the Earth's surface, the oceans and the biosphere . Their knowledge of applied mathematics and physics allows them to understand the full range of atmospheric phenomena, from snowflake formation to

960-401: Was a large self-service restaurant, on the upper floor was a grill bar, a concert café and a conference room. Well known artists helped design the interior. The wooden walls of the vestibule and the room dividers in the self-service area were by Hans Brockhage. Carl-Heinz Westenburger created a mural for the end wall of the conference room, on which he depicted sporting life on the Fichtelberg. At

992-438: Was built on the Fichtelberg in 1888/89 by Oskar Puschmann. It was opened on 21 July 1889 and extended for the first time in 1899. In 1910 the house was expanded again as a result of the popularity of the highest mountain in Saxony. With the construction of the Fichtelberg Cable Car in 1924 the visitor numbers climbed still further. On the evening of 25 February 1963 a fire broke out in the Fichtelberg House. 180 firemen from across

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1024-415: Was razed to its foundation walls. On 22 June 1965 the foundation stone for a new building was laid. By 1967, a modern Fichtelberg House with an austere, typically East German concrete architecture and integrated, plain, 42 metre-high observation tower had been completed. The GDR made 12 million marks available for its construction. The new Fichtelberg House had seating for around 600. On the ground floor

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