TY - BOOK AU - Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz TI - Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz — Mitteilungen Band XVI, Heft 1–2 AV - DD PY - 2026/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Nature conservation -- Germany -- Saxony -- Periodicals KW - Saxony (Germany) -- Periodicals N1 - Release date is 2026-01-02; The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net; Originally published; Dresden: Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz, 1927 N2 - "Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz — Mitteilungen Band XVI, Heft 1–2" is a periodical written in the early 20th century. It collects scholarly yet readable essays on Saxony’s regional history, folklore, and monument and nature conservation, including the evolution of Pillnitz, commemorative trees, traditional forest trades, and archaeological sites. This issue will appeal to readers interested in Saxon cultural landscapes, royal and architectural history, and the preservation of local heritage. The opening of the volume sets the scene with front matter and a fundraising notice for preserving the Dresden Zwinger, then launches into Alfred Meiche’s extensive history of Pillnitz, tracing its Slavic fisher origins, name and early records, medieval lordships, dual manor sites, and its rise as a Wettin summer residence. It highlights August the Strong’s building program (Wasserpalais, Bergpalais, Venustempel), court festivities, the 1791 Pillnitz Declaration, the 1818 fire and 19th-century reconstruction, and the Elbe island’s later protection as a nature reserve, while noting village landmarks and figures like Carl Maria von Weber and Julius Hammer. Briefly introduced thereafter are essays urging protection of commemorative trees and memorials across Saxony, a sketch of the hard lives and techniques of Erzgebirge charcoal burners, raftsmen, and pitch makers, and a report on remains of the Dresden Saugarten uncovered after logging in the Heide. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77607 ER -