Blaufarbenwerk Zschopenthal
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The Blaufarbenwerk Zschopenthal was a paintworks in the Ore Mountains
that manufactured blue glass paste. It is located in the village of Zschopenthal
in the parish of Grünhainichen
in the German state of Saxony
.
. Difficulties in obtaining firewood motivated the co-owner , Bergrat Caspar Sigismund von Berbisdorf, in 1684 to move it to Zschopenthal. Von Berbisdorf already owned an iron hammer mill and the necessary real estate in Zschopenthal. In 1689 a metal hammer mill is recorded, that manufactured stove tops. In 1692, this mill moved to Neunzehnhain.
In 1687 the works began manufacturing blue cobalt colour paste, used for painting porcelain
and ceramic
. According to tradition this was exported by von Berbisdorf to Delft
and Venice
. The paintworks had its own jurisdiction and also its own school.
In 1850 as a result of competition from England
and the introduction of coal-firing, the Zschopenthal factory was closed and the business merged with the factory in Pfannenstiel
.
The paintworks was run by three generations of the family of chemist, Clemens Winkler
: his great grandfather Christian Heinrich Winkler, grandfather (August Fürchtegott Winkler) and father (Kurt Alexander Winkler).
In 1848 the Zschopau master weaver, Johann Gottlieb Wunderlich, bought the entire factory complex and built what was in its day a very modern weaving mill.
The buildings of the former paintworks have been very largely preserved and have been maintained for several years to some degree as an industrial monument.
The old industrial site consisted of the three-storey factory building with a cross-vault on the ground floor, whose portal is marked with the year 1687, the timber-framed building with turrets, bell and weather vane from 1719, the stables and the massive, two-story mansion with a hip roof
.
Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...
that manufactured blue glass paste. It is located in the village of Zschopenthal
Waldkirchen, Saxony
Waldkirchen is a village and former municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 March 2009 it has been part of the municipality of Grünhainichen....
in the parish of Grünhainichen
Grünhainichen
Grünhainichen is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. Since March, 1st. 2008, Grünhainichen and the neighboring minicipality Waldkirchen are merged.- Companies :* Wendt & Kühn KG* Druckerei Emil Gutermuth...
in the German state of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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History
The paintworks at Zschopenthal had originally been founded in AnnabergAnnaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, in the Erzgebirge, capital of the district Erzgebirgskreis.The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the Pöhlberg . It has three Protestant churches, among them that of St...
. Difficulties in obtaining firewood motivated the co-owner , Bergrat Caspar Sigismund von Berbisdorf, in 1684 to move it to Zschopenthal. Von Berbisdorf already owned an iron hammer mill and the necessary real estate in Zschopenthal. In 1689 a metal hammer mill is recorded, that manufactured stove tops. In 1692, this mill moved to Neunzehnhain.
In 1687 the works began manufacturing blue cobalt colour paste, used for painting porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
and ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
. According to tradition this was exported by von Berbisdorf to Delft
Delft
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
and Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
. The paintworks had its own jurisdiction and also its own school.
In 1850 as a result of competition from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the introduction of coal-firing, the Zschopenthal factory was closed and the business merged with the factory in Pfannenstiel
Nickelhütte Aue
The Nickelhütte Aue is a modern manufacturing site in East Germany for pure non-ferrous metals like nickel, copper, cobalt, molybdenum, vanadium and tungsten...
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The paintworks was run by three generations of the family of chemist, Clemens Winkler
Clemens Winkler
Clemens Alexander Winkler was a German chemist who discovered the element germanium in 1886, solidifying Dmitri Mendeleev's theory of periodicity.- Life :...
: his great grandfather Christian Heinrich Winkler, grandfather (August Fürchtegott Winkler) and father (Kurt Alexander Winkler).
In 1848 the Zschopau master weaver, Johann Gottlieb Wunderlich, bought the entire factory complex and built what was in its day a very modern weaving mill.
The buildings of the former paintworks have been very largely preserved and have been maintained for several years to some degree as an industrial monument.
The old industrial site consisted of the three-storey factory building with a cross-vault on the ground floor, whose portal is marked with the year 1687, the timber-framed building with turrets, bell and weather vane from 1719, the stables and the massive, two-story mansion with a hip roof
Hip roof
A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...
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