Schwarzer Berg, Stade
Facts and practical information
Schwarzer Berg refers to a ridge of geest in the urban area of Stade. Already in 1519 the hill was first mentioned as swarten howede. In 1598 it was already called Schwartzen Berg.
Finds from the Middle Stone Age and the 4th century show that the Black Mountain was settled early.
In 1735, the government negotiated the purchase of the spring ponds on the Black Mountain belonging to the Steffen farm. From there, a water pipeline was run along the Alte Landstraße, over Schiffertor and Wall to Sande. The rural settlement below the hill, together with Schiffertorsvorstadt, was under the jurisdiction of Stade. It was incorporated in 1848/52.
In 1943/44, the southern slope of the Black Mountain was removed for the construction of the Socrates bunker. The bunker was blown up in 1948 and demolished by 1957.
In 1967, the Elbe-Klinikum Stade was opened on the Black Mountain.
Stade
Lower Saxony