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Bad Kissingen
Reiterswiesen
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Finsterbergschanzen:
| K-Point: | 25 m |
| Tower height: | 10 m |
| Further jumps: | K15 |
| Plastic matting: | no |
| Year of construction: | 1948 |
| Conversions: | 1950 |
| Year of destruction: | 1968 |
| Status: | destroyed |
| Ski club: | SC Bad Kissingen |
| Coordinates: | 50.183940, 10.087390 ✔ 
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History:
The Finsterbergschanze ski jump in the Reiterswiesen district was the post-war center of ski jumping in Bad Kissingen. It was built on the northern slope of the Finsterberg, between Reiterswiesen and the town’s bypass road, in terrain that retained snow well and offered a natural profile for a landing hill. The first traces of winter sports in this area appeared shortly after World War II – in 1947 a ski race called “Rund um die Bodenlaube” was organized in Reiterswiesen. Soon afterwards, local activists decided to create a place for ski jumping as well.
In the autumn of 1948, Philipp Dees built the first wooden ski jump on the Finsterberg with his own hands, and it was officially opened on March 5, 1949. The original structure was simple and small, but it quickly gained great popularity among local skiers. Around 1950, it was replaced by a larger construction with a higher inrun tower, and a smaller training hill for younger jumpers was added next to it. The expanded ski jump reached a size of about 25 meters, allowing for jumps exceeding 20 meters.
In the 1950s, the Finsterbergschanze became an important venue for the sporting life of Reiterswiesen. Club championships, local competitions, and New Year’s events were held here, attracting spectators from all over Bad Kissingen. Surviving photographs show crowds of spectators gathered on the slope and jumpers launching from the wooden tower. The ski jump was not only a site of sporting competition but also a popular social meeting place.
In the 1960s, however, interest in ski jumping in the region began to wane. Winters became milder, and young people increasingly turned to other forms of activity. The facility gradually lost its importance and was used less frequently. The Finsterbergschanze met its final end in March 1968, when a severe storm caused the wooden structure to collapse. The damaged remains were never rebuilt, and the last fragments of the ski jump were soon removed.
Today, only faint traces in the terrain and remnants of the former information board remain at the site of the Finsterberg ski jump.
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