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Benneckenstein
Hüttenkopf
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Hüttenkopfschanze:
| K-Point: | 55 m |
| Further jumps: | no |
| Plastic matting: | yes |
| Year of construction: | 1924 |
| Conversions: | 1926, 1961 |
| Status: | destroyed |
| Ski club: | WSV Benneckenstein |
| Coordinates: | 51.667072, 10.763594 ✔ 
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History:
The Hüttenkopf ski jump in Benneckenstein was for decades one of the most important ski jumping facilities in the Harz region and in the former GDR. Its history dates back to 1924, when the local club WSV Benneckenstein von 1909 e.V., which had long been developing winter sports in the region, initiated the construction of a ski jump on the slope of Mount Hüttenkopf. Initially, it was built as a jump of approximately K40, but as early as 1926 it was expanded to K55, making it one of the larger ski jumps in Saxony-Anhalt and a significant centre of local skiing. Historical sources also record a mention of a ceremonial inauguration of the hill, which took place on 21 January during one of the early years of its operation.
After the Second World War, the hill required modernization, and in the early 1960s it underwent a comprehensive reconstruction. Between 1961 and 1962, the ski jump was equipped with plastic matting, becoming one of the first large all-year ski jumps in the GDR. The ceremonial reopening took place in 1962 and had a prestigious line-up — according to available accounts, the entire national ski jumping team of the GDR participated in the event. At that time, Hüttenkopfschanze was the largest matted ski jump in the entire Eastern Harz, and according to eyewitness accounts it was even among the largest such facilities in the whole GDR. For this reason, it also served as an important training venue for athletes and clubs from the region. Press reports indicate that the hill was intensively used for preparation — young ski jumpers and Nordic combined athletes travelled to Benneckenstein for training, including Klaus Vieth, whose coach Horst Schneider regularly brought him from Thale, taking advantage of the fact that Hüttenkopf offered the best training conditions on plastic in this part of the country.
Despite its significance, the ski jump did not operate for long after its modernization. Sources clearly state that it was closed shortly after the ceremonial reopening, although neither the exact date nor the reason for the closure is known. In the following years, the nearby complex of smaller ski jumps at Harzhaus became the main venue for youth training, while the Hüttenkopfschanze gradually fell into obscurity. Today, the site of the former ski jump is completely overgrown, but the outline of the old landing slope can still be recognized in the shape of the hillside.
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