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Altenberg (Limpurg Hills)
The Altenberg is the highest summit in the Limpurg Hills in southwest Germany, reaching a height of and rising some 60 metres above the surrounding area. It lies east of Hohenberg, a village in the municipality of Sulzbach-Laufen, within the county of Schwäbisch Hall in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Altenberg Tower At the summit is the Altenberg Tower, a 38.3-metre-high observation tower. The tower was opened on 7 October, 2007 and measures 36 metres from the ground to the observation platform. As a result, the fully covered viewing point is at a height of about 600 m. Access * From the newly built visitor car park east of ''Hohenberg'', a graveled path runs for a good 300 metres directly to the summit. * A much longer and higher, but less steep path runs from the farm of ''Altenberg'' about 500 metres south of Hohenberg. * In addition, various paths run from the east from the road between Hohenberg and Wegstetten as from the south from the Abtsklinge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limpurg Hills
The Limpurg Hills (german: Limpurger Berge) are a hill range, up to , in the Swabian-Franconian Forest in the counties of Schwäbisch Hall and Ostalbkreis in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The majority of the region belonged formerly to Limpurg Land owned by the family of Schenken von Limpurg, whose name was derived from their family home, Limpurg Castle near Schwäbisch Hall. Geography Location The Limpurg Hills lie about 55 kilometres northeast of Stuttgart and around 60 kilometres (both as the crow flies) east-southeast of Heilbronn, between the Haller Ebene to the north, the Ellwangen Hills to the east and southeast, the Frickenhofer Höhe to the south, the Mainhardt Forest to the west and the Waldenburg Hills to the northwest. They lie southeast of Schwäbisch Hall, west of Sulzdorf, Obersontheim, Bühlertann, Bühlerzell and Adelmannsfelden and extend as far as the Blinde Rot river, northwest of Abtsgmünd. Untergröningen, Sulzbach-Laufen, Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a total area of nearly , it is the third-largest German state by both area (behind Bavaria and Lower Saxony) and population (behind North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria). As a federated state, Baden-Württemberg is a partly-sovereign parliamentary republic. The largest city in Baden-Württemberg is the state capital of Stuttgart, followed by Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Other major cities are Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Pforzheim, Reutlingen, Tübingen, and Ulm. What is now Baden-Württemberg was formerly the historical territories of Baden, Prussian Hohenzollern, and Württemberg. Baden-Württemberg became a state of West Germany in April 1952 by the merger of Württemberg-Baden, South Baden, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hohenberg (Sulzbach-Laufen)
Hohenberg may refer to: Places Austria * Hohenberg (Gemeinde Lunz), cadastral municipality of Lunz am See, Lower Austria * Hohenberg, Lower Austria, a municipality in the district of Lilienfeld, Lower Austria * Hohenberg (Gemeinde Aigen), village in the municipality of Aigen im Ennstal, Styria * Hohenberg (Gemeinde Stattegg), village in the municipality of Stattegg, Styria Germany * Hohenberg (Aalen), a village in the borough of Aalen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg * Hohenberg (Bopfingen), a village in the borough of Bopfingen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg * Hohenberg (Durbach), a village in the municipality of Durbach, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg * Hohenberg (Kreßberg), a village in the municipality of Kreßberg, county of Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg * Hohenberg (Rosenberg), a village in the municipality of Rosenberg, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg * Hohenberg (Sulzbach-Laufen), a village in the municipality of Sulzbach-Laufen, county of Schwäbisch Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulzbach-Laufen
Sulzbach-Laufen is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall (district), Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. References Schwäbisch Hall (district) {{SchwäbischHall-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall
In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a ''Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein). Most major cities in Germany are not part of any ''Kreis'', but instead combine the functions of a municipality and a ''Kreis''; such a city is referred to as a (literally "district-free city"; official term in all but one state) or (literally "urban district"; official term in Baden-Württemberg). ''(Land-)Kreise'' stand at an intermediate level of administration between each German state (, plural ) and the municipal governments (, plural ) within it. These correspond to level-3 administrative units in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS 3). Previously, the similar title ( Imperial Circle) referred to groups of states in the Holy Roman Empire. The related term was used for similar admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Observation Tower
An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, and wood. Many modern towers are also used as TV towers, restaurants, or churches. The towers first appeared in the ancient world, as long ago as the Babylonian Empire. Observation towers that are used as guard posts or observation posts over an extended period to overlook an area are commonly called watchtowers instead. Construction and usage Observation towers are an easily visible sight on the countryside, as they must rise over trees and other obstacles to ensure clear vision. Older control rooms have often been likened to medieval chambers. The heavy use of stone, iron, and wood in their construction helps to create this illusion. Modern towers frequently have observation decks or terraces with restaurants or on the roof of mountain st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and millions of books. In addition to its archiving function, the Archive is an activist organization, advocating a free and open Internet. , the Internet Archive holds over 35 million books and texts, 8.5 million movies, videos and TV shows, 894 thousand software programs, 14 million audio files, 4.4 million images, 2.4 million TV clips, 241 thousand concerts, and over 734 billion web pages in the Wayback Machine. The Internet Archive allows the public to upload and download digital material to its data cluster, but the bulk of its data is collected automatically by its web crawlers, which work to preserve as much of the public web as possible. Its web archiving, web archive, the Wayback Machine, contains hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
