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Blättersberg
The Blättersberg near Rhodt unter Rietburg in the Rhenish-Palatine county of Südliche Weinstraße is a mountain, , in the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The mountain has a north summit (613.2 m) and a south summit (606.0 m); on the latter is the Ludwig observation tower. Geography Location The Blättersberg lies in the Haardt, the eastern mountain chain of the Palatine Forest, in the eponymous nature park. Its summit rises 3 kilometres west-northwest of Rhodt unter Rietburg, within whose territory most of the mountain lies, 4.5 km west-southwest of Edenkoben, between the Edenkoben valley in the north and the Modenbach valley in the south, and 1.6 km (all as the crow flies) northwest of the village of Weyher in der Pfalz. The mountain can be clearly made out from the Rhine Plain. On its east-northeastern flank, to the west and above the stately home of Villa Ludwigshöhe that is visible for miles, is the castle o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rietburg
The Rietburg is a ruined hillside castle on the edge of the Palatinate Forest above the village of Rhodt unter Rietburg, Rhodt in the county of Südliche Weinstrasse in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The remains of this castle are located on the side of the 613-metre-high Blättersberg mountain. Geography The Rietburg stands at a height of 535 metres above sea level on the northeastern flanks of the 618-metre-high Blättersberg, a peak in the Haardt mountains that form the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest. There is a car park at the foot of the Blättersberg near Villa Ludwigshöhe. This may be reached by taking the Edenkoben exit off the Bundesautobahn 65, A 65 motorway from Karlsruhe to Ludwigshafen am Rhein), then following the road to ''Rhodt'' and, subsequently to ''Rietburg''. A chairlift, the ''Rietburgbahn'' runs up the mountain. Description All that has survived of the castle is part of the shield wall, parts of the enceinte and the ''zwinger (castl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modenbach
The Modenbach is a stream, just under {{convert, 30, km long, and a right-hand tributary of the Speyerbach in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Course The Modenbach rises in the Palatine Forest east of the Palatine Watershed at a height of about 460 m. Its source lies a kilometre south of the forester's lodge, ''Forsthaus Heldenstein'', on a saddle between the Steigerkopf (613.6 m) to the east and the ''Pfaffenkopf'' (566.0 m) to the west. Initially heading in a southeasterly direction, but subsequently turning eastwards, the Modenbach flows through the valley named after it towards the gently rolling vineyard country by the German Wine Route. It reaches them above the village of Hainfeld, after having broken through the rim of the low mountain range between the Teufelsberg (right; 597.6 m) and the Blättersberg (left; 613.2 m). Below Hainfeld it turns northeast and, passing Edesheim, the stream leaves the hill country and flows through the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalmit
The Kalmit is the highest peak in the Palatinate Forest and the second highest (after the Donnersberg) in the Palatinate region of Germany. It is and located south of the town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The mountain attracts many tourists thanks to the numerous footpaths leading to its summit, its mountaintop restaurant, extensive views over the Palatinate wine region and striking rock formations on its forest-clad mountainsides. Geography Location The mountain lies within the municipal forest of the wine village of Maikammer and southwest of the independent town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Several lower peaks are grouped around the main summit, including the Zwergberg (589.3 m) to the north, the Taubenkopf (603.8 m) to the northeast, the Kanzel (531.7 m) and the Wetterkreuzberg (400.7 m) to the southeast, the Breitenberg (545.2 m) to the south and the Hüttenberg (591.2 m) to the southwest. On the Hüttenberg ridge there is a bloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesselberg (Pfalz)
The Kesselberg near Edenkoben in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Südliche Weinstraße county) is a mountain, , It is second highest peak in the Palatine Forest region after the Kalmit (672.6 m) and also the third highest mountain in the Palatinate region (highest: Donnersberg 686.5 m). Location The Kesselberg is located, like the Kalmit, in the mountain range of Haardt (Pfalz), Haardt between the Edenkobener valley in the north and the Modenbach valley in the south. From the Rhine Plain the mountain is hidden behind the Blättersberg (618 m). Views over the surrounding regions in the Palatine Forest are blocked by the trees that cover the summit. Gletschermulden On the summit plateau are various rocks, named on hiking maps as the ''Gletschermulden'', with striking round depressions in the Bunter sandstone of which they are composed. In addition to an unprovable theory that they were originally Celts, Celtic sacrifice bowls, there is also a theory that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edenkoben
Edenkoben () is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It lies approximately halfway between Landau and Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Edenkoben is one of the towns situated along the German Wine Route. Edenkoben is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Edenkoben (Verbandsgemeinde), Edenkoben. History Palatinate (region), This part of the Rhineland passed to Bavaria at 1815 following the Congress of Vienna, which reallocated many of the Mont-Tonnerre, territories that had comprised Napoleon's empire. Like several towns in the area, Edenkoben has both a Roman Catholic and a Protestant church (recalling Maximilian II of Bavaria, King Maximillian's marriage to Marie of Prussia, a Protestant princess). Edenkoben's status as an administrative and cultural centre for the surrounding villages is reflected in the presence of several high-grade schools. The little town also has a considerable viticulture, cultiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viewing Platform
An observation deck, observation platform, or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure, such as a skyscraper or observation tower. Observation decks are sometimes enclosed from weather, and a few may include coin-operated telescopes for viewing distant features. List of public observation decks List of highest observation decks by type Timeline of world's highest observation decks This is a timeline of the development of world's highest observation decks since the inauguration of the Washington Monument in 1885. Under construction * Unknown Jeddah Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 637 m, Level 157 *Unknown Goldin Finance 117, Tianjin, China. 578.7 m, Level 116 * 2023 (est.) Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 517.7 m , Level 117 (Spire observation level at 566 m) * 2027 (est) Taipei Twin Towers, Taipei, Taiwan. 347 m, Level 73 Approved * 2025 (est.) Signature Tower Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. 51 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains And Hills Of The Palatinate Forest
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maikammer
Maikammer ( pfl, Maikomma) is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the German Wine Route, approx. 5 km south of Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Maikammer is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Maikammer. Geography Location Maikammer lies at elevations from 120 to 300 m at the foot of the Kalmit, the highest mountain in the Palatine Forest (673 m), in a landscape dominated by vineyards. Other high ground within the boundaries of the parish includes the north flank of the Schafkopf (617 m), the Rotsohlberg (607 m), the north flank of the Stotz (603 m), the northeast flank of the Breitenberg (545 m), the Flachkopf (498 m) and the Wetterkreuzberg (401 m). Neighbouring municipalities are (clockwise): Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kirrweiler (Pfalz), Edenkoben, Sankt Martin (Pfalz), Edenkoben (exclave), Gommersheim (exclave) and Kirrweiler (exclave). Climate Due to its mild climate, not only do grap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hortenkopf
The Hortenkopf is a hill, 606 metres above sea level (NN), in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which lies in the middle of the Palatine Forest between Hofstätten and Leimen. The Hortenkopf is recognisable from a long way off thanks to the transmission tower that has been erected on its summit. Geography and access The hill is part of the Frankenweide, a centrally-located massif within this range of low mountains. The Palatine Watershed runs over its summit. The Hortenkopf is the second southernmost of a row of four peaks that reach a height of over 600 metres. To the south is the Weißenberg (610 m) near the hamlet of Hermersbergerhof in the municipality of Wilgartswiesen. To the north are the Mosisberg and the Eschkopf (jeweils 609 m). From the Hortenkopf it is possible to walk to Leimen, Kaiserslautern-Mölschbach, Elmstein and via the forest lodges of Taubensuhl and Heldenstein almost as far as Neustadt on continuous hill ridges without dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luitpold Tower
The Luitpold Tower (german: Luitpoldturm or ''Luitpoldsturm'') was erected in 1909 on the summit of one of the highest hills in the Palatine Forest, the 610-metre-high Weißenberg as an observation tower. It is made of bunter sandstone. History and construction The idea of building a tower was conceived on 29 May 1895 at the general assembly of the Gräfenstein Conservation Society (''Gräfensteiner Verschönerungsverein''), a group that forestry assessor August Zwissler from Leimen had founded in 1893. It was decided to build a viewing tower on the Weißenberg costing an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 gold marks. The necessary funding would be raised by society member Martin Jäger, a well known local poet who went under the pseudonym, Fritz Claus. Thanks to his support for the tower he was able to win the Palatine Forest Club, founded in 1902 in Ludwigshafen, to his cause. The leadership of the PWV took over the coordination of the project, had the plans produced by architect L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weißenberg
Weißenberg (German) or Wóspork (Upper Sorbian) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. The Upper Lusatian town has approximately 3100 inhabitants and is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Geography Weißenberg is located 16 km east of Bautzen/Budyšin in the region of Lusatia. The town borders Malschwitz/Malešecy and Hohendubrau in the north, Vierkirchen and Löbau in the south, and Hochkirch and Kubschütz in the west. It also borders the district of Görlitz. It's near to the border to the Czech Republic. Subdivisions * Belgern (Sorbian ''Běła Hora'', which means "white mountain") with Neubelgern ''(Nowa Běła Hora)'', 88 inhabitants * Cortnitz ''(Chortnica)'', 42 inhabitants * Drehsa ''(Droždźij)'', 234 inhabitants * Gröditz ''(Hrodźišćo)'', 246 inhabitants * Grube ''(Jama)'', 27 inhabitants * Kotitz ''(Kotecy)'', 193 inhabitants * Lauske ''(Łusk)'', 139 inhabitants * Maltitz ''(Malećicy)'' with Wasserkretscha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankenweide
The Frankenweide is a hill region in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It forms the central part of the Palatine Forest in the Palatinate region. Geography The Frankenweide is a single forest that, today, covers an area of a good 200 km². Much of it is a plateau at an elevation of about 380–, which climbs steadily from north to south. Individual hill summits rise prominently from the plateau, which is framed by deeply incised valleys. In the south the Frankenweide is bounded by the valley of the Queich, in the east by the Wellbach stream and its northern projection. There it is adjoined by the imperial forest (''Reichswald'') of Kaiserslautern. In the northwest the Moosalb stream forms the border, and in the southwest, it is bounded by Gräfenstein Land. From north to south the region is divided into Lower Frankenweide (''Untere Frankenweide'') with its municipality of Waldleiningen, Middle Frankenweide (''Mittlere Frankenweide'') and Eschkopf, and Upper Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
