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Hagberg (Welzheim Forest)
The Hagberg is a hill, , in the county of Ostalbkreis in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is the second highest point of the Swabian-Franconian Forest, a natural region and forested hill range in the northeast of the state. In former times the Hagberg (as e. g. the Asperg and the Hesselberg) formed part of the border between the Swabians and Franks. Location The Hagberg lies 2.4 km (as the crow flies) west of the municipality of Gschwend in the Welzheim Forest. Observation tower The Hagberg Tower (''Hagbergturm'') is a 23-metre-high observation tower on the Hagberg that is constructed of wood on a reinforced concrete pedestal. It is crowned by two pagoda-like structures and is visible for miles around. A first tower was erected on the hill in 1901, but even before the First World War it had been replaced by the tower in its present form. In 1936 it was acquired by the Schwäbischer Albverein, which still maintains it today. During the Second World War t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welzheim Forest
The Welzheim Forest (german: Welzheimer Wald) is a wooded, hill ridge, up to , in the counties of Rems-Murr, Ostalb and Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Geography Location The Welzheim Forest lies just under 38 kilometres east-northeast of Stuttgart and about 45 kilometres southeast of Heilbronn between the Murrhardt Forest and the Mainhardt Forest in the north, the Frickenhofer Höhe in the east-northeast, the Albuch in the southeast, the Schurwald in the southwest and the Berglen and Buocher Höhe in the west. At the same time, the Welzheim Forest is one of five forest regions in the Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park. As a natural region it is, however, not counted with the Swabian-Franconian Forest but, together with the Schurwald and the Berglen, forms its own natural region. It takes its name from the town of Welzheim in the centre of the region. The Welzheim Forest is located around Welzheim, Kaisersbach and Alfdorf roughly between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
