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Idarwald
The Idar Forest (German: ''Idarwald'', Celtic: ''"id ar"'' - hill forest above the land) is part of the Hunsrück low mountain range in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The Idar Forest lies in the districts of Bernkastel-Wittlich and Birkenfeld in the northeast of the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park. It lies more or less in the triangle formed by the villages of Morbach (in the northwest), Rhaunen (northeast) and Idar-Oberstein (southeast), but apart from Morbach – does not extend as far as these places. The underlying rocks are primarily made up of Lower Devonian quartzites. Mountains Amongst the highest mountains in the Idar Forest are: * An den zwei Steinen (766 m) * Kahlheid (766 m) * Steingerüttelkopf (757 m) * Ruppelstein (755 m) * Idarkopf (746 m) - crowned by the Idarkopf Tower * Usarkopf (724 m) Bodies of water Streams The following streams rise in, or on the edge of, the Idar Forest: * Dhron * Idarbach (Nahe) - rises b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idarkopf01
The Idarkopf near Stipshausen in the Hunsrück is a mountain, , within the Idar Forest in the German counties of Birkenfeld and Bernkastel-Wittlich. It is one of the highest mountains in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Geography Location The Idarkopf lies in the northeastern part of the Idar Forest and within the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park. Its summit rises around 2 km northwest of the village of Stipshausen (county of Birkenfeld) and 4 km southeast of the village of Hochscheid (Bernkastel-Wittlich). Whilst the summit and the southeastern flank of the mountain belong to Stipshausen, its western flanks up to the crest and northern to northeastern areas belong to the village of Weitersbach (county of Birkenfeld) which lies 3.5 km east-northeast of the summit (both distances as the crow flies). The Idarbach stream flows past the Idarkopf to the northeast. Towers About 200 metres northwest of the summit of the Idarkopf at a height of 744.2 m stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idarkopf
The Idarkopf near Stipshausen in the Hunsrück is a mountain, , within the Idar Forest in the German counties of Birkenfeld and Bernkastel-Wittlich. It is one of the highest mountains in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Geography Location The Idarkopf lies in the northeastern part of the Idar Forest and within the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park. Its summit rises around 2 km northwest of the village of Stipshausen (county of Birkenfeld) and 4 km southeast of the village of Hochscheid (Bernkastel-Wittlich). Whilst the summit and the southeastern flank of the mountain belong to Stipshausen, its western flanks up to the crest and northern to northeastern areas belong to the village of Weitersbach (county of Birkenfeld) which lies 3.5 km east-northeast of the summit (both distances as the crow flies). The Idarbach stream flows past the Idarkopf to the northeast. Towers About 200 metres northwest of the summit of the Idarkopf at a height of 744.2 m s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Den Zwei Steinen
An den zwei Steinen is a mountain, , in the Idar Forest (part of the Hunsrück mountains) in the counties of Birkenfeld and Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The wooded peak is the second-highest in Rhineland-Palatinate after the Erbeskopf (816.3 m), 15 kilometres to the southwest (with its southwestern spur, the ''Springenkopf'', 784.2 m) in the Schwarzwälder Hochwald, and ahead of the Kahlheid (766.0 m), 12 kilometres southwest, also in the Idar Forest. Its summit lies on the boundary of Stipshausen to the northeast, Hottenbach to the east-southeast and Hinzerath (part of Morbach) to the northwest; other municipalities nearby are: Hochscheid to the north and Hellertshausen to the southeast. The ''Landesstraße'' 159 between Hinzerath and nearby Bruchweiler runs past the mountain to the southwest. The road from Hinzerath to Hellertshausen (''Kreisstraßen'' 125 and 56) branches off the L 159 and runs over the southern flan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idarkopf Tower
Idarkopf Tower (german: Idarkopf Turm or Idarkopfturm), also known as Idarkopf Observation Tower (german: Idarkopf Aussichtsturm) for long, is a wooden German lattice observation tower on the summit of Mt. Idarkopf in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The observation tower on the mountain of Idarkopf has a total height of . Built in 1980, the tower was constructed according to a certain kind of specialized wooden frame and was designed through triangular sketch. Staircases are uncountable because of the vast number of steps. The roof, which contains the observation deck, is considered the highest accessible point in the whole area, providing a unique view of the town nearby. The hybrid construction made of wood and steel was erected in 2022 in place of the older wooden tower that was severely damaged by fire in October 2018 and demolished in February 2022. The opening of the new tower took place in December 2022. History The Idarkopf Tower's construction was both commenced and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhaunen
Rhaunen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was the seat of the former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Rhaunen. Geography Location The municipality lies at the Idar Forest in the Hunsrück in a sprawling, well watered hollow. The hollow separates the Idar Forest massif from the Soonwald massif. Within the village itself, the Lingenbach empties into the Rhaunelbach, which itself, along with the Näßbach, the Macherbach and the Büdenbach, empties into the Idarbach. The nearest major centres are Idar-Oberstein, Simmern, Morbach and Kirn. Constituent communities Also belonging to Rhaunen are the outlying centre of Neuzenbrunnen and the homesteads of Hochwälderhof and Königstein. Geology The solid rock in Rhaunen, Hunsrück slate, comes down from the Devonian. The hollow in which Rhaunen lies was formed by the many brooks that flow together her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park
The Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park (german: Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück) was established in 1980 and covers an area of just under 2,000 km² in the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland. The authority responsible for the nature park is the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park Society (''Verein Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück'') with its headquarters in Hermeskeil. In Hermeskeil the society runs an "experience museum" and one of six information centres. Towns and villages In the Saarland, the nature park lies wholly within the town boroughs and local municipalities of Perl, Mettlach, Losheim am See, Merzig, Weiskirchen, Wadern, Beckingen, Rehlingen-Siersburg, Wallerfangen, Nonnweiler, Tholey, Nohfelden, Oberthal, Namborn, St. Wendel and Freisen. It also lies partly on the territories of Lebach, in its municipalities of Dörsdorf and Steinbach, the municipality of Schmelz, in its parishes of Dorf, Limbach and Michelbach and within the municipality of Eppelborn, in the parish of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinbach (Idar)
Steinbach may refer to: Businesses * Steinbach (store), a defunct American department store chain in Asbury Park, New Jersey * Steinbach Credit Union, a Canadian credit union in Manitoba * Worthmann & Steinbach, a defunct American architectural firm in Chicago Name * Steinbach (surname), a German surname Places Austria * Steinbach am Attersee, in the district of Vöcklabruck * Steinbach am Ziehberg, in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems * Steinbach an der Steyr, in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems Belgium * Steinbach, Gouvy, a village in the municipality of Gouvy Canada * Steinbach, Manitoba, a city in southeastern Manitoba and largest community with this name **Steinbach (electoral district), a provincial riding encompassing the city of Steinbach and surrounding area France * Steinbach, Haut-Rhin, a commune in the Haut-Rhin ''département'' Germany * , a locality of Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg * Steinbach, Eichsfeld, a town in the district of Eichsfeld, Thuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochscheid
Hochscheid is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location This rural municipality lies in the middle of low-mountain country in the Hunsrück, at the foot of the Idarkopf. Hochscheid belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town. Neighbouring municipalities Neighbouring municipalities within a five-kilometre radius are Horbruch (1.19 km away as the crow flies), Wahlenau (3.02 km), Hirschfeld (3.02 km), Kleinich (3.03 km) and Krummenau (3.58 km). The nearest middle centre is Bernkastel-Kues. History Antiquity The most important sanctuary to the Gallic divinity Sirona stands in Hochscheid, where a Latin inscription “DEO APOLLINI ET SANCTE SIRONE” (Eng. "To the god Apollo and holy Sirona") can also be found, in which the Roman Apollo like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
