Teufelsstein (Haardt)
The Teufelsstein in the Haardt mountains, near the Palatinate region, Palatine county town of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is a hill . On its domed summit is a monolith of the same name (which means "Devil's Rock"). Traces of human activity on the rock indicate that it acted as a cult object in former times. Geography The hill, which is a southeastern spur of the 487-metre-high Peterskopf (Haardt), Peterskopf massif, lies north of where the River Isenach breaks out of the Palatinate Forest mountains into the hill country of the Weinstraße (region), Weinstraße and Upper Rhine Plain. From its summit, which nowadays is wooded, there is an all-round view over the Rhine Plain to the east, the Palatinate Forest to the west, and its eastern mountain range, the Haardt, which runs from north to south. Until 1981, when it was closed for legal reasons, a Bad Dürkheim gondola lift, gondola lift ran from the site of the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt, the ''Brühlwies ...
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Haardt (Pfalz)
The Haardt () is a range of wooded, sandstone hills in the state of Rhineland Palatinate in southwestern 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 betwe .... The range is some long and lies within the Palatinate Forest (''Pfälzerwald''). Its highest point is the Kalmit, near Maikammer, which stands above sea level. References Hill ranges of Germany Geography of the Palatinate (region) Natural regions of the Palatinate Forest Landscapes of Rhineland-Palatinate Landforms of Rhineland-Palatinate {{RhinelandPalatinate-geo-stub ...
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