The Blättersberg near

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in the Rhenish-Palatine county of Südliche Weinstraße is a mountain, , in the Palatine Forest in the German state of

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. The mountain has a north summit (613.2 m) and a south summit (606.0 m); on the latter is the Ludwig

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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

, within whose territory most of the mountain lies, 4.5 km west-southwest of

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 R ...

, between the Edenkoben valley in the north and the Modenbach valley in the south, and 1.6 km (all

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) northwest of the village of

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. 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

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that is visible for miles, is the castle of

Rietburg The Rietburg is a ruined hillside castle on the edge of the Palatinate Forest above the village of 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 ...

(Rhodt), which is also a landmark. At the southern foot of the mountain, by the upper reaches of the Modenbach stream, lies the historic estate of the Buschmühle mill.

Elevation

The elevation of the Blättersberg is given on some

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s as 613.2 m, but on others as 618 m. About 60 metres south-southeast of the summit is another high point, 611.8 m.

Ludwig Tower

On the southern summit of the Blätterberg stands an

, built in 1883, called the Ludwig Tower (''Ludwigsturm''). From the viewing platform of the 15 metre-high tower the view to the east into the Rhine Plain is blocked by the trees, but elsewhere one can see as far as the

Badener Höhe The Badener Höhe is a mountain in the Northern Black Forest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies within the borough of Baden-Baden and municipality of Forbach. With a height of , it is the highest point in the borough of Baden-Bade ...

and

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in the

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to the south-southeast, nearby

Trifels Castle Trifels Castle (german: Reichsburg Trifels) is a reconstructed medieval castle at an elevation of near the small town of Annweiler, in the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany. It is located high above the Queich valley within the Palatin ...

to the southwest, the Frankenweide forest with its hills, the Weißenberg ( Luitpold Tower) and Hortenkopf (transmission mast) to the west, the nearby Kesselberg mountain to the northwest and the highest point in the Palatine Forest, the Kalmit, to the north-northeast.

Transport links

The Blättersberg and the Ludwig Tower may be reached from the top station of the chair lift near

(530.8 m) or from the ''Hüttenbrunnen'' hiker's car park in the Edenkobener valley above the ''Kohlplatz''. Numerous hiking trails run through the local countryside.

Gallery

File:2012 Pfälzerwald 525 Blättersberg ji.jpg, View from Maikammer File:Rietburg2.jpg, On the

File:180624-Villa Ludwigshöhe-01.jpg,

File:Ludwigsturm 01.jpg, Ludwig Tower

References

External links

Blättersberg
(Walking guide)

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