The Eschenberg near
Kirchdorf im Wald in the
Bavarian county of
Regen is a mountain, , in the
Bavarian Forest.
Location
The Eschenberg lies in the
natural region of the
High Black Forest (''Hinterer Bayerischer Wald'', No. 403) in the
Bavarian Forest Nature Park. Its summit forms the highest point of a rather rarely visited ridge between the village of Kirchdorf im Wald,
Rinchnach
Rinchnach is a municipality in the Lower Bavarian district of Regen, of Germany. As of 2000, the population was 3,261.
Geography
Rinchnach is in the midst of the Bavarian Forest, just 7 kilometers southeast of the town Rain, and 9 kilometers so ...
and
Frauenau (all in the county of Regen) as well as
Klingenbrunn (in the neighbouring county of
Freyung-Grafenau). On its southern flank is the rock formation of ''Habichtstein'' (863 m).
Description
A
waymarked footpath runs around Eschenberg. At the summit of the mostly wooded mountain the view is very restricted. For many years there was a military
observation post, ''Fox 2'', operated by the Low-Flying Aircraft Reporting and Control Service (''Tieffliegermelde- und Leitdienst'') of the
Bundeswehr with a
transmission mast that was visible from a long way off. After it had been given up the municipality of Kirchdorf planned to renaturalise the 11,500 square metre area, but it was sold in 2003. Eventually the village council agreed a plan to build an
observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. His ...
on the mountain.
Other nearby summits include the
Wagensonnriegel
Wagensonnriegel is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.
Mountains of Bavaria
Mountains of the Bavarian Forest
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, the
Gsengetstein
{{Infobox mountain
, name = Gsengetstein
, photo = Gsengetstein mit Kirchdorf im Wald.JPG
, photo_size = 282px
, photo_alt =
, photo_caption = The Gsengetstein and village of Kirchdorf im Wald
, ...
and the
Hessenstein
Hessenstein is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany. The nearest town is Klingenbrunn, Germany.
Mountains of Bavaria
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.
References
[Artike]
''Auf dem Eschenberg dem Himmel ganz nah''
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One-thousanders of Germany
Mountains of the Bavarian Forest
Regen (district)