Eschenburg (also written ''Eschenberg'' on some maps) is a hill in
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...
,
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 ...
. It is located in the borough of
Dillenburg
Dillenburg, officially Oranienstadt Dillenburg, is a town in Hesse's Gießen (region), Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis.
The town lies on the German-N ...
, near the villages of
Nanzenbach and Wissenbach. With an elevation of 589 metres, it is the town's highest point.
The hill gave its name to the municipality of
Eschenburg
Eschenburg is a municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. The community inherited its name from nearby Eschenburg mountain.
Geography
About 20 km², or 43.8%, of the municipal area is wooded, 9.85 km² of this being municip ...
.
Hills of Hesse
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Hills of the Gladenbach Uplands
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