The Gallner (Gallner Berg:710 m) is a mountain ridge near
Konzell in the
Bavarian Forest that runs from west to east between the valley of the
Kinsach in the west and the
Menach valley. The
E8 European long distance path
The E8 European long distance path or E8 path is one of the European long-distance paths, leading 4,700 km (2,920 miles) across Europe, from Cork in Ireland to Bulgaria.
Route
After Ireland it crosses the Irish Sea into Wales and then in ...
runs over it.
Name
The mountain is called the Gallner because it was used as a
mountain pasture for
heifer
Heifer may refer to:
* Heifer (cow), a young cow before she has had her first calf
* Frank Heifer (1854–1893), American outfielder and first baseman
* '' The Heifer'' (''La vaquilla''), 1985 Spanish comedy film
* Heifer International
Heifer ...
s (German: ''Galtvieh''). An old form of the name of the ridge in the early 18th century was ''Goldner''.
[ Karte, ca. 1:650 000, ca. 1707
]
Description
The mountain is unusual in having three almost equally high summits or ''
kuppen'': the ''Gallner Berg'' (710 m)(), ''Kühleite'' (704 m)() and ''Blumerberg'' (682 m)().
The summit region and the north and east mountainsides are within the municipality of
Konzell. The southern mountainside is divided between the municipalities of
Haibach,
Haselbach and
Rattiszell
Rattiszell is a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Rus ...
. Its western slopes belong to
Stallwang
Stallwang is a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russ ...
.
Northwest of the summit of the Gallner Berg, at about 630 metres, is the farmstead of
Gallner
The Gallner (Gallner Berg:710 m) is a mountain ridge near Konzell in the Bavarian Forest that runs from west to east between the valley of the Kinsach in the west and the Menach valley. The E8 European long distance path runs over it.
Nam ...
, which belongs to Konzell. Here is the daughter church of Saint Sixtus, built in the late 15th century.
References
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External links
{{Commons category, Gallner (Bayerischer Wald), Gallner
Mountains under 1000 metres
Mountains of Bavaria
Mountains of the Bavarian Forest
Straubing-Bogen