The Gräbersberg, at , the highest point in the western
Westerwald, a low mountain range in central
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 ...
whose western region extends from the
Nister river in the east to the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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in the west. On the slopes of the Gräbersberg lies the village of
Alpenrod, part of the
collective municipality
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns.
Rhineland- ...
of
Hachenburg
Hachenburg is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The town lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen, roughly 10 km west of Bad Marienberg on the river Nister. Hachenburg is the administrative s ...
. South of the hill is the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
of the
Westerwald Lake District
The Westerwald Lakes (german: Westerwälder Seen) lie within the eponymous Westerwald Lake District (''Westerwälder Seenplatte'') in the Westerwald forest within the town quarters of Hachenburg, Westerburg, Montabaur and Dierdorf in the German ...
and village of
Lochum.
Viewing tower
In 1998, a 73-metre-high
viewing tower
An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, and ...
, the
Gräbersberg Tower, was erected at the summit by mobile telephone operator,
E-Plus
E-Plus was a mobile telecommunications operator in Germany. With more than 25 million subscribers, E-Plus was the third largest mobile operator in Germany, until the takeover from Telefónica Germany in October, 2014.
Ownership
E-Plus was o ...
. At 33 metres above the ground there is a
viewing platform
An observation deck, observation platform, or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure, such as a skyscraper or observation tower. Observation decks are sometimes enclosed ...
which is 8.5 metres in diameter.
Panorama
References
External links
www.alpenrod.de
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Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate
Mountains and hills of the Westerwald