The Hohe Warte (318–493 m above NN) is a largely forested upland with four striking hills on the southwestern fringe of the

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located in northern Bavaria, near

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. Its highest peak is the Hirschberg (493 m). About 60% of the ridge lies on the territory of the parish of

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, the other 40% is divided between the town of Bayreuth and the parish of Heinersreuth. A number of lakes and streams have their origin in these hills and are an important source of drinking water for the surrounding settlements.

Parishes

To the north and east lies the hills are in the parish of

, in the south in the borough of

, in the west on the parish of Heinersreuth. The following villages lie on the hill range:

Peaks

* Hirschberg (493 m above NN) * Hohe Wart, Victory tower (''Siegesturm'') (463 m ANN) - erected after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 * Kühnleite (457 m ANN) * Schupfenschlager Höhe (452 m ANN)

Rivers and lakes

Rivers/streams: * Hirschbach rises on the Hirschberg and flows into the

Trebgast (White Main) Trebgast is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the White Main near the village Trebgast. See also *List of rivers of Bavaria A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany: A * Aalbach *Abens * Ach * Afferbach * Affinger Bach * Ails ...

* Eisbach begins at the Eisbachsee and flows into the Trebgast * Cottenbach begins at the Hirschbergsee and flows into the Red Main * Altbach rises at the foot of the Schupfenschlager Höhe and flows into the Trebgast Lakes: * Eisbachsee * Hirschbergsee * Schupfenschlager Weiher

Crags

Tourism

The main tourist attraction in the region is the Victory Tower (''Siegesturm'') in

, on the ''Hohe Warte''. The eastern part is less popular. Almost the entire areas is a protected landscape. The ridge is also called the "Gateway to the Bavarian Northern Forests" (''Tor zum Bayrischen Nortwald'', the old name for the Franconian Forest and

, because it was the first range of hills in the Fichtel Mountains from the valley of the Red Main. The Bavarian Nortwald hiking trail also begins at Hirschberg. Neuhauser-Felsmassiv

Economy

The region is important for forestry, being used and maintained by the

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. The source region around the Hohe Wart is almost exclusively used to supply water to the town of Bayreuth and there is also an elevated drinking water reservoir. East of the Hohe Warte lies the hospital named after it, the '' Klinik Hohe Warte''

References

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View from the Hohe Warte

The Fichtel Mountains
Hills of Bavaria Mountains of the Fichtel Mountains