The Kohlberg is a forested mountain made of

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in northeast

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, south of Arzberg (Upper Franconia). Its summit is high and it is one of the highest mountains in the

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range.

History

Its name comes from the old ''Kohlenmeilern'' (wood piles) used to produce charcoal for

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smelters in the Arzberg. The mountain was jocularly called the ''Zuckerhut'' (sugar hat), due to the smuggling of sugar over the old border between

and

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Structures

On the summit is the ''Waldenfelswarte'' observation post and a refuge hut belonging to the Fichtelgebirge Club (not manned). At its southwestern foot lies the

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and, to the northwest, the

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flows around the mountain.

Maps

*Fritsch Wanderkarte 1:50.000

- Steinwald - walking map.

External links

On the ''Zuckerhut'' and around the mountain
Mountains of the Fichtelgebirge Mountains of Bavaria Mountains under 1000 metres {{Bavaria-geo-stub