Löbenberg is a mountain of
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
, southeastern
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 ...
.
Geology
Like the other mountains in the
Hohburg
Hohburg is a former municipality in the Leipzig district in Saxony. With effect from 1 January 2012, it has merged with Falkenhain, forming the new municipality of Lossatal
Lossatal is a municipality in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany, c ...
area, the Löbenberg, the highest of these elevations, is of volcanic origin. Its age is estimated at around 280 million years. During the ice ages, the hilltop was ground down to its current round shape. It consists mostly of
quartz porphyry, which was mined in several quarries from the mid-19th century to the early 1960s for use as paving stones and gravel.
References
Mountains of Saxony
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