The Selberg is a hill, 545.1 m{{GeoQuelle, DE-RP, LANDIS-Karte, in the county of Kusel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is part of the

North Palatine Uplands The North Palatine Uplands (german: Nordpfälzer Bergland), sometimes shortened to Palatine Uplands (''Pfälzer Bergland''), is a low mountain range and landscape unit in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and belongs mainly to the Palat ...

and is a southern outlier of the Königsberg. The Selberg rises between the streams of Breitenbach and

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. Nearby villages are

Eßweiler Eßweiler (, with a short E; also ''Essweiler'') is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verba ...

Rutsweiler an der Lauter Rutsweiler an der Lauter is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel (district), Kusel Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Pal ...

and

Rothselberg Rothselberg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Lauterecken-Wolfstein. ...

Selberg Tower and hut

In 1914 the Selberg Club from Rothselberg erected a wooden

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and

log cabin A log cabin is a small log house, especially a less finished or less architecturally sophisticated structure. Log cabins have an ancient history in Europe, and in America are often associated with first generation home building by settlers. Eur ...

on the summit. The wooden tower was replaced in 1969 by a 17.3-metre-high steel tower. Forty eight steps lead via two landings to a platform, 9.6 metres above ground level, and another 32 steps to a

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at a height of 16 metres, from which there is a good panoramic view. The Selber Hut has been converted and expanded several times; it is open on Sundays.

Transport and hiking

Several footpaths run around the Selberg, including a section of the

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course, ''Königsland''. On the saddle between the Konigsberg and Selberg is a glider airfield belonging to the Eßweiler Aerial Sports Club.

Archaeological finds

In the early 20th century, a 2nd-century Roman villa, the foundation of a tomb and other traces of settlement were found on the western hillside of the Selberg between Eßweiler and Rothselberg in the valley of the Breitenbach. Several

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relics were discovered too, including a lance tip made of flint.

Footnotes and references

Based on measurements carried out privately

External links

Nordic Walking Parcours ''Königsland''

Selbergverein
Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate Kusel (district)