The Kreuzberg is one of the
Rhön Mountains in southern
Germany
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. With about high it is the highest elevation of the
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
n part of the Rhön, in the province of
Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia (german: Unterfranken) is one of seven districts of Bavaria, Germany. The districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia make up the region of Franconia.
History
After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria the state was totally ...
. The Kreuzberg — also referred to as the "sacred mountain of the
Franconians
Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch'').
The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper F ...
" — is near the town of
Bischofsheim an der Rhön Bischofsheim may refer to the following towns:
*Bischofsheim, Hesse
Bischofsheim is a municipality in Groß-Gerau district in Hesse, Germany with a population of more than 13,000.
Geography
Location
Bischofsheim lies south of the Main and e ...
in the district
Rhön-Grabfeld
Rhön-Grabfeld is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and clockwise) the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen, and the states of Hesse (district Fulda) and Thuringia (districts ...
.
Tourism
The Kreuzberg draws a large number of tourists. People visit the Kreuzberg particularly for hiking and or to go skiing in the winter. To that end there are three ski lifts on the northern side of the mountain. In addition, there is also a luge track on the Kreuzberg.
Kreuzberg
Monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whi ...
(''Kloster Kreuzberg''), which is situated just below the summit of the mountain, is one of the main attractions as well. There are frequent
pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, aft ...
s to the monastery church. The monastery is also famous for its beer, which was brewed on site by the monks until about 1992. Today the beer is brewed by laypersons under the supervision of the monks. Three different beers (Dunkel, Pilsner and Hefe-Weizen) are produced year-round and a fourth (Weihnachts-Bock) is available during the Christmas season. Approximately 8,500 hectoliters of beer are brewed each year at the monastery. The current Braumeister ("brew master") is Ulrich Klebl.
Broadcasting
There is a facility for
FM radio and
TV broadcasting
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(the Kreuzberg transmitter) situated at 928 m AMSL on the Kreuzberg. A high
guyed mast
A guyed mast or guyed tower is a tall thin vertical structure that depends on guy lines (diagonal tensioned cables attached to the ground) for stability. The mast itself has the compressive strength to support its own weight, but does not ha ...
transmission tower was established in 1951 and used until 1985. It has since been replaced by a high guyed mast.
External links
Monastery and brewery website
Kreuzberg Transmitter
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Mountains of Bavaria
Rhön-Grabfeld
Mountains and hills of the Rhön