The Rehberg is a prominent
hill, ,
[Schriftliche Mitteilung des Landesamtes für Vermessung und Geobasisinformation Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz, vom 23. August 2011: „…The exact height f the Rehbergwas measured in 2002 by laser scanning from an aeroplane. From the points measured we derived the highest point on the terrain to be m.“] in the German state of
Rhineland-Palatinate. After the
Grand Wintersberg
At , the Grand Wintersberg (german: Großer Wintersberg) is the highest hill in the North Vosges in Alsace, France.
The Grand Wintersberg lies about four kilometres northwest of Niederbronn-les-Bains. The massif separates the valleys of the Fa ...
(ca. 581 m) in French
North Alsace, the Rehberg is the second highest
hill in the
Wasgau
The Wasgau (german: Wasgau, french: Vasgovie) is a Franco-German hill range in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the French departments of Bas-Rhin and Moselle. It is formed from the southern part of the Palatine Forest and the north ...
(french: Vasgovie), the Franco-German region that forms the southern part of the
Palatine Forest and runs from the valley of the River
Queich
The Queich is a tributary of the Rhine, which rises in the southern part of the Palatinate Forest, and flows through the Upper Rhine valley to its confluence with the Rhine in Germersheim. It is long and is one of the four major drainage system ...
to the
Col de Saverne
The Col de Saverne (Pass of Saverne or Saverne Pass, ) is a natural pass in the north of the Vosges mountains, near Saverne, which permits travel between the départements of Bas-Rhin and Moselle, and therefore between Alsace and Lorraine.
Transp ...
. The Rehberg is also the highest hill on German soil in the Wasgau. As part of the
Palatine Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve
The Franco-German Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve (german: Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Nordvogesen, french: Réserve de biosphère transfrontalière des Vosges du Nord-Forêt palatine) was created in 1998 as the first UNESCO t ...
it has been placed under special protection measures.
It lies two kilometres south of the town of
Annweiler and has an
observation tower at the summit named the ''Rehberg tower'' after the hill.
The tower offers visitors an unhindered panoramic view over large parts of the Palatine Forest and
Upper Rhine Plain as far as the hill chains of the
Odenwald
The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
Location
The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried'' (the northeastern section ...
,
Black Forest and
Vosges.
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References
External links
{{Commons category, Rehberg (Wasgau)
Panoramic view from the Rehberg towerWebsite of the Palatine Forest Nature ParkWebsite of the Palatinate Hiking PortalWebsite of the Palatine Forest Club
Mountains and hills of the Palatinate Forest
South Palatinate
Anterior Palatinate
Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate
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