The Teufelsberg is a hill
massif, 598 metres high, in the southern
Palatinate Forest on the territory of
Burrweiler
Burrweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
References
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Südliche Weinstraße
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in the county of
Südliche Weinstraße
Südliche Weinstraße ( pfl, Siedlischi Woischdrooß; en, "Southern Wine Route") is a district (''Kreis'') in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südwestpfalz, Bad Dürkheim, the district-f ...
. It has a subpeak, the Lambertskopf (539 m). The Teufelsberg offers extensive views over the
Upper Rhine Plain. It is not accessible by motor vehicle but may be ascended on various hiking trails.
Sights
Summit cross
At the highest point on the Teufelsberg, a rock massif, stands a stone
weather cross
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on pyramidal, rough stone pedestal. It was carved by local sculptor, Johannes Minges, and consecrated on 25 July 1909 by the
Bishop of Speyer
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. Hence it bears the colloquial name of "Bishop's Cross" (''Bischofskreuz''). This is also the name of a vineyard in nearby
Walsheim
Walsheim is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
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.
[ Die Rheinpfalz, Ludwigshafen, 7 April 2009]
St. Anne's Chapel
On the eastern slopes of the Teufelsberg, between the summit and Burrweiler at a height of 423 metres, is the Roman Catholic
St. Anne's Chapel (''Annakapelle''), which was built in the 19th century in the
Gothic Revival
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style and to which there are regular
pilgrimages in July and August. In addition the parishes of Burrweiler and
Flemlingen make their covenant procession (''Gelöbnisprozession'') to the chapel every year on 1 May.
File:2012 Pfälzerwald 068 Wetterkreuz Teufelsberg.jpg, The summit with its weather cross
File:2013 Pfälzerwald 377 Teufelsberg Wetterkreuz.JPG, Weather cross
File:2010 Pfälzerwald 110a St-Anna-Kapelle.jpg, St. Anne's Chapel
References
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External links
Internet presence of St Anne's Chapel, Burrweiler, with information on the Teufelsberg
Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate
Mountains and hills of the Palatinate Forest
Südliche Weinstraße