Weißer Stein is the name of a 548-metre (1,798 ft) high hill in Germany, located in the
Odenwald
The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the Germany, German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
Location
The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße Route, Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried' ...
, north of
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...
and east of
Dossenheim.
On Weißer Stein is a 20 m tall lookout tower. It was built in 1906 by the members of the Odenwald club. In good weather other high mountains of the Odenwald can be seen, such as
Melibokus,
Katzenbuckel, Tromm and
Neunkircher Höhe. Near the tower is the ''Höhengaststätte Weißer Stein'' tavern with a beer garden.
Nearby is the 108 m (354 ft) tall
broadcast tower
Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-m ...
of the
Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom AG (, ; often just Telekom, DTAG or DT; stylised as ·T·) is a partially state-owned German telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn and the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue. It was formed in 199 ...
AG (''German telephone company'') and an additional antenna mast. The broadcast tower is a Type 11.
Coordinates:
* Lookout tower: 8°43'23" East, 49°27'11" North
* Broadcast tower: 8°43'26" East, 49°27'15" North
* Antenna mast: 8°43'17" East, 49°27'10" North
External links
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The tower on the Weißer Stein
Image:FMT11 Dossenheim.jpg, Broadcast tower on Weißer Stein
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Mountains and hills of Baden-Württemberg