Nestelberg (Wasgauer Felsenland)
| Nestelberg | ||
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 Nestelberg - view from Berwartstein |
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| height | 402 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Palatinate Forest ( Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Wasgau | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 '0 " N , 7 ° 51' 28" E | |
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| rock | Red sandstone | |
| particularities | Vorwerk Little France | |
The Nestelberg is a 402 m high mountain in the Dahner Felsenland , part of the Wasgau . This is formed by the southern part of the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate and the northern part of the Vosges in the departments of Bas-Rhin and Moselle .
geography
Nestelberg is located south of Berwartstein Castle and to the left of Erlenbachstal . The northern part of the mountain, including the summit, lies within the boundaries of the local community Erlenbach bei Dahn in the district of Südwestpfalz . The southern part belongs to the district of Niederschlettenbach . To the south of the mountain, the 370 m high Geiersnest mountain joins, the Bubenfelsen located on a western foothill. The mountain is completely forested; it can be climbed on a sometimes very steep hiking trail that begins in the Erlenbachtal, which is around 200 m below.
history
In the late Middle Ages, the Vorwerk Klein-France gained importance , which was built in 1484 by the lord of the Berwartstein castle, Marshal Hans von Trotha , as a hillside castle at 322 m above sea level on the northern slope of Nestelberg. Only 370 m as the crow flies from the main castle, the fortification contributed to the “corpse field” from the north (Berwartstein) and south (Little France) being under fire from two sides . The mountain saddle with the significant name was the only place where the siege cannons of the time could be set up close enough to the Berwartstein.
literature
- Little France . In: Jürgen Keddigkeit , Ulrich Burkhart, Rolf Übel (eds.): Palatinate Castle Lexicon . tape 3 , I-N. District Association of the Palatinate, Institute for Palatinate History and Folklore, Kaiserslautern 2005, ISBN 978-3-927754-54-6 .
Web links
- Defense tower Little France on burgenparadies.de, with directions
Individual evidence
- ↑ LANIS: Topographical Map - Height and Location of the Nestelberg. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .
- ^ Eckhard Braun: Palatine castles and firearms . Gabriele Meyer Verlag, Hauenstein 1997, ISBN 3-927891-07-X , p. 406 .