Rötzenberg
| Rötzenberg | ||
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| height | 459.1 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | near Gossersweiler ; District of Südliche Weinstrasse , Rhineland-Palatinate ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Wasgau ( Palatinate Forest ) | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 9 '34 " N , 7 ° 54' 41" E | |
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| Type | Kegelberg | |
| rock | Buntsandstein and Zechstein rock units | |
| Age of the rock | 251–243 million years (red sandstone) , 256–251 million years (Zechstein) |
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| particularities | Bizarre rock formations; Rötzenfelsen: panoramic view, breeding ground for peregrine falcons | |
The Rötzenberg near Gossersweiler in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Südliche Weinstrasse is 459.1 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the northern Wasgau in the Palatinate Forest . There are numerous rock formations of the Buntsandstein .
Geographical location
The Rötzenberg is located in the Palatinate Forest Nature Park as a typical cone mountain for the Wasgau in the northern part of the Dahner Felsenland and in the Wasgauer Felsenland. Its summit rises 1.1 km to the west-southwest of Gossersweiler , the larger district of the municipality of Gossersweiler-Stein , to which the mountain belongs. The Triebborn rises to the north of the almost completely wooded mountain, which drains over the Rimbach into the Rhine tributary Queich , and to the south the Klingbach , which flows directly into the Rhine plain and flows into the Rhine over the Michelsbach .
Rocks and views
The most important rocks of the Rötzenberg are the Isselmannsteine on the north side and the imposing Rötzenfels south of the summit, which reaches a considerable rock height of up to 55 meters. From the rock plateau, which can be climbed on a hiking trail (Dimbacher Buntsandstein-Höhenweg) with appropriate caution, you have an excellent view to the south over the entire Wasgau with the Lindelbrunn ruins in the foreground and to the northeast to the Rehberg , the Ebersberg , the Asselstein and the Trifels Imperial Castle .
Access and walks
The Rötzenberg can be reached via marked hiking trails from the east from Gossersweiler, from the north from Dimbach and from the south from Lindelbrunn . It is crossed by the “Rimbach-Steig” and “Dimbacher Buntsandstein-Höhenweg” circular hiking trails, which were certified as premium trails by the German Hiking Institute and inaugurated in 2013.
Picture gallery
Rötzenberg
Rötzenfelsen
Rötzenfelsen
Rötzenfelsen
View from the Rötzenfelsen to the south
View from the Rötzenfelsen to the northeast
On the Rötzenfelsen in the late evening
From Lindelbrunn Castle
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rötzenberg. Topographic map. In: LANIS. naturschutz.rlp.de, accessed on January 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Palatinate hiking menu: Rimbach-Steig . Retrieved October 10, 2017
- ↑ Palatinate hiking menu: Dimbacher Buntsandstein-Höhenweg . Retrieved October 10, 2017