Beilstein (Rhön)
| Beilstein | ||
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| height | 864.6 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | District of Fulda and District of Bad Kissingen ; Hesse and Bavaria ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Rhön ( High Rhön ) | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 24 '12 " N , 9 ° 53' 22" E | |
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| Type | extinct volcano | |
| rock | basalt | |
| particularities | - TrÜbPl Wildflecken - Ludwigstein (rocks) |
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The Beilstein is 864.6 m above sea level. NHN high, extinct volcano of the Rhön , a low mountain range in Bavaria , Hesse and Thuringia ( Germany ). It is located in the Hohe Rhön on the Bavarian-Hessian border, which forms the border between the town of Gersfeld in the Hessian district of Fulda and the Wildflecken market in the Bavarian district of Bad Kissingen .
Parts of the Wildflecken military training area and the Ludwigstein are located on the mountain .
geography
location
The Beilstein is part of the Dammersfeldkuppe massif . Its northern slope belongs to the Hessian Rhön Nature Park . To the south, the landscape passes through the Wildflecken military training area to the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park . The mountain, both nature parks and the restricted military area are located in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve . The hilltop is located in the Fulda district ( East Hesse ) around 50 m north of the Bavarian-Hessian border; beyond this border is the Bad Kissingen district. The center of the Hessian Gersfeld is about 5.1 km north-northeast of the mountain, that of the Bavarian Wildflecken about 3.4 km south-southeast.
The Eierhauckberg rises almost 900 m east-northeast of the Beilstein . The Rabenstein basalt dome is located about 650 m to the southwest ; on the southwest of its two rock formations are the remains of the Rabenstein castle ruins .
Natural allocation
The Beilstein belongs to the natural spatial main unit group Osthessisches Bergland (No. 35), the main unit Hohe Rhön (354) and the subunit Südliche Hochrhön (354.0) to the natural area Dammersfeldrücke (354.00). The landscape falls to the north in the natural area Milseburger Kuppenrhön (353.21), which belongs to the main unit Vorder- und Kuppenrhön (with the Hessian ridge) (353) and to the subunit Kuppenrhön (353.2).
Rhine-Weser watershed
The Rhine-Weser watershed runs over the Beilstein . The water of the rivers, which initially run from the mountain in a south-easterly direction, flows through the Sinn , the Franconian Saale and the Main into the Rhine . In contrast, that of the brooks, which initially flow in a north-north-westerly direction, runs through the Schmalnau ( called Rommerser Wasser in the upper and middle reaches ) and the Fulda into the Weser .
geology
The Beilstein is of volcanic origin and consists of basalt . Several basalt formations emerge on its northern slope. On the bare summit there is an approximately 2 × 1 m large hole of unknown origin in the basalt. A well-known rock formation, the Ludwigstein , is located directly on the forest path that touches the mountain in the north .
Protected areas and fauna
Areas of the Haderwald fauna-flora-habitat area (FFH no. 5525-352; 17.9486 km²) lie on the northern part of the Beilstein and those of the FFH area Bayerische Hohe Rhön (FFH no. 5526 ) on the southern part -371; 192.6059 km²). In the north there are parts of the bird sanctuary (VSG) Hessische Rhön (VSG no. 5425-401; 360.8013 km²) and in the south those of the VSG Bayerische Hohe Rhön (VSG no. 5526-471; 190.2908 km²).
The Beilstein is made up of deciduous forest with the exception of the highest area of its mountain top . To the east of the knoll is an elongated clearing .
Hiking in the Wildflecken military training area
Due to its location in the Wildflecken military training area, the Beilstein is normally not open to the public, but it can be hiked every year on the last weekend of July in the restricted military area on different routes.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Brigitte Schwenzer: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 140 Schweinfurt. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1968. → Online map (PDF; 4.3 MB)