Bernhardus (Swabian Alb)
| Bernhardus | ||
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 Sight from north-northwest |
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| height | 778.8 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany | |
| Mountains | Swabian Alb | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 45 '0 " N , 9 ° 53' 15" E | |
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| Normal way | trail | |
The Bernhardus (also called "Spitzkopf") is a mountain in the Swabian Alb , about 8 km southeast of Schwäbisch Gmünd . With its height of 778.8 m above sea level. It is only slightly lower than the neighboring, 781.1 m high Kalte Feld , the highest point in East Wuerttemberg .
geography
The Bernhardus forms a projection of the Alb eaves to the west. It is connected to the Kalten Feld , a witness mountain , via the 630 m high Furtle Pass . While the slopes of the Bernhardus mostly belong to the Ostalbkreis , the upper part of the mountain lies in the district of Göppingen - the border delimits the summit plateau.
To the south, the Bernhardus merges into the 757.2 m high Eierberg . Between Eierberg and the Albtrauf to the east lies a steep gorge, the Glasklinge .
The summit area and north side of the Bernhardus are almost entirely wooded. The northern slope is used for agriculture up to a height of about 580 m , the western flank sloping down to state road 1160 is covered with meadows below the forest area.
chapel
The Bernhardus Chapel stands on the north-western edge of the summit plateau . It was built by those von Rechberg in 1880 and is still a popular pilgrimage destination today. Every year on August 20, the memorial day of Bernhard von Clairvaux , a pilgrimage service with several thousand participants takes place at the Bernhardus chapel .
tourism
Some regional hiking trails lead up or over the mountain. There is a parking lot for hikers at the Furtle Pass . The Swabian Alb North Rim Trail leads just east of the Bernhardus.
In 2008 a path of reflection was opened between the Furtle Pass and the Bernhardus summit : On the path there are sculptures with different pairs of terms.
The X-ing mountain bike trail leads over the Bernhardus.
Web links
- PH Schwäbisch Gmünd on the “Path of Reflection” , accessed on July 29, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ^ Kurt Seidel: On the Bernhardus pilgrimage next Sunday: Lost work of art. In: Gmünder Tagespost from August 18, 1995, p. 15.
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Pilgrims make a pilgrimage to the Bernhardus Chapel , Göppinger Kreisnachrichten from August 21, 2013, accessed on July 29, 2015.
- ↑ Bike X-ing Schwäbische Alb ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 29, 2015.
