Breitenberg (Treffurt)
| Breitenberg | ||
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 View from the Heldrastein to the (Treffurter) Iberg, on the right the Breitenberg follows |
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| height | 447.3 m above sea level NN | |
| location | Wartburg district , Thuringia | |
| Mountains | Ringgau , | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 6 '25 " N , 10 ° 14' 5" E | |
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| rock | Shell limestone | |
The Breitenberg is 447.3 m above sea level. NN high mountain in the Ringgau in the Wartburg district in West Thuringia , ( Germany ).
The Breitenberg is located in the northwest of the Wartburg district between the villages of Scherbda in the southeast, Schnellmannshausen in the southwest and Treffurt , about 16 kilometers north of Eisenach , it belongs to the Eichsfeld-Hainich-Werratal Nature Park .
The wooded secondary peaks also belong to the ridge
- (Treffurter) Iberg ( ⊙ 398.9 m above sea level )
The wooded mountain has been part of the Treffurt city forest since ancient times. In the part of the Ganerbschaft Treffurt belonging to Saxony was the deserted area of Breitenberg , later referred to as Hinterscherbda . The ownership structure had been disputed since the end of the Lords von Treffurt . The small settlement was referred to as a branch of the Falkener Church, and the branch of the Creuzburg noble family, which had lived in Scherbda since the late Middle Ages, got into a dispute with the dukes of Saxony over the confused ownership structure. In 1596, with the widow of Georg von Creuzburg, the disputed area was redistributed through a settlement, the Scherbdaer received the forest on the Breitenberg and part of the lands, the duke transferred the other half to the office of Creuzburg . The corridor in question had been used by a keudel sitting in falcons as a fief since 1545.