Burgkopf (Hunsrück)

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Castle head
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height 371.1  m
location Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
Coordinates 49 ° 44 '55 "  N , 6 ° 49' 36"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 44 '55 "  N , 6 ° 49' 36"  E
Burgkopf (Hunsrück) (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Burgkopf (Hunsrück)

The Burgkopf is a mountain with a height of 371.1 meters in the Hunsrück near Fell and Lorscheid .

Located between Welgerbach and Feller Bach , it houses the remains of a Roman temple complex. During excavations, three Gallo-Roman temple temples were discovered, in the center of one temple the cult image of the god Silvanus was found . A myth has it that a " golden calf " is buried there.

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  1. geodaten.naturschutz.rlp.de