Dörnerberg
| Dörnerberg | ||
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| height | 478.1 m | |
| location | Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis , Thuringia | |
| Mountains | Falkener plate , | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 9 ′ 41 ″ N , 10 ° 17 ′ 12 ″ E | |
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| rock | Shell limestone | |
The Dörnerberg is a 478.1 m high mountain in the Obereichsfeld in the Eichsfeld-Hainich-Werratal Nature Park in Germany .
location
The Dörnerberg is located in the west of the Unstrut-Hainich district between the villages of Diedorf in the north, Heyerode in the east and Schierschwende in the southwest about 12 kilometers west of Mühlhausen / Thuringia . It is the southernmost mountain in the Obereichsfeld and naturally belongs to the Falkener Platte at the transition to the Hainich , the Upper Eichsfeld and the Lower Werrabergland .
nature
The Dörnerberg lies in the area of the Eichenberg – Gotha – Saalfeld fault zone and consists mainly of shell limestone . The mountain is forested in the west and south and is also used for agriculture on the northern slope. There are areas with semi-arid grassland and silver thistle occurrences.
From the Dörnerberg you have a beautiful view of the heights of the southern Eichsfeld and the northern Hainich.
literature
- Ernst Mehler: The Dörnerberg near Diedorf is a Germanic cult site. in: Unser Eichsfeld, Volume 21, Mecke Duderstadt 1926, pages 18-20