Dachsberg (Hinterer Dachsberg, Darmstadt)

Dachsberg (Hinterer Dachsberg)
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height	256.3  m above sea level NHN
location	Hessen , Germany
Mountains	Forecrops of the Odenwald , Bergstrasse
Coordinates	49 ° 50 '40 "  N , 8 ° 41' 1"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 50 '40 "  N , 8 ° 41' 1"  E
rock	Crystalline Odenwald - Frankenstein Complex
Age of the rock	about 360 million years

The Dachsberg (also: Hinterer Dachsberg ) is located in the northwestern Odenwald, approx. 1.2 km southeast of Darmstadt . The mountain in the Darmstadt forest area is heavily forested. At the northeastern foot of the mountain is the "Wilbrand-Brünnchen" which is part of the Darmbachaue nature reserve . Immediately to the west of the “Wilbrand-Brünnchens”, at the northeastern foot of the Dachsberg, is the “Paul-Trinkglas-Tempel” shelter. Approx. The Dommerberg with the Bismarck tower is located 250 m west of the Dachsberg summit . On the southeast slope, below the summit, there is a rock formation. The B 449 (Nieder-Ramstädter Straße / Odenwaldstraße) runs on the southwest slope of the Dachsberg.

Toponyms

1. 1567: on the Dachsberg
2. 1597: on the Dachswießen
3. undated: Dachsberg
4. undated: The Dachswiese
5. today: Dachsberg

etymology

To Old High German and Middle High German dahs with the meaning " badger ". The name Dachsberg refers to the preferred locations and structures of the roof. The mountain is nicknamed "Hinterer Dachsberg" in order to distinguish it from the nearby "Vorderen Dachsberg".

See also

• Frankenstein complex

Web links

• http://www.geo-naturpark.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ City Atlas Darmstadt and Surroundings, Official City Map Darmstadt, Surveying Office of the City of Science Darmstadt, Cartography Department, 2016, p. 33
2. ↑ Hans Ramge et al .: Südhessisches Flurnamenbuch , Hessische Historische Kommission Darmstadt, 2002, ISBN 3-88443-045-9 , p. 283.