Monument on the Kellerberg (Blindheim)
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To commemorate the 2nd Battle of Höchstädt ( War of the Spanish Succession ), this memorial was erected on the "Kellerberg" corridor east of today's Bundesstraße 16. It is located east of Höchstädt and west of the community Blindheim in the Bavarian district of Dillingen an der Donau . The monument is a registered monument with the number D-7-73-119-15 and according to the list of monuments was erected around 1900, according to other sources it was not until 1954 (information board on the Blindheim observation tower).
Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ′ 11 ″ N , 10 ° 36 ′ 9 ″ E
Monument on the Kellerberg .
Structurally, it is a heap of roughly head-sized Jura rubble stones piled up to form a pyramid, which were mortared and have a slightly inclined inscription on the north side. It is framed by granite curbs, and there are benches made of tree trunks. Even in winter, the monument is difficult to see, hidden in a thickly overgrown wood above the Kellerberg road cut.
With the multiple expansion of federal highway 16 (B16) on the route of a former Roman road, the monument became more and more difficult to access. It is only accessible on foot or by bike, almost in the middle of the route between Höchstädt and Blindheim and can only be reached via dirt roads or the eastern bike path that runs parallel to the B16. On site, 10 steps made of roughly hewn granite stones lead up into the grove. Motorized non-residents drive to the observation tower with information boards west of the B16 (a hundred meters as the crow flies) and from there can get to the monument via a dirt road bridge southwest. Crossing the B16 or parking vehicles at the site of the monument is strongly advised against on this section of the route.
See also
- List of architectural monuments in Blindheim
- First battle near Höchstädt
- Second battle near Höchstädt
