Die Hardt (Marksuhl)
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 View over Ettenhausen a. d. Suhl to the double summit of the Hardt |
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| height | 409.1 m above sea level HN | |
| location | Thuringia ( Germany ) | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 53 '11 " N , 10 ° 10' 9" E | |
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| rock | Red sandstone | |
The mountain Die Hardt is a 409.1 m high, wooded elevation and is located in the Frauenseer Forest in the Wartburg district in Thuringia .
The mountain is one of the highest elevations in the Marksuhl corridor . The wooded peaks and side peaks also belong to the ridge
The federal road 84 runs over the mountain in the Marksuhl – Dönges section. This street was only expanded as a road in the early 19th century by building officer Sartorius on behalf of the government of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach . It replaced the previous mail routes to Frauensee (Posteiche forest), the road from Marksuhl over the ridge of the Frauensee forest to Vacha, which had existed since the High Middle Ages, and the main road leading via Berka / Werra to Vacha.
The mountain forms the eastern continuation of the Frauensee sinkhole slopes. The depressions on the southern slope caused by leaching gave rise to the Albertsee thousands of years ago, to the south the Hautsee follows not far from Dönges.
On the mountain is the "Richard's Oak" - a tree veteran who has been around for centuries and a well-known trail marker. In the 1930s you could still see the "three grenadiers" on the Chaussee, in their place came the "camel" - a curiously shaped tree at the top of the pass on the main road. When viewed from the street, its trunk, bent several times, shows the striking lines of a camel's back - which is why the tree was christened “camel” by travel guides.
With the help of the Thuringian Forestry Office Gerstungen-Marksuhl, a refuge and a rest area were created.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official topographic maps of Thuringia 1: 10,000. Wartburgkreis, district of Gotha, district-free city of Eisenach . In: Thuringian Land Survey Office (Hrsg.): CD-ROM series Top10 . CD 2. Erfurt 1999.