Franzosenberg (Darmstadt)

Franzosenberg
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height	190 m above sea level NHN
location	Hessen , Germany
Mountains	Forecrops of the Odenwald
Coordinates	49 ° 51 '33 " N , 8 ° 41' 54" E Coordinates: 49 ° 51 '33 " N , 8 ° 41' 54" E
rock	Crystalline Odenwald - Frankenstein Complex
Age of the rock	about 360 million years

The Franzosenberg is a mountain in the north-western Odenwald, east of Darmstadt .

description

The approx. 190 m high mountain in the Darmstadt forest area is heavily forested. The Franzosenberg is part of the Darmbachaue nature reserve . To the north of the mountain is the Wüsterberg and the "Albertsbrunnen". There are fish ponds south of the Franzosenberg .

Toponyms

undated: The Franzosenberg
today: Franzosenberg

etymology

Middle High German franzois meaning French . The name probably refers to armed conflicts of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Web links

http://www.geo-naturpark.de

Individual evidence

↑ City Atlas Darmstadt and Surroundings, Official City Map Darmstadt, Surveying Office of the City of Science Darmstadt, Cartography Department, 2016, p. 34
↑ Hans Ramge et al .: Südhessisches Flurnamenbuch , Hessische Historische Kommission Darmstadt, 2002, ISBN 3-88443-045-9 , p. 370.

[1] City Atlas Darmstadt and Surroundings, Official City Map Darmstadt, Surveying Office of the City of Science Darmstadt, Cartography Department, 2016, p. 34

[2] Hans Ramge et al .: Südhessisches Flurnamenbuch , Hessische Historische Kommission Darmstadt, 2002, ISBN 3-88443-045-9 , p. 370.