Glasberg (Darmstadt)

Glasberg
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height	206.1 m above sea level NHN
location	Hessen , Germany
Mountains	Forecrops of the Odenwald
Coordinates	49 ° 52 '11 " N , 8 ° 41' 35" E Coordinates: 49 ° 52 '11 " N , 8 ° 41' 35" E
rock	Crystalline Odenwald - Frankenstein Complex
Age of the rock	about 360 million years

The Glasberg is a mountain in the northwestern Odenwald, east of Darmstadt .

description

The 206.1 m high mountain in the Darmstadt forest area is heavily forested. The Glasberg consists partly of war rubble that was piled up immediately after the Second World War . North of the Glasberg is the Oberfeld . Erbacher Strasse runs west of the mountain. South of the Glasberg is Aschaffenburger Strasse and the B 26 as well as the museum railway line .

Toponyms

undated: the glass mountain
today: Glasberg

etymology

Old High German and Middle High German glas meaning glass , amber . The name probably refers to a light, shiny floor color or a light reflection .

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. 33
↑ Hans Ramge et al .: Südhessisches Flurnamenbuch , Hessische Historische Kommission Darmstadt, 2002, ISBN 3-88443-045-9 , p. 412.

[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. 412.