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 | |
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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 .
See also
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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.