Gold mine (mountain)
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| height | 492 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Hessen , Germany | |
| Mountains | Taunus | |
| Dominance | 0.47 km | |
| Notch height | 15 m | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 13 '38 " N , 8 ° 31' 29" E | |
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| rock | Quartzite | |
The gold mine is 492 m above sea level. NHN high mountain top in the southern Taunus , two kilometers northeast of the settlement boundary of the city of Oberursel . Most of it is located in the district of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe .
The name gold mine has only existed since the 18th century and can be traced back to the mining industry that was resumed at that time, previously the hilltop was called Hangelstein.
On the mountain there are ring walls that were built there by the Celts . The Celtic settlement on the gold mine is one of the largest settlements in Europe, the Heidetränk oppidum , which also extends to the southwestern valley flank of the Urselbach.
The Taunus quartzite , which is criss-crossed by numerous quartz bands, emerges from the gold mine rock. In the mountain is the former gold mine of the same name .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Floor plan of the gold mine in 1739, drawn by Friedrich Rolle in 1851, Bad Homburg Palace Library, holdings E06, Rolle estate, Bad Homburg City Archives.
- ↑ Elias Neuhof (Fürstlich Hessen-Homburgischer Regierungs-Rath): Message from the antiquities in the area and the Gebürge near Homburg vor der Höhe , p. 11f, Homburg vor der Höhe 1780, digitized