Heersberg
| Heersberg | ||
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 Heersberg |
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| height | 964.9 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany | |
| Mountains | Swabian Alb | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 13 '28 " N , 8 ° 56' 56" E | |
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| rock | White Jura | |
| Normal way | To be reached via Albstadt-Burgfelden | |
The Heersberg ( 964.9 m above sea level ) is an elevation in the southwestern Swabian Alb near Albstadt . It is surrounded by the Albstadt districts of Margrethausen , Lautlingen , Laufen an der Eyach and Burgfelden . The Eyach , a right tributary of the Neckar , flows around the Heersberg coming from the north to the northwest. Due to the strong erosion effect of the Eyach and its tributaries, the Heersberg, together with the neighboring high plateau of Burgfeldens, is now completely isolated from the rest of the Alb plateau; this is referred to as an outrigger .
Its predominantly tree-free high plateau is characterized by an extensive juniper heather . On the wooded steep slopes of the Heersberg you will mostly find rocky terrain.
In 1940/1941 German mountain troops of the 4th Mountain Division ( Enzian Division ) were set up in the area. A section of the hiking trail from Lautlingen to the Heersberg is still called the Muliweg today because the mountain hunters had to use this steep Alb ascent almost every day during their training with their Mulis . A memorial stone on the high plateau commemorates the Muliweg and the Enzian division.
The remains of Heersberg Castle can be found 200 meters north of the Heersberg viewpoint .
