Hilda temple
The Hilda temple was a lookout temple in Königstein im Taunus . Today the foundation is the "Hildablick" viewing platform .
The Hilda Temple was inaugurated on November 2, 1865. It was a temple-shaped building that was used as a lookout point. In 1851 a cold water sanatorium was built in Königstein , which led to the establishment of the cure in Königstein and an economic boom. In order to create an infrastructure for the spa guests, a number of facilities were built, including the Hilda temple.
The temple was located on a protruding rock on the western slope of the Falkensteiner slope (today the Burghain Falkenstein nature reserve ). From here you have a wide view over the city of Königstein and the western Taunus Mountains to the Staufen and the Glaskopf . The view over the city from here was a widely used postcard motif.
The temple was to Hilda of Nassau (1864-1952), daughter of the last Duke of Nassau, I. Adolph named. Adolph was very attached to the city of Königstein, which was also reflected in the fact that after the loss of the Duchy of Nassau in 1866, it was important to keep the Luxembourg Castle in Königstein as his property in the peace treaty .
literature
- Hermin Herr: Lexicon from the High Taunus . 1993, ISBN 3-7829-0437-0 , pp. 54-55.
Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ 26.52 " N , 8 ° 28 ′ 19.95" E