Hirschberg (Langen near Bregenz)

Hirschberg
	View from the Pfänderrücken to the Hirschberg
height	1095 m above sea level A.
location	Langen near Bregenz , Vorarlberg , Austria
Mountains	Allgäu pre-Alps west of the Iller
Dominance	8.7 km → Brüggelekopf
Notch height	400 m ↓ Oberhäuser / Ellhofen
Coordinates	47 ° 31 '21 " N , 9 ° 49' 18" E Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '21 " N , 9 ° 49' 18" E
rock	Nagelfluh
Normal way	Hiking trail from Langen near Bregenz
	Summit cross

The Hirschberg is 1095 m above sea level. A. high mountain of the Allgäu pre-Alps west of the Iller . Most of it lies in the area of the municipality of Langen bei Bregenz , part of the western slope belongs to Eichenberg .

Location and surroundings

The Hirschberg is framed by Kesselbach , Rotach , Bregenz Ach and Rickenbach . It is the highest mountain in the Allgäu Alps west of the Weißach .

geology

The Hirschberg is located in the middle of the Molasse zone of the Bregenz Forest .

Landscape and nature conservation

The summit region of the Hirschberg and large parts of the western slope were declared a nature reserve in 1974.

In addition, the southern and eastern slopes as well as the poor pastures on the southern flank are registered in the Vorarlberg biotope inventory under number 22211.03, whereby it should be noted that arnica , which is characteristic of the nutrient-poor soil, has been increasingly destroyed by fertilization with manure since the 1980s.

Development, use and tourism

The Hirschberg-Alpe is located on the western slope directly below the summit , and a few meters below the summit cross there is a small chapel. The Rotten Unterhirschberg, Hegisberg, Birkenberg, Feßlerberg, Ahornach and Geserberg are located on the slopes of the mountain, the last three being on slight hills of the same name.

In terms of tourism, the Hirschberg stands in the shadow of the Pfänder , which is accessible by cable car and which is much more heavily advertised , although it is 33 meters higher than that. Nevertheless, several hiking trails lead from Langen, Eichenberg or the Pfänderbahn mountain station to the Hirschberg, including the five-hour three-thousand-meter mountain hike with Pfänder, Hochberg and Hirschberg starting from the Pfänder .

Despite the low altitude for alpine conditions of 1095 m above sea level. A. From its summit, the Hirschberg offers an impressive view of the front Bregenzerwald .

Web links

Commons : Hirschberg - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ J. Georg Friebe: On the geology of Vorarlberg - an introduction with special consideration of karstifiable rocks . In: Vorarlberger Naturschau . No. 15 . inatura, Dornbirn 2004, p. 23 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
^ Ordinance of the state government on the Hirschberg nature reserve in Langen near Bregenz ( memento of February 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) in the legal information system of the Republic of Austria
↑ Andreas Beiser: Update of the Vorarlberg biotope inventory, municipality of Langen near Bregenz. (PDF; 1.7 MB) Arge Vegetation Ecology and Landscape Planning, February 2008, p. 41f , accessed on March 30, 2015 .

[1] J. Georg Friebe: On the geology of Vorarlberg - an introduction with special consideration of karstifiable rocks . In: Vorarlberger Naturschau . No. 15 . inatura, Dornbirn 2004, p. 23 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).

[2] Ordinance of the state government on the Hirschberg nature reserve in Langen near Bregenz ( memento of February 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) in the legal information system of the Republic of Austria

[3] Andreas Beiser: Update of the Vorarlberg biotope inventory, municipality of Langen near Bregenz. (PDF; 1.7 MB) Arge Vegetation Ecology and Landscape Planning, February 2008, p. 41f , accessed on March 30, 2015 .