Hohe Warte (Fichtel Mountains)
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 Lookout tower on the Hohe Warte |
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| height | 546.7 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | near Bad Berneck , Bayreuth district , Bavaria ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Fichtel Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 2 '52 " N , 11 ° 39' 59" E | |
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| particularities | Observation tower | |
The Hohe Warte near Bad Berneck in the Bavarian district of Bayreuth is a mountain with an observation tower in the western Fichtel Mountains . It should not be confused with the nearby mountain range of the same name in and north of Bayreuth .
topography
The Hohe Warte is a diabase elevation immediately west of Bad Berneck with a height of 546.7 m above sea level. NHN . Federal roads 2 and 303 meet at the foot of the mountain . There the Ölschnitz flows into the White Main .
Hiking trail and observation tower
The Main hiking trail (blue M on a white background) leads uphill from the Protestant church over the Green Pavilion (viewpoint above the Kurhausfelsen) to the Rothersfels viewpoint and from there to the mountain summit. A wooden observation tower has stood at the summit since 1975 , which was built on the initiative of the Fichtelgebirge Nature Park Association . The covered viewing platform offers views of the Main Valley, the Fichtel Mountains, the Franconian Jura and the Franconian Forest. However, the observation tower is currently closed for security reasons and cannot be entered.
Ground monument
On the south-facing mountain spur of the Hohe Warte corridor (Kirchleite) there was a rampart, the sections of which can still be seen clearly. The complex cannot be dated, however.
literature
- Julius Neidhardt: hiking guide through the Fichtel Mountains. 6th edition. Hoermann, Hof / Saale 1987, ISBN 3-88267-026-6 , pp. 216, 328.
- Björn U. Abels, Johann B. Müller, Wolfgang Mössner: History on the Obermain, Volume 17; Excavations and finds in Upper Franconia, Volume 6 . 1989/90, ISBN 3-87735-114-X , p. 28.
cards
- Bavarian State Surveying Office: Topographic map 1: 25,000 sheets 5936 Bad Berneck
- Fritsch Landkartenverlag Hof / Saale: Map No. 108 Bischofsgrün-Bad Berneck 1: 35,000