Hohenzollern (mountain)
| Hohenzollern | ||
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 Zoller (southwest view) |
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| height | 858.3 m above sea level NN | |
| location | Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany | |
| Mountains | Swabian Alb | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 19 '23 " N , 8 ° 58' 4" E | |
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| Type | Zeugenberg | |
The Hohenzollern is a striking, 858.3 m above sea level. NHN high mountain near Hechingen in Baden-Württemberg . The summit of the mountain with Hohenzollern Castle lies on the boundary of Zimmer , which is now part of the Bisingen community , the northern flank of the mountain belongs to Hechingen. A near-natural beech forest grows on its slopes .
geography
The Hohenzollern is about a kilometer in front of the eaves of the Swabian Alb . The mountain is geographically a witness mountain , which is located in a geological fault zone , the so-called Hohenzollerngraben . By reversing the relief , the terrain inside the trench was less severely eroded than the surrounding area, and so the Zeller Horn , the Hohenzollern in front of it and the Wilhelmshöhe to the northwest were preserved.
The mountain is named for the geographical region Zollernalb , part of the Swabian Alb.
history
The name is mentioned for the first time in the chronicle of Berthold von der Reichenau for the year 1061, who mentions Burchardus and Wezil "de Zolorin", who fell.
The mountain is still colloquially called Zoller or in the extended form Zollerberg . The widespread claim of a connection between the name and the word Söller is speculative.
In the Middle Ages , probably in the 11th century, Hohenzollern Castle was first built on the mountain . The complex, which exists today after being destroyed twice, dates from the 19th century.
The Zoller is at the center of the Hohenzollern song .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Volker Trugenberger: "Hohenzollern" in: Werner Paravicini (ed.): Courtyards and residences in the late medieval empire: Counts and lords . Ostfildern: Thorbecke, 2012, p. 629