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High fire
High fire from OT Gopplasgrün, Erlbach

High fire from OT Gopplasgrün, Erlbach

height 802.8  m above sea level NHN
location Vogtlandkreis , Saxony ( Germany )
Mountains Western Ore Mountains
Coordinates 50 ° 20 '26 "  N , 12 ° 23' 26"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 20 '26 "  N , 12 ° 23' 26"  E
High Brand (Saxony)
High fire

The Hohe Brand is an 802.8  m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the Western Ore Mountains and is located in the Vogtlandkreis in Saxony .

Geographical location and natural space

The Hohe Brand rises about 5 km west-southwest of Klingenthal between the Czech border and the Zwota valley. It is completely forested. In terms of natural space , the mountain is no longer included in the Elster Mountains , but forms the Hoher Hahn mountain ridge , which is part of the Klingenthal ridge and belongs to the Western Ore Mountains .

History and tourism

A triangulation stone from the royal Saxon land surveying stands on the Hohe Brand . In snow, the 9 km long “Hohe Brand Loipe” leads over the mountain. This runs between the “Gopplasgrüner Höhe” car park on federal road 283 and the Erlbach district of the Landesgemeinde . A 5 km long trail is signposted for families.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Saxony Atlas of the Free State of Saxony ( notes )
  2. Natural areas and natural area potentials of the Free State of Saxony

Web links

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