Iberg (Harz)
| Iberg | ||
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| height | 562.6 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | at Bad Grund ; District of Göttingen , Lower Saxony ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Harz ( Upper Harz ) | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 49 ′ 19 ″ N , 10 ° 15 ′ 1 ″ E | |
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| rock | limestone | |
| particularities | - Karst landscape - Iberg stalactite cave (including) - Iberg Albert tower |
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The Iberg is 562.6 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the western part of the Harz . It is located near Bad Grund in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony . There are several caves in the mountain, such as the Iberg stalactite cave (show cave). The Iberg Albert Tower with restaurant stands on top of it .
geography
location
The Iberg is located within the Upper Harz in the western part of the Harz Nature Park . It is located directly north-northeast of the core town of Bad Grund , north above the Harzhochstraße ( B 242 ). In a north-northeast direction, a mountain ridge leads from the Iberg summit to the Hasenberg ( 572 m ). The entrance (approx. 420 m ) to the Iberg stalactite cave is on the south-eastern flank of the mountain . The Hübichenstein ( 448.5 m ) rises about 1.1 km west-southwest of the mountain peak . West of Iberges rises near the Hubichenstein the Söse influx Markau and in the transition area to the southeast, pointed mountain ( 581.2 m ) of the Markau inflow Schlungwasser .
Natural allocation
Over the Iberg runs the border of the sub-units Western Harzrand (380.0) in the west and Innerstetal (380.1) in the east, which are in the natural spatial main unit group Harz (No. 38) and in the main unit Upper Harz (380) .
geology
The Iberg is a coral reef from the Givetium and Frasnium ( Devonian ) , which was formed as an atoll in the middle of the ocean, probably on a volcanic base. The reef was essentially built of corals and stromatopores . Later, on the border from the Frasnium to the Famennium , these reef-building organisms died out and reef growth ceased. During the Famennian and Lower Carboniferous , crevices were created that were filled with crinoid , brachiopod and goniatite limestone. The mountain is made entirely of limestone , so that the karstification resulted in numerous caves (including the Iberg stalactite cave).
On the northwest side of the Iberg, in the transition area to Winterberg and Heinrichsberg ( 473.6 m ), there is the Winterberg opencast mine with the Münchehof plant of Fels-Werke GmbH.
Protected areas
Parts of the Harz landscape protection area (district of Göttingen) ( CDDA no. 321403; 2000 designated; 300.112 km² in size) are located on the Iberg . The Iberg fauna-flora-habitat area is also located on the mountain (FFH No. 4127-332; 70.29 ha ).
Lookout tower, restaurant and hiking
The Iberg Albert Tower (approx. 555 m ) and an excursion restaurant are on the southwest spur of the Iberg . The tower is included in the system of stamping points of the Harz hiking pin. The Harzer Baudensteig leads past . The Iberger Kaffeehaus , also known as the Bad Grunds balcony , located in the lower area of the south-western mountain slope , was the victim of wanton arson on February 28, 2000 and has been falling into disrepair ever since.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ^ Jürgen Hövermann: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 99 Göttingen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1963. → Online map (PDF; 4.1 MB)
- ↑ Münchehof (at Fels-Werke GmbH, Goslar), on Fels.de