Königsstuhl (Donnersberg)
The Königsstuhl , also Königstuhl , near Dannenfels in the Donnersbergkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate is a striking rock formation. Its summit is the highest point at 686.5 m above sea level. NHN high Donnersberg , the highest mountain in the North Palatinate Bergland and in the entire Palatinate . The name is based on the fact that the rock masses protruding from the area are reminiscent of a throne .
Geographical location
The Königsstuhl rises on the upper southern edge of the summit region of the Donnersberg. It is located on the outskirts of the local community Dannenfels, whose core town is about 2 km (as the crow flies ) to the east. About 900 m east of the rock formation there are two parking spaces for hikers in the vicinity of the Donnersberger Waldhaus restaurant . District road 51 ends near it (see the section on traffic and hiking in the article Donnersberg ).
geology
The Königsstuhl represents the fissured upper part of a huge block of rhyolite that is visible above the earth's surface and extends about 8 km deep into the earth's crust . The block was created by magma protruding from the earth's crust , although the Donnersberg, which has other rock formations, is not a volcano , but a cryptodome (spring crest).
Celtic Wall Donnersberg
The Donnersberg Celtic Wall , the remainder of a former oppidum , which actually consisted of two Celtic ring walls that met on the rock , leads directly past the Königsstuhl .
Opportunities for viewing
To the north, the summit formation of the Königsstuhl, rising out of the surrounding forest, offers a wide view from the Naheland over the Hunsrück to the Taunus . When visibility is good, you can see the entire southeastern edge of the Rhenish Slate Mountains from Ruppelstein near the Erbeskopf (Hunsrück) to the Altkönig, about 117 km northeast of it (as the crow flies), near the Großer Feldberg (Taunus) , in a westerly to northeastern direction .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Inscription of the granite stone from the trigonometric point on the king's chair.
Web links
- Königsstuhl panorama (labeling of visual targets can be activated), on panorama-photo.net
Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ′ 31 ″ N , 7 ° 54 ′ 53 ″ E