Kapellenberg (Taunus)
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.JPG) View over Hofheim to Kapellenberg |
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| height | 292 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Rhine-Main area , Hessen , Germany | |
| Mountains | Rhenish Slate Mountains ( Taunus ) | |
| Dominance | 1.4 km → nameless elevation east of Langenhain | |
| Notch height | 25 m ↓ long aisle west of cattle pasture | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 5 '57 " N , 8 ° 26' 13" E | |
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| particularities | - Ringwallanlage - Marien-Kapelle - Meisterturm ( AT ) - Cohausen-Tempel |
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The Chapel Hill northwest of Hofheim in Hesse Main-Taunus-Kreis is on the southern edge of the Taunus in the Main level in exceptional 292 m above sea level. NHN high ridges in an exposed and dominant position. There is an observation tower on its summit . From this one has a wide view over the Main Plain.
geography
The top of the Kapellenberg forms a plateau, while the slopes in the west and south drop steeply into the Schwarzbachtal and in the east into the Maine plain. Only to the north is there a flat transition over a mountain saddle to the Lorsbacher Kopf .
The Kapellenberg has a settlement history that goes back to the Neolithic Age . In addition to other structures, the ring wall and the chapel in the south, near the mountain peak, which is also the namesake for the Kapellenberg, are of particular importance .
The fully wooded ridge with the observation tower and the excursion restaurant is a popular local recreation destination. In addition to the historical circular route, a number of walking and hiking trails lead across the mountain.
The history of the settlement
The Kapellenberg has had a special meaning for the region since the Neolithic Age . This is evidenced, among other things, by the large ring wall that almost completely surrounds the Kapellenberg plateau.
Between 3750 and 3650 BC A village with about 900 inhabitants exists on the Kapellenberg. In the 19th century, two stone ax blades were recovered from a huge burial mound that was not yet recognized . With the discovery and interpretation as a grave monument, archaeologists in the 21st century concluded that the axes must have been grave goods for an important person. The grave itself has not been preserved, it may have been destroyed in the 19th century. One of the two blades is made of jade .
The remains of a Roman watchtower and a circular hill , which cannot yet be clearly classified historically, provide further evidence of prehistoric settlement .
Significant buildings from recent history include the chapel, the master tower and the Cohausen temple .
