Kirchberg (Mühltal)

Kirchberg
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height	280.9 m above sea level NHN
location	Hessen , Germany
Mountains	Forecrops of the Odenwald
Coordinates	49 ° 50 '9 " N , 8 ° 41' 7" E Coordinates: 49 ° 50 '9 " N , 8 ° 41' 7" E
rock	Crystalline Odenwald - Frankenstein Complex
Age of the rock	about 360 million years

The Kirchberg is a mountain in the north-western Odenwald, west of Trautheim .

description

The 280.9-meter-high mountain in the forest district Mühltal is heavily wooded. The B 449 ("Odenwaldstraße") runs along the northern edge . The Kirchbergteich is located on the northwest slope . Lindenberg is located south of the Kirchberg . There is a radio mast on the summit .

Toponyms

1679: bey Peters Kirschbaum
undated: The Kirschberg
today: Kirchberg

etymology

Old High German kirs , kirsa and Middle High German kerse , kirse , kirsche with the meaning of cherry . Plots and paths planted with cherry trees gave it its name.

Web links

http://www.geo-naturpark.de

Individual evidence

↑ City Atlas Darmstadt and Surroundings, Official City Map Darmstadt, Surveying Office of the City of Science Darmstadt, Cartography Department, 2016, p. 40
↑ Hans Ramge et al .: Südhessisches Flurnamenbuch , Hessische Historische Kommission Darmstadt, 2002, ISBN 3-88443-045-9 , p. 572f.

[1] City Atlas Darmstadt and Surroundings, Official City Map Darmstadt, Surveying Office of the City of Science Darmstadt, Cartography Department, 2016, p. 40

[2] Hans Ramge et al .: Südhessisches Flurnamenbuch , Hessische Historische Kommission Darmstadt, 2002, ISBN 3-88443-045-9 , p. 572f.