Kockelsberg
| Kockelsberg | ||
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 Berghotel Kockelsberg on top |
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| height | 334.4 m | |
| location | Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 46 '34 " N , 6 ° 37' 32" E | |
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The Kockelsberg is a 334.4 m high mountain in Trier . It is particularly known for its imposing sandstone formation that slopes down towards the Moselle . The mountain hotel Kockelsberg is located on the mountain . The Trier cable car , which was dismantled in 2011, led to the Weißhaus on the Kockelsberg .
Surname
The name of the mountain was first mentioned in the 12th century as "Kochiliberg", and in 1261 also as "Kuckilberg". There are three explanations for the origin of the name:
- from the Latin word "cucullus" = "hood"
- from the Bavarian “simmering” for an overgrown hill
- from Palatine “Koch” and Nassau “Kock” for Bach
Emergence
The mountain was formed when the sea that formed the Trier Bay dried up.
Trivia
- The Hofgut Mariahof was called Kockelsberg until 1844.
- In Mehring there is also a Kockelsberg and a Kockelswiese.
literature
- State Office for Geology and Mining Rhineland-Palatinate (Ed.) (2005): Geology of Rhineland-Palatinate. Stuttgart
- State Office for Geology and Mining Rhineland-Palatinate (Ed.) (2011): Geological map of the Trier Bay 1: 50,000. Mainz
- State Office for Geology and Mining Rhineland-Palatinate & State Office for Environment, Water Management and Trade Supervision (Ed.) (2010): Hydrogeological Mapping Bitburg-Trier. Mainz
- H. Wolfgang Wagner et al., 2012: Trier and surroundings, collection of geological guides. Vol. 60, 3rd edition, Bornträger, Stuttgart
Web links
Commons : Kockelsberg (Trier) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kulturbüro der Stadt Trier (ed.) / Emil Zenz: Street names of the city of Trier: their sense and their meaning. Trier 2003
- ↑ The Trier Bay as a section of the Eifeler North-South
- ^ Emil Zenz: The street names of the city of Trier , 1970, p. 79