Löwenburg (Siebengebirge)
| Löwenburg | |
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 Löwenburg castle ruins on the summit of the Löwenburg mountain |
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| height | 455 m above sea level NHN |
| location | Bad Honnef , North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Mountains | Siebengebirge |
| Dominance | 2 km → Great Mount of Olives |
| Notch height | 135 m ↓ Margarethenhöhe |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 39 '51 " N , 7 ° 15' 2" E |
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| rock | Phonotephrite |
| Age of the rock | Oligocene |
The Löwenburg is a mountain with a castle of the same name in the Siebengebirge . It is counted among its "seven great mountains" and at 455 meters above sea level is the second highest after the Great Mount of Olives . The mountain is striking and a tourist destination, apart from its height, due to the ruins of the medieval Löwenburg on the summit .
geography
The Löwenburg is located three kilometers east of the Rhine between Bad Honnef in the west and Ittenbach in the east in the urban area of Bad Honnef. The Merkenshöhe rises to the north , the Poßberg to the southeast , the Fritscheshardt to the west and the Ölender to the west . The most striking other mountains in the area are west of the Drachenfels and north of the Lohrberg . After Rhöndorf the Rhine valley down which leads Rhöndorfer Valley .
From the walk-in ruins with the excavations and the remains of the keep, the Löwenburg offers a view of the Rhine Valley both in the direction of Bonn and in the south and the surrounding mountains of the Siebengebirge. An ascent option begins on the Margarethenhöhe near Ittenbach and leads past the Löwenburger Hof ( 345 m above sea level ). The summit of the Löwenburg can only be reached on foot. The so-called “Three Lakes View”, where the Rhine can be seen in three places between the mountains, is particularly well known.
On the northern mountain slope below the Löwenburg lies the Löwenburger Hof on the site of a former forester's house from the 18th century, the former construction and cattle yard of the castle. Since it was transformed into a hotel and restaurant in 1910, the farm has mostly been made up of tourists and hikers who pass this restaurant on their way up or down. The Rheinsteig runs directly below the ruins and accompanies the Rhine for 320 km from Bonn to Wiesbaden . With the Löwenburg he finds his highest point with a delightful view of the hiking route.
Poems about the Löwenburg
Several poems have been written about the Löwenburg, among others by Emil Rittershaus , Karl Simrock and Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter .
"On the Löwenburg"
“Before that, it takes me to the solitude of
the lofty, green beech
halls
With their arches, slender and tall and wide,
three golden green lights of the sun fall;
The song continues here as it does in temples,
you can hear the footsteps echoing from far away!
Like giant marks here and there
moss-covered boulders lie piled up,
And pensive the mind is amazed at every place
How big and splendidly sealed nature all around.
It is the Löwenburg that I climbed,
which is always the favorite destination of my walks;
Whether in all mountains, she celebrates victory
with forests, meadows, rocky slopes.
On the broken tower that adorns you,
high above beech tops, birdsong,
I sit down, delighted in my deepest spirit.
Deep below me the green waves of the foliage,
And valley and plain, fertile, rich, happy;
But eagles just flown around me! "
... and so on, published in 1846 (from page 207) Rhine Journey by Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter
Poem by Emil Rittershaus
“The mountains seven
rise up on the Lower Rhine.
Green vines wind
around gray rocks ...
Who of you can be the most beautiful,
you mighty fellows?
The dragon
stone is reflected in bright silver waves.
Saint Peter loves
to talk piously with bell-skin.
Who do you think the wreath is consecrated to?
Indeed a wreath for everyone.
But if you ask about the size,
the rock heads
from proud beech
halls tower
above everyone! "
Emil Rittershaus (1834-1897)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ^ Geological State Office North Rhine-Westphalia (ed.); Gangolf Knapp, Klaus Vieten: Geological map of North Rhine-Westphalia 1: 25,000. Explanations for sheet 5309 Königswinter . 3rd, revised edition, Krefeld 1995, pp. 32/33.
- ↑ books.google.de
- ^ Wilhelm Bier, Werner Osterbrink (ed.); Wilhelm W. Hamacher : The Löwenburg: Pictures and data on the history of the castle and its lords . edition Wolkenburg, Rheinbreitbach 2004, ISBN 3-934676-16-2 , p. 163.
