Leichberg (Oesterbehringen)
Leichberg | ||
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The Leichberg from the east (view from Wangenheim) |
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height | 324.9 m above sea level NN | |
location | Wartburg district , Thuringia | |
Coordinates | 51 ° 0 '58 " N , 10 ° 32' 38" E | |
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particularities | Bismarck monument, prehistoric place of worship |
The Leichberg has a summit height of 324.9 m above sea level. NN . It is located in the northern part in the district of Oesterbehringen in the Wartburg district , the southern part belongs to Nessetal , Gotha district . The mountain thus marks in sections the border between the district of Gotha and the Wartburg district in Thuringia .
The Leichberg is located on the border between Hainich and the Thuringian Basin on the edge of the Nesse Valley near Friedrichswerth, the Oesterbehringen district of the Hörselberg-Hainich community .
On the striking Leichberg, which is also known as the Leuchtberg, an early historical cult site is said to have been. The area around the mountain is rich in archaeological finds. A memorial was erected on the summit of the mountain for the Reich Chancellor Prince Bismarck in 1896 . The memorial was restored in 2009.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official topographic maps of Thuringia 1: 10,000. Wartburgkreis, district of Gotha, district-free city of Eisenach . In: Thuringian Land Survey Office (Hrsg.): CD-ROM series Top10 . CD 2. Erfurt 1999.
- ^ NN: New panel after 50 years. Bismarckstein completely again . In: Heimatkreis Gotha city and country (ed.): Gothaer Heimatbrief . Issue 54. Gotha 2009, p. 73-74 .