Leimenberg (Eisenach)
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 View from Hötzelsroda over the western slope of Leimenberg (1) towards Kleiner Hörselberg (2) and Inselsberg (5) |
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| height | 315.2 m above sea level HN | |
| location | Thuringia ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Creuzburg – Eisenacher Graben , West Thuringian mountain and hill country | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 58 ′ 56 " N , 10 ° 22 ′ 42" E | |
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| rock | Shell limestone | |
| particularities | Panoramic view, former air raid shelter | |
The Leimenberg is a mountain in the east of the Wartburg city of Eisenach , in Thuringia .
topography
The Leimenberg is a north-south oriented mountain ( 315.2 m above sea level ). The steep western and northern slopes are wooded, the flatter southern slope is partly arable and pasture and belongs to the Trenkelhof , the eastern slope belonging to the Großenlupnitz district is slightly sloping. On the northeast slope there are fruit trees in the Stockhausen corridor .
history
The field name Leimenberg refers to a clay pit developed here as the basis for the pottery and brickworkers. About the glues Berg led a old route, led by the High sun on Rennsteig branching, on Rothenhof in Eisenach as "Wine Route" by the leader, after passage of Hörsel ascending at Mutton mountain to then glues mountain after Großenlupnitz and continue towards Great Behringen and Langensalza to reach. At the top of the hill is the blown up ruin of a small shelter for the Eisenach air defense forces built during World War II .
Today a cycle path leads over the Leimenberg from Wutha-Farnroda to Stockhausen and on towards the Hainich National Park . The forested and remote Leimenberg is part of the nature conservation project “Wildcat Corridor” with the Hörselberg mountains to the east.
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.