Lindenberg (Thuringian Forest)
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 The Lindenberg as seen from the Ilmenau train station (status 2006) |
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| height | 749 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Ilmenau , Thuringia , Germany | |
| Mountains | Thuringian Forest | |
| Dominance | 1.9 km → Kickelhahn (861 m) | |
| Notch height | 60 m | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 39 '59 " N , 10 ° 54' 27" E | |
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| rock | porphyry | |
 The Lindenberg after Hurricane Kyrill moved through on January 19, 2007 |
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The Lindenberg is 749 m above sea level. NHN meter high mountain on the northern edge of the central Thuringian Forest . It is located in the area of the city of Ilmenau , where it is the second highest elevation after the Kickelhahn and the second local mountain . The Lindenberg is of particular importance not only as a local recreation area, but also as a sports area with numerous opportunities for summer and winter sports.
geography
The Lindenberg is located south of the city of Ilmenau. Its peak is just under a kilometer as the crow flies from the outskirts. The buildings here reach up to a height of around 550 meters. The extension of the mountain range is around two kilometers in east-west and also around two kilometers in north-south direction. It is surrounded by the valleys of the Gabelbach in the west, the Ilm in the north and the Schorte in the south and east. Only in the south-west between Gabelbach and Schorte is the mountain connected to the Hohe Tanne (805 m) via a 600 meter wide saddle . The difference in altitude to the Ilm Valley in the north and the Schortetal in the northeast is around 250 meters. The only noteworthy minor peak is the 638 meter high Floßberg northeast of the Lindenberg. Next to Ilmenau is near the mountain Oehrenstock , about 2.5 kilometers to the east.
The Lindenberg is completely covered with spruce monocultures that belong to the Ilmenau city forest and are owned by the city. However, on January 19, 2007, hurricane Kyrill caused a large windbreak that destroyed almost the entire tree population on the northern side of the mountain facing the city. The reforestation is under way here, with a mixed forest, which is expected to be more wind resistant, is being planted.
Reforestation began on March 31, 2007 under the motto: "Ilmenau is planting the new forest". The Lindenberg, which was badly affected by hurricane Kyrill, is being replanted with red beech, sycamore maple, Douglas fir and silver fir under professional guidance with the help of the Ilmenau citizens. As companion tree species, winter linden, European and Japanese larches are planted and natural regeneration from spruce, birch and mountain ash is used. It is planned to plant mixed forest on the clearcuts in the next few years.
In the summer of 2008, a youth and cultural association brought up the proposal to put an Ilmenau lettering on the bare north side based on the Hollywood Sign . However, they were unable to assert themselves with this marketing idea.
Geologically, the Lindenberg consists of various porphyry rocks, with a fault running along its northern edge, which results in a diverse geological profile. The Lindenberg was also very important for mining in the past, so mainly brown stones and fluorspar were mined there. Most of the shaft entrances were in the Schortetal, where the Volle Rose mine is located today (though on the opposite side of the valley) .
Road network
The Lindenberg is accessed by a dense network of paths. The Krumme Weg leads from the city to the summit and is the most famous route up the mountain. A path also leads up from the Schortemühle from the east and one runs next to the old bobsleigh run from the Gabelbachtal (west) to the summit. To the south there is a path along the ridge to Herzogröder Wiese at the Kickelhahn car park on the road from Ilmenau to Neustadt am Rennsteig . The network is complemented by numerous paths that run across the ascent paths. On the north side, many paths were destroyed by hurricane Kyrill and were rebuilt in a slightly different course.
tourism
The Lindenberg is primarily a hiking destination for locals, as it is not as well known as its neighbor, the Kickelhahn. A new lookout tower was built in 2019. Since the re-growth of the forest on the north side is slow, there is currently a good view over the city to the northern foreland of the Thuringian Forest on almost every step of the ascent from Ilmenau. There are the Pörlitzer Höhe , behind it the Reinsberge and other hills. To the southeast, too, a good view opens up from the top over the northernmost foothills of the Thuringian Slate Mountains . Here was a small wooden viewing platform, which, however, was also destroyed by Hurricane Kyrill. On the Lindenberg stands the bobsleigh hut, a restaurant that emerged from the club hut of the Ilmenau bobsleigh club built in 1926.
Lookout tower on the Lindenberg
In 2019, a new observation tower was built about 250 meters northeast and 20 meters below the summit, facing the city of Ilmenau . From its observation platform , which is 6.30 meters high, there is a panoramic view in west, north and east when visibility is good. The tower consists of a galvanized steel construction with a covered roof (zinc sheet with wooden construction) and is clad on the outside with boards made of Douglas fir wood from local forests. The total height of the structure is 9.15 meters.
The new observation tower replaces a wooden structure that was demolished in 2018 due to dilapidation and which until then was about 170 meters from the current location near the summit.
Sports
Almost all winter sports facilities in the city of Ilmenau are located on the Lindenberg. First of all, there is the old toboggan run from 1909, which ran on the western flank of the mountain at the Gabelbachtal. The Ilmenau bobsleigh run from 1926 meandered from the mountain peak to the valley of the Gabelbach and was used until the 1960s. In 1989 the Ilmenau sled run, used in summer and winter, was built on the north-eastern slope of the mountain . The roots of Ilmenau tobogganing , from which numerous Olympic champions have emerged to this day, are located on the Lindenberg.
The alpine downhill slope on the west side of the Lindenberg is 750 meters long and overcomes a good 200 meters in altitude. He has a lift. Partly on the downhill slope, partly in the forest next to it, runs the Ilmenau downhill route, where the iXS German Downhill Cup races occasionally take place; In 2007 the German Downhill Championships were held here. In addition to the downhill slope, there are two small ski jumps in Ilmenau.
Name sponsorships
One of the two high schools in Ilmenau is named after the Lindenberg. It is located on the northern edge of the mountain and has been named since 1991, when it emerged from POS Wilhelm Pieck .
In addition, the residential street Lindenberg at its foot is also named after the mountain.